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I’m speaking at Experts Live Netherlands 2019
Advertised as the biggest Microsoft IT Pro event in the Netherlands, Experts Live Netherlands will take place Tuesday June 6th, 2018 at Conference Center 1931 in Den Bosch. It’s a privilege to share...
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Pictures of NT Konferenca 2019
Two weeks ago, I travelled to Portorož in Slovenia to deliver two 60-minute sessions at NT Konferenca. I started early at one of my regular customers at 06:45 on Monday morning. After eight hours of...
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Creating the ‘Microsoft Office 365 Identity Platform’ Relying Party Trust...
There are several methods to create the Relying Party Trust (RPT) between Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and Azure Active Directory automatically: Using Azure AD Connect with the Use an...
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Join the Active Directory Administration Cookbook Launch Party at SCCT
Last month, my Active Directory Administration Cookbook was released by Packt. To celebrate, my employer is hosting a Launch Party at our office in Leidschendam, near The Hague in the...
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Two keynotes and Top 7 sessions of VeeamON are now available online
I missed out on VeeamON this year in Miami, FL… I had other engagements with customers, with NT Konferenca in Slovenia and, as a repeat speaker, Techorama in Belgium in the week of May 20th. I had...
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HOWTO: Disable account enumeration in Azure Active Directory
To celebrate the availability of the Active Directory Administration Cookbook, I decided to write a blogpost in the typical structure of a recipe in this book: Disabling account enumeration Use...
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Experiences with Being Published, Part 3: Deadlines
As a published technical writer, I’ve had my share of experiences working with a publisher and its editors for a period of seven months. For my own sanity, I’ll post some of my experiences in this...
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What’s New in Azure Active Directory for May 2019
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft’s Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance. In its...
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Pictures of Experts Live Netherlands 2019
Last week, I delivered a 60-minute session, together with Raymond Comvalius at Experts Live Netherlands at Congress Center 1931 in Den Bosch, the Netherlands. I left home early to arrive at 7:15 at the...
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HOWTO: Uninstall and Remove Azure MFA Server versions 7.x and 8.x...
Last week, Microsoft announced that Azure MFA Server will no longer be available for new deployments per July 1, 2019. New customers who would like to require multi-factor authentication from their...
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Experiences with Being Published, Part 4: Rules of Engagement
As a published technical writer, I’ve had my share of experiences working with a publisher and its editors for a period of seven months. For my own sanity, I’ll post some of my experiences in this...
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13 Years Better Left Unspoken
This weekend marks 13 years of me sharing my thoughts, knowledge and experiences on this blog, titled The Things That Are Better Left Unspoken. Thirteen years ago, in June, 2006, I posted the first...
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Pictures of the Dutch Active Directory Administration Cookbook Launch
On Thursday June 20, 2019, the Active Directory Administration Cookbook was officially launched in the Netherlands at the SCCT office in Leidschendam. I had invited my family, my closest friends, the...
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Knowledgebase: Azure AD Connect’s Seamless SSO breaks when you disable...
It’s a recommended practice to disable weak ciphers and encryption algorithms. Some standards require this. As technology evolves, the list of available ciphers and their priority in encryption...
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Experiences with Being Published, Part 5: Quality Assurance
As a published technical writer, I’ve had my share of experiences working with a publisher and its editors for a period of seven months. For my own sanity, I’ll post some of my experiences in this...
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Join us for the KNVI "Active Directory, What’s Cooking?" Event
On June 20, 2019, we officially launched the Packt Active Directory Administration Cookbook in the Netherlands. I signed a ton of books. After that fun event I was approached by the Royal Dutch...
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I’m a 2019-2020 Microsoft MVP
Today, I received a localized e-mail from the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award team: In Dutch, it reads: Beste Sander Berkouwer, Nogmaals presenteren we u met genoegen de 2019-2020...
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HOWTO: Disable Unnecessary Services on Web Application Proxies
Most Microsoft-based Hybrid Identity implementations use Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Servers, Web Application Proxies and Azure AD Connect installations. In this series, labeled...
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Experiences with Being Published, Part 6: A Matter of Style
As a published technical writer, I’ve had my share of experiences working with a publisher and its editors for a period of seven months. For my own sanity, I’ll post some of my experiences in this...
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HOWTO: Disable Unnecessary Services and Scheduled Tasks on AD FS Servers
Most Microsoft-based Hybrid Identity implementations use Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Servers, Web Application Proxies and Azure AD Connect installations. In this series, labeled...
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