Speaker

Dave Kawula

Dave Kawula

Co-Founder MVPDays Publishing

Calgary, Canada

Dave Kawula is an Enterprise Consultant, Technology Evangelist, Best Selling Author and all around geek. He loves Microsoft Technology and is considered one of the best in his field. He holds over 50 + Microsoft Certifications and is also a Microsoft MVP. Dave is also a Veeam Vanguard and Cisco Champion

Recently he has been named as the Conference Co-Chair for Techmentor and in 2017 was a top 5 speaker in his track at Microsoft Ignite. In 2018 Dave tied for #1 top session at Microsoft Ignite.

He can be followed on twitter @davekawula

Area of Expertise

  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • Azure Stack HCI
  • Azure Stack HCI General
  • Hyper-V
  • Intune
  • Intune / MDM
  • Intune Graph API
  • Windows 10 Office 365 Intune AIP Microsoft ATP
  • PowerShell
  • PowerShellCore
  • PowerShell DSC
  • Automation with PowerShell

Fundamentals of Active Directory

On-prem is not dead and Active Directory will remain a part of your modern computing environment for the foreseeable future. In this hands on lab you will learn about the fundamentals of Active Directory including: Design, Deployment, Hardening, Management, Backup & Recovery, and more. Come prepared to learn as our expert instructors will guide you through a day of lab exercises geared to get you up to speed as fast as possible.

DNS 101 - Fundamental Knowledge every IT Pro Must Have

DNS drives our on-prem and hybrid infrastructure. The problem is that we stopped teaching DNS core concepts years ago. In this session, you will gain key knowledge to get yourself up to speed on DNS. Remember it is always two things in the infrastructure DNS or the Firewall 😊

Ask us anything about Azure Stack HCI and Azure Arc

In this session we will answer your questions about Azure Stack HCI and Azure ARC.

Joining me will be 5 other MVP's from arround the globe.

From Canada, Cloud and Datacenter MVP Dave Kawula
From Scottland, Azure MVP Kenny Lowe
From The Netherlands, Cloud and Datacenter MVP Darryl van der Peijl
From Australia, Azure MVP Daniel Apps
From New Zealand, Cloud and Datacenter MVP Ben Thomas

And my self, from Norway, Cloud and Datacenter MVP Jan-Tore Pedersen

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Active Directory 101 - Fundamental knowledge every IT Pro Must Have

In this session, you will learn about the key concepts that drive Active Directory and what it is like to become operationally proficient. You will also learn key concepts regarding hardening on-prem domain controllers in a modern world.

Cyber Security Awareness for Executives and C-Suite

In this session we will look at the top 5 Security Topics focused on Executives and C-Suite. If you are an IT Pro you should attend this session as training on how you can engage and talk to your C-Suite about Cyber Security.

Troubleshooting AutoPilot Deployments

In this session we will look at how you can troubleshooting AutoPilot Deployments and the logging and diagnostic capabilities available.

Wipe, FreshStart, AutoPilot Reset which one to use

With Intune there are many options to do an in-place reset of devices without having to ship them home. During this session we will look at the key differences between Wipe, Fresh Start, and AutoPilot Reset.

Ten tips for Windows AutoPilot

In this session we will discuss ten great tips for configuring and using Windows AutoPilot in production. These are real notes from the field and a great session you won't want to miss.

Surviving a Ransomware Attack: Notes from the Field

From Enterprise Admin credentials being leaked to a limited access breach, we will go into detail four different Ransomware attacks. We look at the attackers approach, the DR solutions in place, and what was ultimately required for a complete recovery. This session is a great opportunity to learn from others' mistakes, and ensure you're taking the right steps to protect your important data.

Publish custom PowerShell Scripts to the Company Portal

In this session we will learn how to publish custom PowerShell Scripts as Win32 Apps to the Company Portal. This allows users to execute these scripts on demand for real time fixes that IT wants to provide.

Sick of OMA-URI checkout the Settings Catalog

In this session we will look at configuring settings via the Settings Catalog instead of having to manually configure each setting via OMA-URI's via the CSP's available to Intune.

Protecting a Fabric using JEA and Windows Admin Center

In this session you will learn from John O'Neill Sr and Dave Kawula as they discuss how to lock down access to your Windows Server environments with Windows Admin Center and JEA.

Microsoft Defender ATP Threat Hunting is your friend

Worried about breaches in your environment. Have you deployed you Defender ATP Sensors possibly via Intune. In this Session we will evaluate how you can quickly find potential breaches and anomalies in your network using Advanced Threat Hunting.

Planning an Intune Project Zero to Hero 10 Tips from the Field

In this session we will discuss 10 tips for a successful Intune project. We have worked in the field for years doing this and now we have a chance to bring our experience to the main stage with this session.

Managing Feature Updates with Intune

What is your strategy to stay within Microsoft Support of Windows 10. Are you falling behind well in this session you will learn how to fix this problem with Feature Updates and Intune. Using this setting you can easily return your organization to a compliant state.

Manage Intune with the Graph API introduction

In this session we will show you how you can easily manage Intune from PowerShell and the Graph API. This includes onboarding machines into AutoPilot, Forcing mass sync beyond 100 devices, documenting intune installations and backup and restore functionality via PowerShell.

Integrating Windows Store for Business with Intune

In this session we will show how to integrate Windows Store for Business with Intune. This is a critical component to configure because the automated delivery of Company Portal, and common Store for Business apps make deployment a snap.

Locking down a Modern Desktop with Security Baselines

In this world of work from anywhere and COVID-19. Locking down endpoints and protecting users is a must. During this session we will look at the built-in security baselines that come with Intune and how to deploy and test them.

Headless Server Management with Project Honolulu

As Microsoft released it's latest flagship operating system late last fall Windows Server 1709 without a GUI (Server Core) only. Administrators were left wondering if the GUI would be completely removed permanently from Windows. Well only time will tell for that one. What is clear is that remote server management is a must skill for all Server Administrators either with PowerShell or with remoting tools. Microsoft realizing that there is a big skill gap created Project Honolulu an HTML based replacement for Server Manager that can fully manage remote Windows Infrastructure and more.

This session will give you all the key skills necessary to management your infrastructure with Project Honolulu.

Headless Server Management with Project Honolulu

As Microsoft released it's latest flagship operating system late last fall Windows Server 1709 without a GUI (Server Core) only. Administrators were left wondering if the GUI would be completely removed permanently from Windows. Well only time will tell for that one. What is clear is that remote server management is a must skill for all Server Administrators either with PowerShell or with remoting tools. Microsoft realizing that there is a big skill gap created Project Honolulu an HTML based replacement for Server Manager that can fully manage remote Windows Infrastructure and more.

This session will give you all the key skills necessary to management your infrastructure with Project Honolulu.

Group Policy to Intune Policy analysis using Group Policy Analtics

In this session we will evaluate how you can move your Group Policies to a Modern Desktop without AD via Intune Profiles and policies.

Diagnostic Client logging in Intune

In this session we will discuss how to troubleshoot client side logs for AutoPilot, App Deployment, Profile Deployments, and general endpoint issues. This session will feature some newly released options just added to the Intune Console.

Deploying PowerShell Scripts via Win32 Intune Applications

In this session we will discuss how to deploy PowerShell Scripts using Win32 Applications in Intune. The purpose of this session is to demonstrate how you can use this method to deliver post configuration steps required for an AutoPilot Deployment via PowerShell and the Intune Apps engine

Configuring EDR "EndPoint Detection and Response" with Intune

In this session we will demonstrate how to connect Microsoft Endpoint Security with Intune and deploy ATP Sensors to Modern Desktops managed with Intune.

Deploying PowerShell Scripts via Intune

Configuring systems with PowerShell is common place in the enterprise and Intune makes it easy to deliver your library of custom PowerShell Scripts on Demand. In this session we will look at how to deliver Custom PowerShell Scripts via Intune.

Configuring Bitlocker and Managing Recovery Keys in Azure

Moving to a modern desktop will likely see you moving the management of your bitlocker recovery keys from MBAM and or Active Directory to Azure AD. In this session we will look at configurations and some best practices for configuring Bitlocker policies via Intune.

Building a Guarded Fabric for Azure Stack HCI with PowerShell

Protecting your Hyper-V Clusters, Backup Targets, and core infrastructure from intruders has never been more important. In this session Dave will show you how he has automated the build process for production a Fabric using PowerShell.

Building Windows Update Rings using Intune

Having a set base of Windows Update rings is key for any enterprise giving them the ability to test updates prior to moving into full production. In this session we will evaluate some techniques to accomplish this in Intune.

Applocker on Windows 10 Pro via Intune

Application White Listing can stop malware and ransomware dead in its tracks. Maybe you thought you needed to have an Enterprise SKU of Windows 10 to use this feature. Well with the Configuration Settings Provider available with Intune you can get this working on Windows 10 Pro and we will show you how in this session.

10 Habits Keeping You from IT Community Super Stardom

IT Pros are poster children for continuous improvement. Our challenge to keep skills relevant requires dedication, devotion, and commitment. Collaboration and communication help evolve not only personal growth, but the growth of our peers. Never spoke at a conference? Haven’t led a user group? Didn’t find time yet for blogging? This session, a conversation with three established IT Pros well-seasoned in community involvement, will lead you through challenges faced by everyone on their way to IT Community super stardom!

Surviving a Ransomware Attack using Azure Site Recovery

This session is packed with real world experiences from multiple ransomware recoveries at clients where traditional DR failed them. We will discuss why each attack was successful, the remediation involved, and how ASR helped (or would have helped) with the remediation.

Azure Stack HCI Must Have PowerShell Reports

Now your are beyond the proof of concept and are in operations mode with Azure Stack HCI. During this session you will learn about Dave’s must-have PowerShell Operational support scripts. This includes some of his daily health check reporting scripts for ReFS, Data Integrity, Cluster, Volumes, Deduplication and more. You will also learn how you can easily build your own as-built documentation with community scripts. If you haven’t already make sure you join the slack community for Azure Stack HCI at http://slack.storagespacesdirect.com

Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 2019 - the good the bad and fantastic

Storage Spaces Direct is without a douth the infrastructure star in the Microsoft on-Premises world. Now the second release is available, and it is time to talk about the new exciting possibilities you have with Storage Spaces Direct and Windows Server 2019. Come and join Carsten in this session where he shares his learnings and best practices with Storage Spaces Direct Version 2.

Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection for Azure Stack HCI

Are you an Azure Stack HCI Fan? Well this session is for you as Dave will show how you can actively protect both your Host Servers and VM's with the extended security provided by Azure Security Center and Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection for Servers

Demofest - Surviving Ransomware with Azure Site Recovery and Defender ATP for Servers

In this demo only Session Dave and his special guest will show you how easy it is to compromise infrastructure with Ransomware. It will start by attacking a Domain Controller and then recovering it using Azure Site Recovery. The second part of the demo will focus on proactive security and remediation using Windows Defender ATP for Servers.

Protect you A$$ with Azure Security Center

In this session you will learn how to setup and onboard your critical infrastructure into Azure Security Center. As developers protecting the servers that drive our code is critical. This session will focus on onboarding Windows Server infrastructure both on-prem and in the cloud. Security will be the most significant topic of 2020, and this session cannot be missed.

Mastering Storage Spaces Direct Live Build of S2D

In this session, we will walk through several build examples including building your very own Storage Spaces Direct Lab using Hyper-V and PowerShell. The key concepts covered in this session will be: Windows Failover Clustering, Storage Pools, Virtual Disks, Volumes, Resilient File System (ReFS). You will also learn how to Manage and Configure Storage Spaces Direct with Windows Admin Center. All Builds will be on Windows Server 2019 LTSC

Using PowerShell to Rock your Labs

In this session MVP Dave Kawula will show you his latest work with his BigDemo series of PowerShell Scripts. He has been using these scripts as a foundation for his latest series of books published up on www.leanpub.com. The scripts have been broken down into a series of re-usable functions that can easily spin up any environment in between 30 minutes to 1 hour. Latest work includes him building Routing, SQL Installs, System Center Installs and more.

Migrating and Upgrading to Windows Server 2019 like the Pro's

During this session attendees will learn about Dave's proven methodology for Zero Downtime Windows Server Migrations and Upgrades. Attendees will learn how to Migrate Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, File, Print, IIS to Microsoft latest flagship operating system Windows Server 2019 LTSC.

The Future of Windows Server Expert Panel

In this Panel we will discuss all things Windows Server in this Ask our Experts Anything format. Moderated by MVP's Dave Kawula, Peter De Tender, and Cristal Kawula

Mastering Storage Spaces Direct - Fundamentals

In this session, we will discuss the core components of Storage Spaces Direct. This will include reviewing the two architecture choices in aggregated (Hyper Converged) or dis-aggregated (Scale out File Server SOFS). You will also learn key concepts to correctly configure the core networking stack using some of the latest features of Windows Server 2016 like RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access).

Headless Server Management with Project Honolulu

As Microsoft released it's latest flagship operating system late last fall Windows Server 1709 without a GUI (Server Core) only. Administrators were left wondering if the GUI would be completely removed permanently from Windows. Well only time will tell for that one. What is clear is that remote server management is a must skill for all Server Administrators either with PowerShell or with remoting tools. Microsoft realizing that there is a big skill gap created Project Honolulu an HTML based replacement for Server Manager that can fully manage remote Windows Infrastructure and more.

This session will give you all the key skills necessary to management your infrastructure with Project Honolulu.

Managing Windows Server with Project Honolulu (Windows Admin Center)

As Microsoft released its latest flagship operating system late last fall Windows Server 1709 without a GUI (Server Core) only. Administrators were left wondering if the GUI would be completely removed permanently from Windows. Well only time will tell for that one. What is clear is that remote server management is a must skill for all Server Administrators either with PowerShell or with remoting tools. Microsoft realizing that there is a big skill gap created Project Honolulu (Windows Admin Center) an HTML based replacement for Server Manager that can fully manage remote Windows Infrastructure and more. This session will give you all the key skills necessary to management your infrastructure with Project Honolulu (Windows Admin Center).
You will learn:
How to manage Windows Server Core and Nano
About Microsoft's new tools for Managing Windows Server
How to become Proficient with Remote Server Management Tasks

What's New in Windows Server 2019

In this session, you will learn all about the latest features of Microsoft's Flagship Server operating system. There have been many enhancements including Microsoft bringing back Storage Spaces Direct, improvements to Failover Clustering, and new features for Containers. This session will be jam packed with demos and great resources.
You will learn:
What's new about Windows Server 2019
New features in Storage Spaces Direct
New features in Failover Clustering

Running Hyper–V in Production for 10 years – Notes from the Field

After running Hyper-V production environments for 10 years, you gain an incredible amount of experience. In this "Notes from the Field" session, you'll learn the skills necessary to build you own production ready Hyper-V environments. This session will also showcase the use of Nested Virtualization in Azure. If you are interested in virtualization come prepared with your questions and learn more about Hyper-V.
You will learn:
How to Deploy Hyper-V in production
How to build production Ready Windows Server farms
About the new features of Hyper-V including running Nested Virtualization in Azure

Dave Kawula's notes from the field on Storage Spaces Direct

This session looks at the field notes from production deployments of Storage Spaces Direct over the past six months. Various scenarios are covered from two-node SMB to enterprise configurations and everything in between. We look at some lessons learned for hardware configurations, firmware updates, and core network configurations. We also review some upgrade paths to the latest release of Windows Server 2019 LTSC.

This session is action packed and you should definitely come ready to learn—delivered by Hyper Converged expert MVP Dave Kawula who has deployed Storage Spaces Direct all over the world.

Go from zero to hero using Azure Site Recovery: Surviving a ransomware attack

In a real-world scenario your primary data center has just been hit with a ransomware attack and the only option is to failover to DR. Luckily you came to our session last year and opted to setup Azure Site Recovery (ASR). During this session, learn everything you need to know to recover using Azure Site Recovery. You also have a chance to ask questions from the expert MVPs presenting the session.

The case of the shrinking data: Data Deduplication in Windows Server 2019

One of the most requested features for Storage Spaces Direct was ReFS with Data Deduplication. This feature was released over a year ago, but it was only in the Semi-Annual Release which did not include support for Storage Spaces Direct. The IT community has waited patiently and the time has finally come with Windows Server 2019. This release has added full support for ReFS Data Deduplication into Storage Spaces Direct. What does this mean for you? How about more than 80% space savings on your VMs, Backups, ISO repositories, all running on Cluster Shared Volumes with Storage Spaces Direct. In this session, learn how to set up, configure, and test Data Deduplication with ReFS based on his years of knowledge working with Microsoft storage.

Headless Server Management with Project Honolulu

As Microsoft released it's latest flagship operating system late last fall Windows Server 1709 without a GUI (Server Core) only. Administrators were left wondering if the GUI would be completely removed permanently from Windows. Well only time will tell for that one. What is clear is that remote server management is a must skill for all Server Administrators either with PowerShell or with remoting tools. Microsoft realizing that there is a big skill gap created Project Honolulu an HTML based replacement for Server Manager that can fully manage remote Windows Infrastructure and more.

This session will give you all the key skills necessary to management your infrastructure with Project Honolulu.

Migrating to OneDrive for Business using Files to Go

In this session MVP's Cary Sun and Dave Kawula will show you how to quickly and easily move your Files to OneDrive for Business using Files to Go from ThinkScape http://www.thinkscape.com/SharePoint-Online-File-Migration-Tool/

Building Real World Labs in Azure

In this session MVP's Dave Kawula and Cary Sun will show you how they have moved all of their labs up to Azure. They have also written a new book on this topic and will discuss various use cases as well as a live demo for setting this up on your own.

How to Become a Community Rockstar - Learn How to Showcase Your Skills

Have you struggled to get up in front of people and talk about the amazing things you know and love about IT? Do you find it difficult to come up with ideas for speaking sessions and topics? During this session, Cristal will show you how the process works and how to up your speaking game. Also in this session, Cristal will show you how to quickly get your information out there in various channels including: Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. At the end of this session, the only question you will be left asking yourself is where is the next conference and how can I submit my sessions and become a part of this amazing IT Community.

How to rock your world with Microsoft Flow

This will be the most awesome session ever including so much stuff and thingys

Festive Tech Calendar 2021 Sessionize Event

December 2021

Live! 360 Orlando 2021 Sessionize Event

November 2021 Orlando, Florida, United States

Live 360 Orlando

Live! 360 brings the IT, Developer, and Data communities together for five days of training, knowledge sharing, and networking in Sunny Orlando. With unlimited access to Live! 360’s five co-located events, you and your team will get the training you need to keep you and your business competitive and future-ready. Live! 360 = the Ultimate Education Destination!

November 2021 Orlando, Florida, United States

Azure Stack HCI Days 2021 Sessionize Event

September 2021

WorkPlace Ninja Virtual Edition 2021 Sessionize Event

August 2021

Microsoft Build

May 2021

MVPDays LIVE "Endpoint" Day Online 2021 Sessionize Event

April 2021

TechMentor Microsoft HQ 2020 Sessionize Event

August 2020 Redmond, Washington, United States

Live! 360 Orlando 2019 Sessionize Event

November 2019 Orlando, Florida, United States

Techmentor Orlando

November 2019 Orlando, Florida, United States

Microsoft Ignite

November 2019 Orlando, Florida, United States

NetApp Insight 2019

October 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Veeam Vanguard Summit

October 2019 Prague, Czechia

SpiceWorld

September 2019 Austin, Texas, United States

TechMentor Microsoft HQ 2019 Sessionize Event

August 2019 Redmond, Washington, United States

Techmentor Redmond

August 2019 Redmond, Washington, United States

MVPDays Windows Admin Center Online Sessionize Event

July 2019 Calgary, Canada

EXPERTS LIVE NETHERLANDS 2019 Sessionize Event

June 2019

Cloud & Datacenter Conference Germany 2019 Sessionize Event

May 2019 Hanau am Main, Germany

Techorama Belgium 2019 Sessionize Event

May 2019 Antwerpen, Belgium

MVPDays Azure Day Online Sessionize Event

May 2019 Calgary, Canada

MMS MOA 2019

May 2019 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Azure Bootcamp IT Pro and Security Tracks Sessionize Event

April 2019 Calgary, Canada

MVPDays Hawaii

April 2019 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

MVP Summit 2019

March 2019 Redmond, Washington, United States

MVPDays Storage Spaces Direct Online Sessionize Event

February 2019

MVPDays Publishing Author Summit 2019

January 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

MVPDays Online January 2019 Sessionize Event

January 2019 Calgary, Canada

MVPDays Online

January 2019

Citrix Summit 2019

January 2019 Orlando, Florida, United States

TechMentor Orlando 2018

December 2018 Orlando, Florida, United States

MVPDays Online

November 2018

MVPDays Online November 2018 Sessionize Event

November 2018 Calgary, Canada

MVPDays Online October 2018 Sessionize Event

October 2018 Calgary, Canada

MVPDays Online

October 2018

NetApp Insight 2018

October 2018 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Veeam Vanguard Summit

October 2018 Prague, Czechia

Microsoft Ignite 2018

September 2018 Orlando, Florida, United States

TechMentor Redmond 2018

August 2018 Redmond, Washington, United States

MVPDays Online

July 2018

MVPDays Online

June 2018

MVPDays Online

May 2018

MVPDays Online

April 2018

MVPDays Online

March 2018

MVPDays Online

February 2018

Dave Kawula

Co-Founder MVPDays Publishing

Calgary, Canada