Ralph Eckhard
ralpheckhard.com
Heemskerk, The Netherlands
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As a self-employed cloud architect, MVP and MCT, Ralph focusses on the Microsoft Cloud: Modern Workplace and Azure. You can find him at https://www.ralpheckhard.com and at several tech conferences and user groups.
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Get certified: tips and tricks for nailing your Microsoft Exams
Microsoft Exams can be hard. Especially when you're not familiar with the ins and outs of these tests.
In this session I'll help you maximise your changes of passing your exams by giving you all the tips and tricks you need to feel confident to get certified.
No, I will not give you all the questions you might see or provide links to exam dumps.
Yes, I will tell you the format of questions you can expect, the approach you can take to answer them and the tools you have to prepare for your first, second or umpteenth exam.
Come to my session, get prepared and earn your next certification to improve your career!
Conditional Access in 10 steps - The 2025 edition
Conditional Access can be challenging! All those conditions, access rules, dependencies...
In this session you'll get the 10 steps you need to take to start securing your environment using conditional access. What are the tips and tricks?
Techniques and possibilities are constantly evolving, as is this session. I'll show all the new and improved options that are available.
Get modern: Stop doing Hybrid Azure AD Join!
Hybrid Azure AD Join is not modern management!
Okay, bold statement. But I feel it is true. And why would you need HAADJ anyway? In this session we'll look at all possible to reasons to do HAADJ and what you can do with modern managed AADJ devices to get the same end result.
Remove all roadblocks and get real modern management!
Getting started with Teams Immersive Meeting
Immersive Meetings will host your meeting in the metaverse! Avatars, environments, Virtual Reality... In this session I'll show you everything you need to now to be ready to use immersive meetings and take you on live tour through an immersive meetings to show you the user experience and all the possibilities (and caveats)!
Teams Phone Mobile - Ultimate fixed / mobile synergy deep-dive
Teams Phone Mobile allows you to integrate your mobile phone number in Teams. In this session we will look all the functionality this will unlock and the various administrative options to set this up and manage your environment.
Teams Premium? Worth the upgrade? Let's find out!
Microsoft Teams Premium adds some seriously cool features to the Teams ecosystem—but is it worth the extra license? In this session, we’ll unpack everything that’s (and isn’t) included in Teams Premium, with a focus on real-world use cases and live demos that show the value in action.
Whether you're an IT admin looking to configure advanced meeting options or a decision-maker weighing the business case, this session will give you the insights you need to make an informed choice. We’ll cover setup tips, licensing details, and practical scenarios that help you decide if Teams Premium is the right fit for your organization… or not 😉.
Getting WaC: Workplace as Code with M365DSC
Looking for Modern Workplace as Code? This session will tell you all about Microsoft365DSC: Desired State Configuration for your modern workplace.
Exporting and comparing configurations, using blueprints and managing your Modern Workplace deployment through CI/CD pipelines? We'll cover everything in this session
Calling all geeks | A Teams Phone Systems deep dive!
Learn how to use Teams as your telephone system! In this session, we'll dive deep into the world of PBX, PSTN, SIP, DirectRouting and everything else you need to know to succesfully use Teams as your phone system.
And yes, this includes all the troubleshooting and monitoring options!
Local Admins Under Control: Custom Compliance That Actually Works
Ever discovered more local admins in your environment than you expected—or wanted? You’re not alone. In this session, we’ll explore how to use Microsoft Intune’s Custom Compliance Policies to detect and report on unauthorized local admin accounts across your Windows devices.
We’ll walk through how to build a custom detection script, pair it with a JSON policy, and surface meaningful compliance data in Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Expect live demos, real-world examples, and practical tips for turning this into a scalable solution—without needing third-party tools.
If you’re ready to take control of local admin sprawl and impress your security team while you’re at it, this session is for you.
Experts Live 2018
Presented my 'cloud PBX' session.
Office 365 Meetup NL
Presented my session on Forms, Flow, SharePoint and PowerBI
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