Partners AppManagEvent 2024:
Relevant content & event partners will be presenting, demonstrating and sharing their vision, solution or technology to help with your current or future IT project. Below outlines our partners for 2024 who demonstrated their expertise in technical break-out sessions and/or on their booth at the partner floor.
If you wish to become a partner for AppManagEvent, please contact us at: events@pds-site.com or call: +31 88 5588 400.
Platinum Partners
Liquidware is the leader in Digital Workspace Management solutions for Windows workspaces.
The company's products encompass all facets of management to ensure the ultimate user experience across all workspaces - physical, virtual, DaS or cloud. Enterprises across the globe utilize Liquidware solutions to dramatically decrease time spent managing workspaces, while delivering increased security, flexibility and scalability.
Supported platforms include Microsoft physical, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), RDS desktops, Citrix Desktops, VMware Horizon, Amazon WorkSpaces, and Nutanix Frame. Liquidware products are available through a global network of partners.
For more information, visit www.liquidware.com.
Recast Software exists to simplify the work of IT teams and enable them to create highly secure and compliant environments.
Our software does this by seamlessly integrating with existing IT infrastructure enabling quick visualization of endpoints in any environment, removing the manual processes in third-party application management, and gaining control of administrative privileges.
We do all of this while ensuring that you are getting the most out of your endpoint management platform investments.
Recast Software is trusted by tens of thousands of organizations, impacting over 60 million devices (and people) worldwide.
Patch My PC is a Colorado-based company made up of 92 GIF lovers who work remotely in locations worldwide. The distance between them doesn't change the fact that they are a very close-knit team. They collaborate daily to support over 6,050 enterprises worldwide on over 18.9 million devices. Small but mighty, the team is passionate about what they do, why they do it, and who they do it for. Their goal is to simplify how enterprises create, manage, update, and deploy third-party applications within Microsoft Configuration Manager and Intune while creating experiences and relationships with the customers who trust them.
SoftwareCentral develops products that are designed to simplify daily MECM/SCCM operations and to create new capabilities for system administrators.
SoftwareCentral was established as an independent company in 2007, and is based in the Greater-Copenhagen area. In 2016, SoftwareCentral merged with two of Denmark’s largest IT-consultancies (Mansoft A/S and Euro-Consult) and is now an independent division in the holding company MS Group A/S.
SoftwareCentral develops SCCM management tools that lie on top of Microsoft’s MECM platform. SoftwareCentral offers one of the most efficient MECM management tools on the market. Currently, there are more than two million clients, globally, that use our products.
Gold Partners
The mission of Master Packager is to help build Windows application packages that end-users love, enterprises want, and the Windows OS needs.
During our five years in the market, we have achieved the goal of making professional application packaging software affordable for any company while establishing Master Packager as the new industry standard for working with MSI files.
Next, we will transform application management to be significantly simpler by focusing on developers, thus addressing application management issues at its core.
2Pint Software specializes in advanced IT infrastructure solutions for large enterprises. We help organizations manage clients and network traffic efficiently in complex environments. Our products ensure software, operating systems, updates and other data is delivered efficiently no matter the network condition, infrastructure, cloud or vendor. The products are platform agnostic and work with all of Microsoft's management solutions like Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager as well as Microsoft Intune, or any third party solution.
We consider ourselves being the world’s experts of peering content, network observability and health tracking.
Advanced Installer (Caphyon)
Over the last 20 years Caphyon has created software applications for developers and Internet professionals that are reliable, secure and easy to use.
Advanced Installer is used for authoring MSI/MSIX packages and repackaging by a wide range of users, from beginners to senior developers and system administrators.
Fast and easy to use, it ensures a great ROI for your team, reducing the time used to create the setup packages and leaving more time for development.
At Juriba, we power enterprise digital workplace change by providing the tools and expertise to simplify the complexity of managing large-scale digital change—without the hassle. We specialize in application and device management, delivering real-time insights and automation that empower businesses to stay ahead of constant change.
With a proven track record of managing over 10 million change activities, our solutions help deliver application updates faster and more reliably across your enterprise without the manual workload. By streamlining workflows and supporting vendor command-line automation, Juriba automates packaging and testing for 80% of your applications, freeing you to focus on the complex applications that resist automation.
At Rimo3, we know apps. Rimo3 is a software solution that enables simple and scalable automation for migrating, modernizing, and maintaining apps at scale, across all physical or virtual desktop workspaces.
The company has been named after one of the world’s highest mountains – and one that is notoriously challenging to climb – Rimo3 combines the notions of a panoramic view (your application portfolio) with a task that has traditionally been hard to achieve (achieving and maintaining that view).
Let us give you an airlift to bring you quickly to your goal. Our vision is simple: Accelerate any application transformation journey and remain updated with ease and confidence once you’re there.
Access IT Automation offers an array of industry leading automation products to increase IT efficiency, productivity, and profitability. These API-driven tools offer organizations maximum flexibility, add 360-degree visibility, and provide actionable insights across an entire IT estate, helping improve end-user experience and slash IT costs.
Access IT Automation expertly delivers automated app packaging and testing capabilities, endpoint management, app/user/device monitoring and reporting, along with digital experience visualization and remediation.
Leveraging best-in-class automation technologies, Access IT Automation takes time-consuming, often low-level, manual IT tasks surrounding workspace and digital transformation management, migration projects (including cloud), Work From Anywhere (WFA) initiatives, or even application rollouts, giving IT teams and management the ability to work on what matters, whilst adding in the comfort of compliance and security at every step. Please visit www.accessitautomation.com for more information.
Introducing Sparkleflow, the solution for critical IT challenges. Managing vast amounts of software applications and packages can be difficult, but with SparkleFlow, cost reduction, security, and system integration challenges can be addressed.
Cost reduction is a top priority for many IT leaders, and SparkleFlow can help by automatically creating a customizable overview of all current applications, including their functions, costs, and usage. Reports can be generated in real-time, saving time and effort, and the process can be optimized with automation to reduce errors and further save costs.
Security is also a critical concern, and SparkleFlow ensures that all necessary information about applications is centralized, stored logically, and fully automated for easy administration. This makes it easier to search for information and identify critical applications and components in case of an emergency.
Finally, system integration is essential for maintaining integrity and efficiency, and SparkleFlow can help by keeping track of application integrations and dependencies, including middleware and hardware dependencies. It can also integrate with other systems, making it the perfect tool for managing applications and their packages in any organization.
Droplet Computing develops innovative software solutions based on our patent-pending container technology which enables fully featured applications to run on multiple device platforms, such as Windows, Mac, and Linux – even if the operating system on your device does not normally support those applications.
What makes our container solution different from other containers is that we do not require you to be connected to the Cloud to run your applications. Your applications run locally on your device online as well as offline.
Droplet solutions enable you to focus on being productive on the device of your choice without any loss of features, functionality, or familiarity.
Flexera helps organizations understand and maximize the value of their technology, saving billions of dollars in wasted spend.
Powered by the Flexera Technology Intelligence Platform, our award-winning hybrid IT asset management and FinOps solutions provide comprehensive visibility and actionable insights on an organization’s entire IT ecosystem.
This intelligence enables IT, finance, procurement and cloud teams to address skyrocketing costs, optimize spend, mitigate risk, and identifies opportunities to create positive business outcomes.
More than 50,000 global organizations rely on Flexera and its Technopedia reference library, the largest repository of technology asset data. Learn more at flexera.com
At AppManagEvent, Flexera Product experts for the solutions Software Vulnerability Manager and AdminStudio will be present.
VMRay
At VMRay, our purpose is to
liberate the world from undetectable digital threats.
Led by reputable cyber security pioneers, we develop best-of-breed technologies to detect unknown threats that others miss. Thus, we empower organizations to augment and automate security operations by providing the world’s best threat detection and analysis platform.
Silver Partners
Founded in 2014, AppVentiX has reached a significant milestone, celebrating a decade of success.
Recognized as the simplest and most powerful tool for realtime application distribution and management in the market, we have consistently refined our expertise since our inception to become a leading provider in this field.
Our team's dedication makes us a reliable partner for our customers' needs.
About Ivanti
In today’s work environment, employees use a myriad of devices to access IT applications and data over multiple networks to stay productive, wherever and however they work. Ivanti elevates and secures Everywhere Work so that people and organizations can thrive.
Hyperautomated. Streamlined. Any device, anywhere.
We connect industry-leading unified endpoint management, zero trust security and service management solutions to provide a single pane of glass for enterprises to secure and heal devices, and service end users.
Raynet is a global software vendor with market-leading solutions and managed services provider that helps companies worldwide to successfully manage their IT projects and IT operations. With a comprehensive portfolio of innovative products, Raynet sets standards in the industry and supports its customers to optimally secure and control their IT assets.
In addition to the headquarters in Paderborn, Raynet has further locations in Germany, the USA, Poland, Turkey, and the UK. With more than 150 highly qualified employees, Raynet has been supporting well-known customers and partners worldwide in their projects with its portfolio since 1999 – from IT and Data Management to Software Packaging and Workflow Management to Unified Endpoint Management.
Following the mission “Discover to Manage”, Raynet’s vision is that all companies worldwide achieve transparency and security as well as optimization of their IT investments by using powerful technologies.
Founded in 1989, Professional Development Systems b.v. (PDS) is the leading Benelux tool distributor & educational partner for packaging, virtualisation & Privilege Management tools.
With years of representation & training expertise in Wise Package Studio, ChangeBASE, AdminStudio and InstalllShield, in 2023 PDS represents the solutions from Flexera (AdminStudio, AppPortal, WFM and InstallShield), Raynet (RayPack Studio, Rayflow), BeyondTrust (Endpoint Privilege Management, Secure Remote Access, Secure Remote Support), Netwrix (PolicyPak, Auditor, ChangeTracker), VMRay (Threat Analytics) and Liquit Setup Commander (silent switches for your application packages) for the Benelux region. Hosting unique IT Pro Speaker training on App-V, Security and Win11/Server Deployment.
PDS proudly represents the licensing and solutions from these vendors to assist, as independent advisor, endusers and local (resell/implementation/knowledge) partners to create successfull projects in close partnership with "our" manufacturer.
PDS is the founder of AppManagEvent since 2006.
Friend of the Event
This user group was founded in February 2013 as Windows Management User Group by IT Pro's with a passion for everything that has to do with managing Windows, but not limiting to Windows. Early 2021, we renamed our group to the Workplace Ninjas User Group in The Netherlands and be part of the broader WPNinja's all over EMEA.
Since 2022 there is a partnership between the annual IT Ninja event in Switzerland and AppManagEvent in the Netherlands
Our goal is to provide a platform for IT-Pro's to share knowledge gain from the field and to share tips and tricks. This can be done via periodic physical meetups, virtual events, blogs or other channels.
We want you to join us and take up the role within our User Group by sharing your knowledge with your peers from the community. Come and see us at the booth on the partner floor of AppManagEvent!
AppDeployNews is an initiative from a collective of application packagers, consisting of freelancers, corporate packagers and a few small companies.
Since there is no central platform for application packaging information (plus all related aspects) we felt the need to join forces to create a new(s) platform. We investigated the current sources of information and discovered information is scattered over more than hundred websites. Some current and up-to-date, some abandoned for several years. We decided to gather all interesting information and bundle this on a new(s) website.
Every person involved in application packaging for ten years or more will know exactly why we choose the name AppDeployNews.
Experts Live is a non-profit organization based in The Netherlands that has a mission to “enable sharing of knowledge and experience about Microsoft technologies worldwide” and was founded by Maarten Goet (MVP, RD).
Microsoft Corporation (MS) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services.
Speakers at AppManagEvent
Speakers at AppManagEvent share their vision & technical insights. Below is the final list of speakers who joined us on October 11, 2024. Many will join us in 2025 again. An update on the confirmed line up for 2025 will follow soon.
If you wish to become a speaker in 2025 and have interesting content for AppManagEvent - let's talk and contact us at: events@pds-site.com or call: +31 88 5588 400.
Sami Laiho is one of the world’s leading professionals in the Windows OS and Security. Sami has been working with and teaching OS troubleshooting, management, and security since 1996.
In 2019 Sami was chosen by TiVi-magazine as one of the top 100 influencers in IT in Finland. He is the 11th most followed person in his field in Finland.
At Ignite 2018, Sami’s “Behind the Scenes: How to build a conference winning session” and “Sami Laiho: 45 Life Hacks of Windows OS in 45 minutes” sessions were ranked as #1 and #2 out of 1708 sessions!! This was the first time in the history of the conference that anyone has been able to do this.
Paula Januszkiewicz is an experienced cybersecurity expert, CEO, and founder of CQURE Inc. and CQURE Academy.
She is an honorable Microsoft Regional Director for CEE, an Enterprise Security MVP, and a top-rated conference speaker at events such as Microsoft Ignite, RSA,Black Hat, AppManagEvent and more. Her presentation was voted the best at Black Hat Asia Briefings 2019. In 2017, she graduated from Harvard Business School.
Paula has over 18 years of experience in the field, including performing penetration tests, consulting, and delivering sessions and trainings. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge and has created security awareness programs for various organizations, including top management. Paula is also a member of the Technical Advisory Board at the Royal Bank of Scotland and has been granted access to the source code of Windows.
“The Kahuna” at his own company, TMurgent Technologies, Tim is recognized as a 12-year MVP by Microsoft and over a dozen years as a ”CTP Fellow” by Citrix. As the guy who brought Application Virtualization to your vocabulary, he built the original version of what you know of as App-V today and has been nose deep into MSIX since even before it was announced by Microsoft.
Author of books, including MSIX Fundamentals for IT Pros, The Developer’s Guide to MSIX, and The Application Book for Packagers, his company is well known both for their tools for IT Pros and their world-renowned training classes.
TIP: combine your visit to AppManagEvent by joining his Experts Packaging for App-V and MSIX class on October 14-17, 2024.
An in-person class taking place at the PDS' training facilities in Culemborg, The Netherlands.
Mikael Nystrom is a Microsoft MVP and Principal Technical Architect at Truesec, with an extremely broad field of competence. He has worked with all kinds of infrastructure tasks, in all kinds of environments, enterprise to small business.
Mikael is a very popular instructor and is often used by Microsoft for partner trainings as well as to speak at major conferences such as TechEd, MMS, etc. Mikael has been deeply engaged in the development of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019. Currently Mikael is a part of the Truesec CSIRT Computer Security Incident Response Team, helping customers world-wide to recover from cyberattacks
Peter Daalmans is a Principal Workplace Consultant / Architect and Microsoft Certified Trainer at Daalmans Consulting with a primary focus on the Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager and Enterprise Mobility. Peter is awarded every year as a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP (Configuration Manager/Microsoft Intune/Enterprise Mobility Suite) since 2012.
Peter writes blogs and sharing his knowledge on his blog ConfigMgrBlog.com. Peter is also one of the founders and leads of the Windows Management User Group Netherlands.
Author of Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, Mastering System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager and the just in 2017 released Mastering System Center Configuration Manager, books from Sybex. Peter also released last year a book called: Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite, Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite: Planning and Implementation.
Peter speaks at local and international group meetings, conferences like Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft TechEd (Australia / New Zealand), IT/Dev Connections, Techmentor, Techorama Belgium, Midwest Management Summit (MMS), BriForum (London, Denver and Boston), TechDays Netherlands and ExpertsLive Netherlands. More about Peter here
Kenneth van Surksum works as a modern workplace consultant at Secure At Work and is specialized in building modern workplace solutions on top of Microsoft 365. Kenneth is also a Microsoft MVP for Enterprise Mobility and Security.
Kenneth is co-founder of the Workplace Ninja User Group Netherlands (#WPNinjasNL) and organizes (virtual) community meetings on a regular basis.
Bob has been a long-time speaker at the AppManagEvent. He is a distinguished author, a three-time Microsoft MVP, and the founder of the AppDeploy/ITNinja communities. With a rich background in product management, he has spearheaded several market-leading IT professional solutions, driving innovation in the application management space. Bob is currently the Chief Product Officer at Juriba.
Jeff Wouters, former 9* Microsoft MVP for Cloud and Datacenter Management, is the founder of Methos, consultant en Microsoft Certified Trainer Regional Lead with a focus on Infrastructure-as-Code and automation in general. He is a frequent speaker on (inter)national events and founder of the Dutch PowerShell User Group (DuPSUG).
Ronald has been a prominent figure in the IT industry since 1991, bringing decades of experience and expertise to the table. His career began with a strong foundation in Novell and Microsoft products, where he honed his skills in various IT disciplines until the year 2000. During this period, Ronald developed a deep understanding of network infrastructure, system administration, and the intricacies of these leading technologies.
In the early 2000s, recognizing the growing need for specialized application management, Ronald shifted his focus to application packaging and technical application management. His dedication to mastering this niche area led to the founding of his first company in 2005, which was specifically tailored to provide top-notch application packaging services. This venture allowed him to address the complex needs of businesses seeking efficient and reliable software deployment solutions.
In 2015, Ronald took his vision a step further by establishing SparkleFlow, a company dedicated to revolutionizing application management for enterprise organizations. With SparkleFlow, Ronald aimed to create environments where applications could be managed with ease and efficiency, reducing the operational burden on IT departments and enhancing overall productivity. His innovative approach has helped numerous enterprises streamline their application deployment processes, ensuring seamless and error-free operations.
Continuing his commitment to innovation and accessibility, Ronald introduced a free version of SparkleFlow's popular software in 2024. This move was designed to make high-quality application management tools available to a broader audience, enabling more organizations to benefit from SparkleFlow's advanced features without a financial barrier.
Under Ronald's leadership, SparkleFlow has become synonymous with excellence in application management, known for its user-friendly interfaces, robust functionality, and unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction. His passion for technology and continuous improvement drives the company's success, making it a trusted partner for enterprises worldwide.
Danut is excited to represent Advanced Installer as a Senior Technology Consultant.
In his role, he leads our support and consulting teams, helping clients overcome complex technical challenges, providing in-depth training, and offering strategic consulting services to optimize their software deployment processes.
In his session, he'll be introducing PacKit, their new tool designed to become the ultimate home for software packages. While PacKit is still in its early stages, this session offers a rare glimpse into its potential and how you can start leveraging its capabilities today. He'll be demonstrating PacKit live, so you'll see firsthand how it can improve your packaging workflows.
Berry is a passionate end-user computing specialist, now working as a solution architect at Liquidware.
He helps organizations with their digital transformation initiatives and more specifically, with optimizing their digital workspace management while ensuring a good user experience . Through his years as a consultant for desktop and application delivery practices across industries, he has a broad knowledge of the end-user computing ecosystem, which he uses today when advising clients on their digital workspace objectives.
Toms Knostenbergs is a co-founder of Master Packager.
With over a decade of experience in application and product management, he has collaborated with hundreds of organizations to help them overcome their app management challenges. His experience in day-to-day application packaging led to the opportunity to build his own packaging solution. A solution that would solve the packaging problems Toms and others were facing while keeping the price affordable. A solution that would help others become Master Packagers and build Windows application packages that end-users love, enterprises want, and the Windows OS needs.
Toms loves application packaging and enjoys building products that solve real problems.
Josh is the regional Field CTO of Rimo3. He has a commitment to driving business value through innovative technologies. With over 15 years of enterprise software experience at Embarcadero Technologies, Citrix, and Cherwell Software, Josh has held key roles from Presales Engineering to Customer Success leadership. Josh has spent his career building and leading teams to support and deliver a broad spectrum of technologies
Dan Gough is a Software Engineer at Patch My PC, focussed on automating detection, packaging, deployment and testing of application updates. He also contributes to the development of PSADT.
Scott McAllister is a Support Engineer at Patch My PC. He specializes in third-party updates, ConfigMgr, WSUS, and Intune. Scott has a strong interest in automation technologies, including PowerShell & C#
Ex, Microsoftie, ex 1E co-founder, Phil teamed up with old friend and former colleague Andreas to take on the apathy and stagnation in the world of bandwidth management, OS Deployment and Enterprise Systems Management in general and is now a 'Endpoint Management Disrupter' at 2Pint
Nico Zieck is the Director of Technology & Solutions at Recast Software where he serves as the primary evangelist for Liquit on a technical, practical, and business innovation level. Nico has been at the forefront of driving end user and reseller understanding of how Liquit continually innovates and pushes the boundaries of what is possible in application and digital workspace management.
Ronnie Emilio Tynell is a dynamic technology executive and the innovative founder and CEO of Robopack. He has a rich background in IT management and application packaging, and his expertise has revolutionized how businesses handle their software deployment processes.
David is a COO and co-founder of Access IT Automation, a best-in-class provider of IT automation products that help enterprises improve efficiency, save costs, and adapt to modern desktop strategies and digital transformation.
With circa 30 years of experience in various roles in the IT industry, David has a deep knowledge of application management, VDI and cloud adoption, VMware and Microsoft products for desktop migrations.
Lorraine is currently working with Access IT Automation as an implementor and SME for Capture.
Entering the world of the IT straight from Uni into support roles, then progressing into packaging and application migrations.
Lorraine has worked with many of the major financial institutions in both The City & Canary Wharf, working in both technical and project roles for large scale application and platform migrations, OS upgrades and VDI implementations.
Michael is a former software developer that made the switch to the consultancy 'dark side'.
Because of the history building software solutions, the deployment of the stuff that 'works on my dev-system' is a different playing field. Deploying software to a single system is one thing, deploying to a company with 2000 machines a completely different one.
This is a great puzzle all the time, and that is what makes this work great. It keeps you triggered, you have to follow the latest developments and this results in having the super hobby, and get payed for it! Combine that with a regular (network) BBQ - what else do you need!
Frank has been in IT for almost 30 years.
After some jobs as system administrator, he joined Axle-IT in 2006. After many projects implementing Novell, Micorsoft and Ivanti (Pre 2017 known as LANDesk and RES) enduser computing solutions , Frank earned both the Ivanti MVP title as well as being one of only 5 worldwide obtaining the Ivanti EPM Master certification.
Frank and Axle-IT pioneered by introducing one of the first commercially available application virtualization tools, Thinstall (later ThinApp) into the Dutch market, later did the same with one of the first Applayering Solutions, Unidesk (later Citrix) and works now together with Prianto to introduce Droplet, an innovative Application Containerization tool.
Since a couple of years Frank acts as Techdirector while still acting as consultant for some key accounts
Jeroen boasts nearly 25 years of global consulting and business development experience, with a strong focus on IT operations, ITAM, and cybersecurity. He has successfully initiated and nurtured initiatives for the application packaging industry for several vendors.
In his current role as Security Solution sales at Flexera for EMEA and APAC, he is the author of the Monthly Vulnerability Insights Report.
Venkat is a seasoned product manager with expertise in desktop and server installation products such as InstallShield, as well as application readiness solutions like AdminStudio.
With a strong focus on product development and market strategy, Venkat also manages security solutions like Software Vulnerability Manager, helping organizations streamline their software deployment and security practices.
Venkat is passionate about delivering innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and security across enterprise environments.
AppManagEvent 2024 had one opening-9am and one closing-4pm keynote for all attendees.
After 10am, there were 4 break-outrooms with 45-minute sessions on various topics.
After the closing keynote, we celebrated two of the lucky winners of our Event Lottery
08.00 - 08.45 - Registration
Coffee/drinks/sweets - networking with event partners
08.45 - 10.00 Welcome & Opening Keynote
Welcome at AppManagEvent 2024
Organizing staff - Coert Bosker
Opening Keynote: Forward to the Past and Back to the Future - Security in 2024/2025
Forward to the Past and Back to the Future - Security in 2024/2025
Join Sami Laiho, Chief Research Officer of Adminize, for a look back in to what 2024 changed in the Security Threat Landscape and to hear his predictions on what will the future have in store for us.
Speaker: Sami Laiho
10.00 - 10.15 Break
Timeslot
10.15 - 11.00
There are 4 break-out sessions to choose from; some have limited seating. Please register in your event app to secure your seat.
Is MSIX (finally) ready for you ?
Tim Mangan
Is MSIX (finally) ready for you?
We know that MSIX is the future for applications, but when is that? Microsoft MVP and world expert in Application Packaging, Tim Mangan, will provide you with the most up-to-date information on changes in the MSIX landscape.
For the IT Pro:
- What enhancements to MSIX are there now?
- Is the MSIX App Compat now "good enough"?
- Can you convert App-V packages?
- What new techniques are available to overcome limitations?
- What has changed with AppAttach?
For the Developer:
- Experiences in porting a 30k line application to DotNet 9 / MSIX Packaged App.
Speaker: Tim Mangan
What's New @ Patch My PC
Scott McAllister & Dan Gough
- Patch My PC
What's New @ Patch My PC
Come and see what's new and upcoming from Patch My PC, including:
Patch My PC Cloud:
Join us for an exciting session on Patch My PC's new cloud solution, where we'll explore its features and benefits for streamlining 3rd party updates in your environment.
Advanced Insights:
Discover the latest innovations for reporting for Configuration Manager and Intune.
PSAppDeployToolkit:
Get a sneak preview of the forthcoming major update to PSADT.
Speakers: Dan Gough & Scott McAllister 
App deployment without a DROPLET of sweat
Michael Baars & Frank Wils
- Droplet
App deployment without a DROPLET of sweat
Delivering applications to the users is what allows them to process data. There are many approaches, and modern workplaces use app-stores.
However - there is a lot of information in systems that can't be delivered on the modern workplace, or the application does not work on the non-windows laptop. Not even discussing security and legacy issues the security officer mentions weekly.
Droplet allows to provide applications with near-native experience, maintaining the level of security and keeps management effort to a minimum. It does not matter if this is your 'temporary' fix to get the app available, or the long term endpoint for the 'archived' application stack.
...and that without a droplet of sweat!
Speakers: Frank Wils & Michael Baars
Fearless Automation: With Access Capture APIs
David Butler McAllister & Lorraine Plenderleith
- Access IT Automation
Fearless Automation: With Access Capture APIs
Enabling the Enterprise on Windows 11, Windows365 and Azure Virtual Desktop when moving to modern application package formats and new publishing and deployment solutions to validate application testing success using Access Capture.
Due to the breadth of technologies supported by Access Capture and the effortless integration using their API framework provides you with the ability to fully test and choose each package format that suits your modern desktop strategy.
Speakers: David Butler McAllister and Lorraine Plenderleith
11.00 - 11.15 Break
Timeslot
11.15 - 12.00
There are 4 break-out sessions to choose from; some have limited seating. Please register in your event app to secure your seat.
Adventures in the Underland: Uncommon Hacker's Persistence Methods and Countermeasures
Paula Januszkiewicz
Adventures in the Underland: Uncommon Hacker's Persistence Methods and Countermeasures
Persistence is one of the main aspects that hackers pay special attention to during the malware development and during the attack phase. The goal is very simple: to be as stealth as possible.
Usually, attackers aim to maintain the presence in the target's network by installing malware on various workstations and servers. However, the main challenge for them is that the malicious code needs to be available also after reboot, so the best solution would be to put it in a place that most monitoring tools will not discover. Sneaky, right? And when this persistence finally pays off, ransomware begins to act and problems arise. Since there are so many places on Windows to hide even from the best monitoring tools, it would be great to become familiar with at least some of them, especially the uncommon ones!
During this session, Paula will demonstrate several less common persistence methods we should all be aware of. All the stories and scenarios presented during the demonstration are taken from real life, so don't miss it and leave with suggestions & ideas on how to reach the next level of security in your workspaces.
Speaker: Paula Januszkiewicz
Introducing DeployR
Phil Wilcock
- 2Pint Software
Introducing DeployR
With current OS deployment solutions falling out of favor or out of support (MDT!), it's time to start something new but familiar. Whether you are using Intune, CM, MDT, or other bare metal solutions this session is for you. In this session, we'll show you the 2Pint way of doing OS deployments and bare metal imaging.
Speaker: Phil Wilcock
FlexApp: your “Get Out of Jail Free” card for the modern workspace
Berry Haveman
- Liquidware
FlexApp: your “Get Out of Jail Free” card for the modern workspace
One size doesn’t fit all, when it comes to application management on the modern workspace.
Hybrid scenarios, migrations, and even daily management, require multiple tools and (too) many resources. Organizations are being imprisoned by how their workspaces are designed, while the only constant is change. In this hands-on technical session,
Berry Haveman offers a “Get out of jail free” card with FlexApp, a multi-platform application management solution. By detaching applications from the OS, they become universally portable over different platforms and Windows versions. Berry will demonstrate why moving away from solutions that are becoming end-of-life (or too expensive!), no longer require major projects by using dedicated conversion and automation tools.
Speaker: Berry Haveman
Close the Loop - Merging Security, Patching and Packaging for Complete App Lifecycle Management
Venkat Ram Donga & Jeroen Braak
- Flexera
Close the Loop - Merging Security, Patching and Packaging for Complete App Lifecycle Management
Application security, though considered top priority, it often remains fragmented across discrete processes. As the boundaries between teams responsible for packaging and security continue to blur, the complexity of managing both, increases. In this session, we will explore how enterprises can leverage actionable security insights and streamline their workflows by integrating traditional packaging practices into the same pipelines as security and eventually "close the loop" by patching vulnerable or problematic software.
Speakers: Venkat Ram Donga and Jeroen Braak
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch - Break
Timeslot
13.00 - 13.45
There are 4 break-out sessions to choose from; some have limited seating. Please register in your event app to secure your seat.
Azure Arc - The future of managing Servers
Mikael Nyström
Azure Arc - The future of managing Servers
How do you make sure your hybrid Infrastructure is up to date, secure and keep tracks of security posture? This session will look at how we can leverage the cloud to secure on-prem, in more ways than one! Covering topics on Azure Arc, Entra ID, Conditional Access on servers(!) and more...
Speaker: Mikael Nyström
The Robots Revolutionizing Microsoft Endpoint Management
Ronnie Emilio Tynell
- Robopack
The Robots Revolutionizing Microsoft Endpoint Management
Are you ready to witness the future of automation in Microsoft Endpoint Management? Join us for an electrifying session that will transform how you think about app updates and packaging.
Discover how Robopack simplifies deployment, automates tasks, and offers 30,000+ pre-packaged apps for seamless integration. Learn how it manages multiple environments, executes flawless wave deployments, and enhances security through automation.
Don’t miss your chance to see why IT pros are raving about Robopack—the fastest-growing solution in Intune and MECM management.
Speaker: Ronnie Emilio Tynell
GraphAPI - A simple howto to get started
Jeff Wouters
GraphAPI - A simple howto to get started
Are you ready to harness the power of GraphAPI? In this session, we’ll guide you through the essential steps to create a scalable low-code backend using GraphAPI. Whether you’re a developer, data enthusiast, or business professional, you’ll learn how to work with it, use it and make it do most of the work for you.
Join me as I demystify the GraphAPI and empower you to work with the Microsoft cloud beyond what the website / user interface offers you... and ofcourse to automate it all.
Speaker: Jeff Wouters
Rethink Packaging: Automate What You Can, Master the Rest
Bob Kelly
- Juriba
Rethink Packaging: Automate What You Can, Master the Rest
Packaging is both an art and a science, benefiting from the speed and precision of automation, yet requiring expert hands for creative problem-solving. In this session, we'll explore how you can leverage automation to tackle the scientific aspects of packaging while applying your expertise to master the art. Alongside Tim Mangan, I’ll demonstrate how to optimize your workflow, even with MSIX, ensuring faster, more reliable results. Through the lens of my work at Juriba, we'll discuss strategies and real-world examples of how to address packaging challenges, highlighting what can and cannot be automated.
Speakers: Bob Kelly and co-speaker Tim Mangan
13.45 - 14.00 Break
Timeslot
14.00 - 14.45
There are 4 break-out sessions to choose from; some have limited seating. Please register in your event app to secure your seat.
Zero Trust - Dope or Nope
Sami Laiho
Zero Trust - Dope or Nope
Zero Trust must be the worst name in the history of Security. But is it just a bad name? Does it really offer worthwhile goals or is it an overkill?
I hear sales pitches for it, like for many other security solutions, that concentrate on "What we can't allow anymore because of changed security landscape" all the time. Why does security have to be so negative?
A well done Zero Trust environment gives you "the ability to work as efficiently and securely, whether you are sitting in Starbucks or the corporate office" - Which I believe most of us want.
Come and listen to this talk about rights and wrongs of how to achieve Zero Trust and how keep Security as what it's meant to be - a support function for a happy workforce.
Speaker: Sami Laiho
We talked with Over 100 Packagers: 7 Key Learnings
Toms Knostenbergs
- Master Packager
We Talked with Over 100 Packagers: 7 Key Learnings
Master Packager software is becoming more and more dominant as the main packaging tool for many organizations and packaging service providers.
This brings the team an opportunity to engage with many packaging teams from different parts of the world and learn from the challenges they face.
In this session, Toms will unveil the learnings he has gathered while talking to many application packaging professionals from different organizations.
If you want to learn how in the year 2024 others are maximizing value and working with PSAppDeployToolkit (PSADT), Intune, MSIX, AI, and more, then this session is for you.
Speaker: Toms Knostenbergs
The future of application packaging
Ronald Vonk
- Sparkleflow
The future of application packaging
Join Ronald for an insightful session on the future of application packaging, where he will explore the evolution of techniques and the enduring need for robust application management solutions. While techniques continue to evolve, one critical aspect remains constant: the need for comprehensive information about applications, including silent install switches, packaging tips and deployment strategies for large organizations.
Discover how SparkleFlow is poised to revolutionize the future of application packaging and learn how you can stay ahead in this rapidly changing landscape. Are you ready for the future? Join us to find out!
Speaker: Ronald Vonk
Application Deployment with Microsoft Intune: Notes from the field
Peter Daalmans & Kenneth van Surksum
Application Deployment with Microsoft Intune: Notes from the field
In this session, Peter Daalmans and Kenneth van Surksum, both Microsoft Intune MVPs will share their tips and tricks about deploying and managing applications with Microsoft Intune. While working with many customers both gathered a lot of notes from the field.
Speakers: Peter Daalmans & Kenneth van Surksum
Kenneth van Surksum
14.45 - 15.00 Break
Timeslot
15.00 - 15.45
There are 4 break-out sessions to choose from; some have limited seating. Please register in your event app to secure your seat.
You can't do Zero Trust with AD FS, learn how to leave it behind
Sander Berkouwer & Raymond Comvalius
You can't do Zero Trust with AD FS, learn how to leave it behind
Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) has been the corner stone to many Hybrid Identity implementations, but increasingly it is becoming a burden for organizations that still depend on it. Often, it is insecurely implemented, incorrectly managed and improperly monitored, glaringly exposing the organization to information security risks.
In this session, Raymond Comvalius and Sander Berkouwer explain in which scenarios AD FS is still required and under what circumstances you can say ‘Goodbye’ to your AD FS farm. They cover the pros and cons of other Microsoft Cloud authentication methods, they show how to migrate, and they show how to correctly remove everything AD FS-related so your organization can embrace Zero Trust with confidence.
Speakers: Sander Berkouwer & Raymond Comvalius
Mastering Application Management with Microsoft Intune
Nico Zieck
- Recast Software
Mastering Application Management with Microsoft Intune
In today’s dynamic and increasingly remote work environment, creating a modern workplace is essential for productivity and collaboration. This 45-minute session explores how Microsoft Intune and the Recast Software Suite can revolutionize your application management, enabling a seamless, secure, and efficient workspace.
Discover how to streamline application deployments, automate processes, and optimize your digital workspace, all while minimizing disruptions. Ideal for IT professionals and system administrators, this session provides practical insights to enhance your application management and keep your organization ahead in the modern workplace.
Speaker: Nico Zieck
PacKit - a new home for your packages
Danut Ghiorghita
- Advanced Installer
PacKit - a new home for your packages
PacKit is a new free tool built by the Advanced Installer team that allows you to create, update, and upload your Intune packages.
It features integrations with PSADT, WinGet, Intune, and MECM.
If you just want to simplify your Intune package management, migration from SCCM or just find some command line switches for your package, join me and discover our new tool and our plans for it.
Speaker: Danut Ghioghita
Best Practices to Migrate Applications Today & Manage Apps Tomorrow
Josh Travers
- Rimo3
Best Practices to Migrate Applications Today & Manage Apps Tomorrow
Today’s enterprises are choosing automation to simplify the application migration process, optimize packaging practices, and provide a clear path for day-to-day application management.
Automating the mundane provides more time for complex application troubleshooting and tackling strategic initiatives. Learn how to bring innovation into your packaging process and increase packaging throughput including new methods for unattended user acceptance testing that result in documented application validation.
With automation, you can handle any migration to ongoing management , whether it’s Windows OS, VDI Adoption, or a migration from SCCM to a modern management plane.
Speakers: Josh Travers and co-speaker Tim Mangan
15.45 - 16.00 Break
16.00 - 17.00 Closing Keynote & Lottery + invite for drinks/snacks
Closing keynote - A Look into the Future: The Role of AI in Cybersecurity Operations
A Look into the Future: The Role of AI in Cybersecurity Operations
In the years to come, artificial intelligence will be playing a key role in cybersecurity-related operations and procedures. While a holistic approach to cybersecurity is necessary, it is simply too extensive to be handled by humans alone. For that reason, AI is becoming crucial in detecting and fighting against advanced threats, and the widespread use of machine learning capabilities seems to be the inevitable future.
A powerful tool for cyber defenders, in the hands of hackers AI can become a dangerous weapon, significantly increasing their scope and efficiency. From the rapid creation of advanced malware to the unsettling world of facial and vocal impersonation, we'll explore the evolving threats posed by AI in today's digital landscape. You will learn about phishing attacks, biometric manipulation, and the automation of vulnerability discovery, all reshaping the cybersecurity arena.
New opportunities for criminals to exploit AI are being discovered every day, so understanding its two-sided application in the context of cyber security is a key issue today.
During this session, cybersecurity expert Paula Januszkiewicz will discuss both the potential and the risks of using AI in cybersecurity. Real stories of recent attacks and live demonstrations of hacking techniques will be presented. Don't worry, it's a keynote so Paula will keep it light, educational, entertaining and let you leave with a full picture to prepare for the upcoming challenges.
Speaker: Paula Januszkiewicz
After the closing keynote we will execute the Event lottery
Enjoy the final thoughts and get ready to win 
before we close the day at the bar with drinks & snacks.
17.15 - 18.30 - Traditional Dutch "borrel"
Drinks/snacks/music - winding down and getting ready for the weekend
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