About The Author's & Technical Reviewer's
Paul Winstanley has thirty years of IT experience, starting with Windows 3.1 up to Windows 11 and, hopefully, beyond. Working as a consultant in the endpoint management workspace, he has utilized Microsoft Configuration Manager for over fifteen years and Microsoft Intune for the last five. Paul assists companies with as few as a dozen employees through to multinationals, with up to 150k+, in both the public and private sectors around the globe. He is an eight-time dual Microsoft Most Valued Professional in the Microsoft Intune and Windows 365 programs and has been part of the Microsoft community for over twelve years.
David Brook has thirteen years of experience working within the IT industry, from first-line support to being a consultant and a brief stint as a product manager delivering go-to-market solutions. He is a versatile professional who works across various areas of the Microsoft stack, from endpoint management to Azure services, and has recently been working with Azure OpenAI. He has worked in both the public and the private sectors with clients ranging from sixty devices all the way up to global organizations spanning over 80k+ devices. He has recently joined the ranks of the Microsoft Most Valued Professional program, becoming a Microsoft Intune MVP in 2024.
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ABOUT TECHNICAL REVIEWER'S
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Sune Thomsen is a Microsoft MVP with over 19 years of experience in the IT industry. He has spent at least a decade specializing in client management via Microsoft Configuration Manager and Intune, and he is currently helping large enterprise customers build solutions for the Cloud. Sune works as a consultant for a company called Mindcore. Prior to joining Mindcore, Sune gained 10 years of experience in the engineering industry, managing and deploying various Microsoft solutions. He is passionate about community work. Besides blogging and speaking at tech events, he is also an official contributor within the Windows 365 and Modern Endpoint Management community.
A special thanks to David and Paul for the opportunity to review this book. It has been a great honor and an educational journey! Appreciation is also extended to my family for their support, which made it possible to dedicate significant time to the community.
Niall Brady, an Irishman residing in Sweden, has built his career in IT and cybersecurity. He currently serves as a Lead IT Analyst at Tetra Pak AB in Lund, Skane, focusing on Azure, Intune, and ConfigMgr.
Born in Dublin, he spent his early childhood in Kitwe, Zambia, before returning to Ireland. His passion for computers began in Africa and grew with his first Sinclair ZX81 in the early 1980s, encouraging him to learn programming on Amstrad CPC Z80-based computers.
Moreover, he has also been recognized as a Microsoft MVP every year since 2010 and now holds dual MVP titles in Security (Intune) and Windows (Windows 365). His three sons, Christopher, Sebastian, and Benjamin, are on the path to being the next generation of computer enthusiasts.