Building future-proof IT environments

Building future-proof IT environments. How do you build and manage a modern IT environment where Modern Workplace, Hybrid Cloud, Governance, Security, Compliance and Platform Engineering work seamlessly together? During this Tergos Connect, three experts share their hands-on experience with workplace management, hybrid infrastructure and automated compliance. Expect concrete use cases, lessons learned and insights you can apply straight away in your own environment.

17:00 – 17:30
Welcome & registration

17:30 – 17:40
Opening by Tergos

17:40 – 18:25
Kenny Buntinx – Microsoft MVP & Modern Workplace Expert
Manage the unmanageable in your hybrid endpoints landscape

18:25 – 19:10
Wim Matthyssen – Microsoft MVP Azure | Azure and Hybrid Cloud Architect
Managing hybrid environments with Azure Arc

19:10 – 20:10
Dinner & networking break

20:10 – 20:55
Toon Van Deuren – Golden Kubestronaut | Platform Engineer
Automated Compliance through control planes

21:00 – 22:00
Drinks & Networking

This meetup is valuable for anyone working with modern IT infrastructure, but especially for: System Engineers, Cloud Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Workplace Engineers, Technical Architects, Infrastructure Architects, Cloud Architects and Platform Engineers.

Three sessions, three angles on building secure, compliant and future-proof IT environments.

Some of the things you’ll learn

Manage the unmanageable in your hybrid endpoints landscape

• Is hybrid still a thing? Why would you still need to take that into account and what are your pitfalls still today.
• Protect data, not devices. Intune MAM secures corporate data at app level on unmanaged BYOD endpoints, without enrolling the device.
• The browser is the new security boundary. Microsoft Edge combined with M365 policies turns the browser into an enforcement layer for policy, isolation and DLP.
• Defender for Cloud Apps closes the visibility gap: session monitoring, app discovery and adaptive access give you real-time control over shadow IT.

Winning the hybrid cloud battle with Azure Arc

• Understand how Azure Arc-enabled servers simplify hybrid cloud operations and improve visibility.
• Learn how to centrally manage and govern Arc-enabled resources across on-premises and multi-cloud environments.
• Discover how Azure Arc helps strengthen security, enforce policies consistently, and reduce risk at scale.

Automated compliance through control planes

• What Platform Engineering means in practice.
• How control planes automate compliance.
• How developers can work faster and more securely.

Kenny Buntinx – Microsoft MVP & Modern Workplace Expert

Kenny is a Microsoft MVP and Modern Workplace expert with more than 25 years of experience in enterprise IT. He specialises in Microsoft 365, Intune, security and Zero Trust environments. As an in-demand speaker at international events, he helps organisations build secure, manageable and future-proof workplaces. He is also co-founder of Workplace Ninja User Group Belgium.

Wim Matthyssen – Microsoft MVP Azure | Azure and Hybrid Cloud Architect
Wim is a Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Hybrid Cloud Architect with more than 15 years of experience in Microsoft technologies. He guides organisations through their cloud transformation, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure, Azure Arc and hybrid cloud environments. Wim regularly shares his expertise as a speaker, blogger and co-founder of the Microsoft Cloud & Client Management Community (MC2MC).

Toon Van Deuren – Golden Kubestronaut | Platform Engineer
Toon is a Platform Engineer specialised in Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Internal Developer Platforms. He helps organisations build secure, scalable and automated cloud platforms with compliance, observability and developer experience at the centre. As a CNCF Golden Kubestronaut and trainer, he shares his expertise on cloud-native architecture, platform engineering and Kubernetes on international stages and through his technical publications.