Alexander Appelby
A passionate explorer of Microsoft 365, IAM & Cloud Technologies
📋 Biography
I am an IT Specialist based in Helsingør, Denmark, working at the Danish consultancy Komplex IT. I specialize in Microsoft 365, Identity & Access Management, Security, and both Cloud and Hybrid-Cloud solutions. With more than 10 years of experience in the Microsoft ecosystem, I am passionate about sharing knowledge, solving complex challenges, and making a meaningful difference wherever I can. My work is driven by a desire to empower organizations with secure, scalable, and well-designed solutions, while also supporting individuals who need guidance or a helping hand. I enjoy bridging the gap between deep technical capabilities and practical, human-focused solutions. You can explore more of my insights and writing on my blog: https://blog.appelcloud.dk/
✨ High-Impact Contributions 4
I spoke about alternative to vmware on an event called CCDUG in Denmark. It was about how Azure Local can be an alternative to vmware and how it worked. Link to post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexander-appelby_azurelocal-vmwarealternative-datacenter-activity-7381738776991182848-Hsi9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABOHwBwB2Nv76dqzbdBHM6ofobWsYCi60nk
A good description on what Access Review Agent can do in technical terms and a guide on how to implement this. It also include a section of licens requirement I created this as part of the agent creations, as I've worked closely with Alexander Filipin and Ivette Morales on this particular Agent.
I've been a big part of the Netskope integration 3-part security solution, Lead by Andres Canello. I've helped and developed with the team behind and given my take on this. I have written a document requested by Andres for the launch on this product that is going to be published to techcommunity. Andres have also mentioned me in one of his linked in posts about the launch of this product: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andrescanello_global-secure-access-integration-with-netskope-activity-7348138963750047747-J2e5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABOHwBwB2Nv76dqzbdBHM6ofobWsYCi60nk
In this blog I write about how Passkeys can and should be considered as an authentication methods these days, it gives a deep technical dive on what it is and how to implement it.