11th MVP Award Rewarded

I am actually on vacation, but as I sit here under the summer sun, toes in the pool and a cold drink within reach, I have been waiting for that email confirming that I’ve been awarded my 11th Microsoft MVP Award! As last year, I am being awarded in both the Teams and Copilot category. To say I’m humbled would be an understatement. Being part of the global Microsoft MVP community for over a decade now has been an incredible journey, filled with learning, sharing, speaking, and connecting with passionate technologists from every corner of the world. What is the Microsoft MVP Award? The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award is given to technology experts who share their knowledge and real-world expertise with communities. With fewer than 4,000 MVPs worldwide, it’s an honor to be part of such a vibrant and dedicated group. MVPs contribute through speaking engagements, writing, open-source contributions, and helping others online and offline. You can learn more about the progra...

Speaking at Microsoft Ignite Atlanta 2016



I am excited to announce I am going to Atlanta and attend Ignite 2016 as a speaker. I am delivering a session on how to use a Cloud Connector Edition as an appliance in a SBC on-premises, to enable Cloud-PBX in Office 365 for you users. This is my second Ignite event, and second international event this year.

Title: Configure Skype for Business Cloud Connector Edition with your SBC
Products: Skype for Business
Level: 300
Session: BRK3079
Link: Session details
Time: Friday. September 30. 12:30pm
Room: B405 - B407

Abstract: A common deployment model for Skype for Business Cloud Connector Edition is with a Session Border Controller (SBC) to manage connectivity between multiple call control platforms. In this session, we review best practices on how to configure an SBC with Cloud Connector Edition for PSTN connectivity with your Cloud PBX implementation.