About

Harm
Veenstra

I started working at 18, from a ServiceDesk employee to a workspace and system engineer at a large insurance firm in the Netherlands. 1996, those were the days! After working there for almost 11 years, I held various system engineer positions and gained extensive knowledge of Citrix, Cisco, VMware, storage, and Microsoft. Currently, I’m employed at InSpark (https://www.inspark.nl/) as a Consultant with a focus on Identity, Modern Workplace, and anything Microsoft, basically 😉

And… I became a Microsoft MVP in March 2024 and still am 🙂

MVP Profile here.

You can also find me on the Microsoft Tech Community, where I was named “Member of the week” in January 2022. 😀 Since then, I have made many more posts in the Intune and PowerShell forums. Helping people out is always good, and I’m learning from the experience.

Experience

  • After 30 years of working in IT, my main focus is on Microsoft. (And yes, that’s a large area.) My interests are mainly Microsoft Intune, Microsoft 365, and PowerShell.

Certifications

Current:

  • ITIL Foundation v3
  • Microsoft 365 Certified Enterprise Administrator Expert (MD-102, MS-102)
  • Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100, SC-300)
  • Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800, AZ-801)
  • MS-700: Microsoft 365 Certified Teams Administrator Associate
  • AZ-104: Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
  • MCSA: Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate on Windows Server 2016
  • MCSE: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Core Infrastructure on Windows Server 2012
  • Sophos Certified Engineer on Central Endpoint and Server
  • The Open Group Certified TOGAF® 9.2

Expired:

  • CCNP: Cisco Certified Network Professional
  • CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate
  • CCA: Citrix Certified Administrator on Citrix Presentation Server v4.5 and XenApp 5.0 on Windows 2003
  • MCSE: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Windows 2000
  • MCSE: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Windows 2003
  • VCP-VI3: VMware Certified Professional on VMware Infrastructure 3