Marco Schilder · independent IT consultant and architect
I design Microsoft cloud environments, lead the migrations towards them, and make sure identity and certificates still hold up afterwards. Twenty-five years in IT, and a habit of explaining complicated technology to the people who have to live with it.
Usually by organisations moving to the cloud who discover halfway through that the environment has outgrown its documentation.
Azure, Microsoft 365 and Modern Workplace. High Level and Low Level Designs, baseline blueprints, and infrastructure as code with Terraform and Azure DevOps. Designs a team can actually execute, not just read.
From on-premises datacentre to private or public cloud, cross-forest Active Directory, Exchange, file servers and virtual machines. Runbook, execution and aftercare — including the systems nobody wants to touch.
Active Directory, Entra ID, Entra Connect, ADFS and federation. Public Key Infrastructure and Certificate Lifecycle Management: from issuance architecture to the management process that stops anything expiring unexpectedly.
Workshops, assessments and plans of approach. I approach technology from the user's point of view and deliver the documentation your organisation needs to take it over.
Twenty-five years in IT, independent since 2023. A selection of recent work.
Key figure in the digital certificate infrastructure of the Dutch national grid operator. Completed the Microsoft PKI implementation and set up Certificate Lifecycle Management, working closely with the internal cyber security team and external vendors, including documentation and handover to the organisation.
Primary technical contact for customers on Microsoft Identity: AD DS, AD CS, AD FS, forest and domain migrations, Entra ID, Entra Connect and Defender for Identity. Workshops, assessments and guidance, plus translating emerging technology into workable best practices.
Design and approach for a Windows 11 Modern Workplace: Intune implementation, Azure Virtual Desktop rolled out with Terraform and Azure DevOps, and application delivery through Liquit Workspace. Including High Level Design, Low Level Designs and the plan of approach for the Proof of Value.
Design and approach for the Azure proposition within the GO platform, with a proof of concept at a reference customer. Alongside that, a baseline blueprint for new Microsoft customers, automated tenant deployment and training for the in-house team.
Design and runbook planning for migrating the entire IT back end out of the on-premises datacentre into private cloud, and executing it with Zerto. Including Low Level Designs, data migration from NetApp CIFS to Windows file servers, and VM migrations within VMware vSphere.
LinkedIn recommendations from people I worked with over a longer period.
Marco is a high skilled consultant with good analytical / technical and communication skills. He truly understands customer needs and advices on a solution. Especially on the Microsoft portfolio Marco is an Expert that can solve anything. Marco is able to make every organization stronger by himself or in a team.
He has a lot of experience and knowledge in the Microsoft cloud area, and if he does not know it, he will find a solution. […] The combination of his extensive knowledge, management/people management skills and eagerness makes him an outstanding professional and a nice person to work with.
A call or an email works fastest. Tell me briefly what kind of environment it is and what needs to happen — then I can say straight away whether I'm the right person.