Andreas Baumgarten is a Microsoft MVP and works as an IT architect with the German IT service provider, H&D International Group. He has been working as an IT professional for more than 20 years. He has been associated with Microsoft for a long time, and has more than 14 years of experience as a Microsoft Certified Trainer.
Since 2008, Andreas has been responsible for the field of Microsoft System Center technology consulting, and has taken part in Microsoft System Center Service Manager 2010, 2012, and 2012 R2. Additionally, he has participated in the technology adoption programs of Microsoft System Center Orchestrator 2012 and 2012 R2 with H&D.
With his in-depth technical know-how and experience with the Microsoft System Center product family and IT management, he now designs and develops private and hybrid cloud solutions for customers all across Germany and Europe.
In October 2012, 2013, and 2014, Andreas was awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) title for System Center Cloud and Datacenter Management. He is a coauthor of Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager Cookbook, Microsoft System Center 2012 Orchestrator Cookbook, and Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Compliance Management Cookbook, all by Packt Publishing.
Steve Buchanan is a regional solution lead with Concurrency, a three-time Microsoft System Center MVP, and the author of several technical books focused on the System Center platform.
Steve has been an IT Professional for over 15 years with various positions, ranging from infrastructure architect to IT manager. He focuses on transforming IT departments through DevOps, service management, systems management, and cloud technologies.
He has authored the following books: System Center 2012 Service Manager Unleashed, Sams Publishing; Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 SP1, Packt Publishing; and Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2010, Packt Publishing. He holds certifications in A +, Linux +, MCSA, MCITP (Server Administrator), and MCSE (Private Cloud).
He is active in the System Center community and enjoys blogging about his adventures in the world of IT at www.buchatech.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at @buchatech for his latest blog posts.
Ronnie Isherwood, MCITP and MBCS, is a technology entrepreneur who has worked in the IT industry for more than 20 years, including 15 years of experience in delivering infrastructure, systems management, and virtualization technologies to the public sector and in financial and legal companies. He has worked with Microsoft Learning as a subject matter expert and technical reviewer, contributing to the several MCSE courses on the server and the cloud. In 2014, he cofounded a software development company, JE3.com, where he designs SaaS solutions and mobile applications for the financial services industry. He is committed to the IT community and is the founder of a Microsoft Windows user group and chairman of the Chartered Institute for IT in Jersey.
Marcello Rosenberg is an IT infrastructure management specialist with more than 5 years of experience in IT. He has developed broad expertise in the various components of the Microsoft System Center product. Marcello is working as a System Center engineer and consultant for Syliance IT Services, headquartered in Switzerland, where he delivers professional services in the area of data center management, automation, and cloud computing to customers in Switzerland and worldwide.
Natascia Heil is a senior technical analyst, with extensive experience in server monitoring and data center automation. She has over 20 years of experience in IT and is an MCSE in Microsoft Private Cloud. Natascia focuses on implementation and maintenance of monitoring systems.
She has good knowledge of all ITIL-related processes and how they should be integrated into monitoring solutions. She focuses on System Center Operations Manager and Orchestrator. She posts blogs at https://systemcentertipps.wordpress.com/.