Join the host of the Hybrid Identity Protection podcast, Sean Deuby as he sits down with industry experts and a special guest, Brian Desmond.

Special Guest: Brian Desmond is a Principal at Ravenswood Technology Group where he leads a team of professionals focused on delivering best-in-breed consulting services for the Microsoft security and identity management ecosystem. Brian was recognized annually as a Microsoft MVP for fifteen years and is the author of the fourth and fifth editions of Active Directory from O’Reilly. Brian is also a contributing author to Office 365 for IT Pros.

Joe Kaplan is the Architecture and Strategy lead for Accenture’s Identity and Access Management organization within internal IT. He focuses on solving real-world identity problems for a large, complex business. Joe is the co-author of the “”.NET Developer’s Guide to Directory Services Programming”” and is a former Microsoft MVP in Enterprise Mobility + Security.

Jorge de Almeida Pinto is a Lead Identity/Security Consultant working for IAMTEC with a very strong focus on and passion for Microsoft Identity, Security & Access Management technologies, either on-premises or cloud-based. He helps and guides organizations in architecting, designing, implementing, and maintaining secure solutions with a critical, positive, and goal-achieving mindset. He has received the Microsoft MVP Award every year since 2006.

Host: Sean Deuby, 15-time Microsoft MVP and Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast Host. Sean brings 30 years’ experience in Enterprise IT and Hybrid Identity to his role as Director of Services at Semperis. An original architect and technical leader of Intel’s Active Directory, Texas Instrument’s Windows NT network, and 15-time MVP alumnus, Sean has been involved with Microsoft identity technology since its inception. His experience as an identity strategy consultant for many Fortune 500 companies gives him a broad perspective on the challenges of today’s identity-centered security.