Event report

Workplace Ninjas Toronto 2025 — Microsoft Reactor

DateJune 13, 2025 · 9:00 AM–3:30 PM
VenueMicrosoft Reactor, CIBC Square, 81 Bay St, Toronto
Community MasterDavid Nudelman
CostFree

Our first event in Toronto: a full day of networking, learning, and unleashing your inner workplace ninja at the Microsoft Reactor in CIBC Square. Microsoft MVPs, local speakers and industry experts shared their insights and adventures in the Modern Workplace Management space — Microsoft Intune, ConfigMgr, Microsoft Security, Defender, Sentinel, Entra, PowerShell, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365 and much more.

Sessions

The endpoint management challenge and the transition to Windows 11

David Nudelman · Microsoft Security MVP · Community Master

David welcomed everyone by sharing his perspective on the current challenge of getting ready for Windows 10's end of support and how the tools related to modern management have evolved.

Unlocking Intune Insights with Custom Power BI Reports

Garth Jones · Microsoft MVP · Recast Software

Garth shared how easy it is to plug in to Intune data — and how, little by little, you can work your way up to beautiful and insightful Intune reporting in Power BI.

PSAppDeployToolkit v4 — what's new and what's next

Dan Cunningham · Co-creator of PSAppDeployToolkit · Patch My PC

Dan covered what the solution delivers, how organizations use it and benefit from it, and the latest and upcoming developments in the tool.

Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 made easy with Nerdio

Dave Fiske · Nerdio

Dave talked about the challenges faced by AVD architects and administrators, how Nerdio can help save time and money on Azure consumption, plus features useful for Intune administrators and remote desktop assistance capabilities.

Rebuilding IT Foundations: Real-World Stories of Migration, Modernization, and MDM Success

Ali Alame

Ali delivered a session on his experience with Intune, covering three cases with their challenges, adventures, and creative solutions — from one of Canada's top Intune professionals.

Inside Zero Trust: How Microsoft Defender and Sentinel Power Real-World Security

Carlos Espinoza · Quorum Cyber

Carlos shared how bad actors perform their work, how Microsoft security tools detect and prevent breaches, and how the integrated toolset of Microsoft Defender and Sentinel can significantly improve threat management and detection — including how Quorum Cyber acts as an extension of its customers' teams in this arduous battle.

Sponsors

Thank you to everyone who attended, to volunteers David, Garth and Ali for their assistance, to Paul Morrissey for the local support — and congratulations to Cody White for the engagement and for winning the Xbox draw!

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