Derek Melber, Director of Compliance Solutions, DesktopStandard Corp.
As Director of Education and Certification at DesktopStandard, Derek Melber brings his 15 years of training and certification development into DesktopStandard to shed light on the most powerful Group Policy tools available. Derek has provided custom training and conference sessions for Windows Active Directory, security, migration, auditing, compliance, MCSE preparation, and of course Group Policy, to tens of thousands of network professionals. Derek has revolutionized the Windows Auditing and Security community with his custom training, books, and online courses. He has an innovative and energetic presentation style, which creates a dynamic educational environment.
Derek holds a M.S. in Engineering from the University of Kansas, is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), a Microsoft MVP (Windows Server – Directory Services), and a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). Derek has provided consulting and training for most of the Fortune 500 companies over the past 15 years. He has written over 15 books and eBooks over the past 5 years, including the only book that Microsoft has ever produced on Group Policy, "The Group Policy Guide" – part of the best-selling Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit series, and the only books available on auditing Windows security, published by The Institute of Internal Auditors. |
