03 // WHOAMI

A hybrid IT consultant who still does the work.

root@noerdar:~
> whoami
noerdar
> what do you do?
hybrid_it_consulting: on-prem | cloud | identity | zero_trust | ai
> status
currently_engaged | always open for a talk
> cat ~/.motto
i keep going until it works. and if it's something i haven't done before, i learn it fast.
> ls ~/offhours
homelab/  local_ai/  automation/
> echo $MINDSET
curiosity | logic | freedom
> _

I started with IT as a kid, on an Amiga 500, and have been hands-on ever since. In 35 years I have built, broken, rescued, and rebuilt systems of every size: domain controllers older than some of the people running them, hybrid identity that has to just work on Monday morning, and automation that removes the boring parts so people can focus on what matters.

Today I work as a hybrid IT consultant where infrastructure, security, cloud, and AI meet. I can talk business goals with management in the morning and patch a firewall rule in the afternoon. I have worked with a wide range of vendors and platforms, so I recommend what fits your setup, not what a partner program pushes. I prefer the safest long-term solution, I say it plainly when something is risky, and I document what I build so it keeps running without me.

IT is also my hobby, so the building does not stop when the workday does. After hours I run a homelab, work with local AI models, and automate whatever I can, which is where a lot of new ideas get tested first.

I am formally trained in computer science (a Danish AP degree), with a school year in the USA along the way. I work independently and in a structured way, I am analytical about problems and humble about what I do not know, and I keep enough humor around to make a long migration night bearable.

roles over the years, names withheld

  1. FounderMy first business, founded in 1995.
  2. Specialist consultantSystem owner for a national-scale education platform.
  3. Founder and partnerAn e-commerce venture, where I built and ran the web platform.
  4. IT consultantInfrastructure, networks, and security for SMB and enterprise customers.
  5. Cloud infrastructure specialistManaged services: hosted platforms, hybrid cloud, and the operations behind them.
  6. Enterprise consultingToday: architecture, identity, Zero Trust, and hybrid cloud for larger organizations.

languagesDanish (native) | English (fluent) | Swedish and Norwegian (spoken) | Some German

curiosity | logic | freedom

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Currently engaged, always open for a talk

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03 // TIMELINE

35 years in the machine room

Every era taught something the next one needed. This is the ground I have covered.

  1. BOOT

    late 1980s

    First boot

    It started when I was a kid, with an Amiga 500. Then command lines, floppy disks, and coax networks: learning how computers really work, one config file at a time.

    • Amiga 500
    • DOS
    • NetWare
    • Coax

  2. CONNECT

    mid-1990s

    The network arrives

    Servers become the heart of the business and the internet goes from novelty to necessity. In 1995 I founded my first business.

    • Windows NT
    • TCP/IP
    • Dial-up
    • First business

  3. DIRECTORY

    2000s

    Identity takes shape

    Active Directory, email, and the first serious security work. The domain controller becomes the most important box in the building.

    • Active Directory
    • Exchange
    • Firewalls

  4. VIRTUAL

    late 2000s to 2010s

    One server becomes many

    Virtualization and shared storage change everything about how infrastructure is built and recovered. Failover clusters keep the workloads running when a host goes down.

    • VMware
    • Hyper-V
    • SAN
    • Failover clusters

  5. HYBRID

    2010s

    The cloud joins the room

    Microsoft 365, Azure, and AWS meet on-prem. Hybrid identity and security baselines become the core of the job, and Storage Spaces Direct turns plain servers into hyperconverged clusters.

    • M365
    • Azure
    • AWS
    • Hybrid AD
    • S2D

  6. AUTONOMOUS

    2020s to now

    Zero Trust and AI

    Identity becomes the control point, Zero Trust the design model, and on-prem clusters are run from Azure through Arc. Automation is expected, and AI agents start working alongside the team.

    • Entra ID
    • Zero Trust
    • Azure Local
    • AI agents

  7. > next: still_learning

03 // MOTTO

Motto

I keep going until it works. And if it's something I haven't done before, I learn it fast.

> cat ~/.motto
Get in contact How I work, and how to hire me

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