Meet Peter Rising, MVP
Biography
Peter has specialised in the Microsoft platform since 2014, initially focusing on Exchange migrations but in recent years has shifted his area of focus to SharePoint, Teams, and in particular, Security & Compliance.
In his spare time, Peter loves to contribute to the wider Microsoft community, and can often be found responding to posts on the Microsoft Tech Community forums. In addition, he is a co-host of the Cloud Conversations community podcast, and co-founder of the Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance user group. He is also a regular contributor to both practical365.com and petri.com and has authored two Microsoft certification guidebooks on Security Administration and Microsoft Teams.
Peter is also an advocate for autism awareness and has an 11-year-old son who suffers from extreme autism and sensory processing disorder.
Professional Experience:
Peter has worked in both internal IT Management roles and as a consultant or Architect throughout his career and has delivered Microsoft cloud solutions across the UK and beyond to organisations from small to mid-size business to Large Enterprises looking for guidance with their Digital Transformation journey.
Key Skills
Microsoft 365 Architecture & Design
Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance best practices
Microsoft Teams – Collaboration
SharePoint Online – Design and migration planning & implementation
Key Certifications
- Microsoft MVP in Office Apps & Services
- MCSE: Productivity
- MCSA: Office 365
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert
- Microsoft 365: Security Administrator Associate
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer
Community Speaking
- Regular speaker at conferences
- Co-founder of Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance User Group
- Co-host of Cloud Conversations podcast