About us
Your guide to a highly secure IT environment
Why should you keep looking for a solution on your own when you can count on the knowledge of experts? This question formed the basis for The Collective in 2018, a group of professionals, each with extensive expertise in a particular area of IT. Today, we stand together with our team to assist numerous companies in their quest for increased IT security, relying on the foundation provided by Microsoft’s cloud platforms.
Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people
Steve Jobs
Why The Collective
All-in for IT-security
In front of the pack
We are not a collective of followers, but of frontrunners. Leading the way, we are always the first to know about innovations from Microsoft, which enables our clients to have sustainable and future-proof technologies at their disposal more quickly.
Intelligently in charge
We are not only frontrunners today, but we are determined to stay in charge tomorrow, by constantly expanding our knowledge to stay ahead of those with less good intentions.
Incredible individuals
The people within The Collective are top-notch, not only on a professional level, but also in terms of their personality. The level of mutual appreciation is therefore enormous, both for what our people achieve and for who they are!
Instantly accessible
When working with customers, we feel just as responsible as if it were for our own company. We fully understand and act on the urgency to solve problems. That is why we choose to be personally reachable, rather than having to go through various systems or shared mailboxes.
Infusing knowledge
What good is knowledge if you can’t or won’t share it? That’s why we make it our mission, e.g. through The Hive or writing books, to spread our expertise to others, and thus help create more secure IT environments in companies.
Intentionally honest
One of our principles is that we are honest in what we offer, which implies that we will never offer you what you don’t need. Rather than making you dependent on us, we present you with the solutions that will allow you to go your own way.
Only for the Brave
Only the brave dare to go where no one has ever been before. Only the brave find the strength to move forward. Only the brave find the opportunity to change.
At The Collective we are brave to challenge you to a new way of working, to shift the business towards a better security posture. And it will take bravery to walk the path alongside us. But only the brave will create the new future.
Our salmons
Meet the team
Michael Van Horenbeeck
CEO
Focus
- Cloud Security & Compliance
- Identity Management
- Messaging
Bio
- Author of several books, including ‘Microsoft 365 Security for IT-Professionals’.
- Insight 365
Sven Mattheus
CFO
Focus
- Endpoint Security & Compliance
- SCCM & Intune
Bio
- Solution-driven and pragmatic. Focus on Modern Endpoint Management
Glenn Van Rymenant
Microsoft 365 Consultant
Focus
- Cloud Security & Compliance
- Identity Management
- Messaging
Bio
- Problem-solver, possessor of a critical and analytical mindset, devout advocate of the KISS-principle, eager, cheerful
Thijs Lecomte
Microsoft 365 Consultant
Focus
- Cloud Security & Compliance
- Identity Management
- Security Operation Center Architect
Bio
- MVP Security
- Security enthusiast focusing on securing cloud environments. Microsoft Sentinel expert and Microsoft Defender engineer.
Adriana Melendez Dueñas
Back-Office Manager
Dries Verschaeve
Azure Consultant
Arne Braeckman
Customer Success Manager
Focus
- Sales and Strategies
- Marketing
- Managed Service Operations
Bio
- Customer centric, people person, solution thinker
Olivier Vanheste
Microsoft 365 Developer & Data Analyst
Focus
- DevOps
- Data Analytics/ PowerBI
- Azure Automation
Bio
- Data-driven, customer centric, people-person
Sander Bougrine
Security Consultant
Focus
- Cloud Security & Compliance
- Identity Management
- Security Operations Incident Responder
Bio
- Determined Forenscic Researcher and KQL expert
Berkant Kucuksolak
Microsoft 365 Consultant
Focus
- Endpoint Security and Compliance
- Intune
Bio
- Broad-minded, humorous, sociable, Team player
Laurens Holsteens
Microsoft 365 Consultant
Focus
- Cloud Security & Compliance
- Identity Management
- Endpoint Security & Compliance
Bio
- Trustwurthy, self-diciplined solution thinker
Thomas Heirman
Security Consultant
Focus
- Cloud Security & Compliance
- Securitu Operations Incident Responder
Bio
- Adventurous, courageous team player with the ability to absorb knowledge
Els Van Keymeulen
Project Manger | Recruitment
Focus
- Project Management
- Recruitment and HR
- Resource Planning
Bio
- Ambitious, Organized solution-thinker
Neel Borghs
Azure Consultant
Lorenz Marcon
Microsoft 365 Consultant
Focus
- Endpoint Security & Compliance
- MECM | SCCM | Intune
Bio
- Trustwurthy, self-diciplined solution thinker and problem fixer
Tommy Geusens
Microsoft 365 Consultant
Focus
- Endpoint Security & Compliance
- Intune |Mac and Mobile Device Management
Bio
- Reliable, Passionate team-player
The Collective is a highly-skilled Microsoft partner with expertise in security, compliance, endpoint management, messaging, and Microsoft Teams voice and meetings.
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