John Joyner

John is Senior Director, Technology at AccountabilIT, an MSP/MSSP providing NOC & SOC services to organizations around the world.

Awarded Microsoft MVP for 18 years (2007-2026). He's a certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert and Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert.

John co-authored the four books in the industry-standard reference series, System Center Operations Manager: Unleashed from Sams publishing. His fifth book 'Azure Arc-Enabled Kubernetes and Servers: Extending Hyperscale Cloud Management to Your Datacenter' was published in December 2021 by Apress.

Specialties include Azure Monitor, Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Defender for IoT, Azure Logic Apps and Function Apps, Azure Arc, and Azure Lighthouse.

In his first career as a U.S. Navy computer scientist, John worked for NATO in Europe and aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. His jobs included Chief of Network Operations for NATO southern region and national Network Security Officer for the Navy Bureau of Personnel.