Co-Founder & CTO
Mohammad is the technical driving force behind Virtual Computing. As CTO and co-founder he leads complex infrastructure projects — from cloud migrations to managed multi-location networks. He shares his expertise on security, cloud architecture and IT infrastructure.
Mohammad joined Virtual Computing shortly after its founding as technical co-founder. With a background in network infrastructure and cloud architecture, he brought the depth needed to handle larger, more complex client environments.
As CTO he's responsible for the technical roadmap, the in-house data centres in Eindhoven and Den Bosch, and the architecture of the Virtual Computing platforms. He leads the engineering team and is directly involved in every complex migration or incident — from healthcare institutions with 100+ sites to manufacturers with 24/7 uptime demands.
In recent years Mohammad has led Virtual Computing in cybersecurity and compliance. He built out the ISO 27001 certification and the NEN 7510 way of working, and drives VC's NIS2 approach for SMB clients.
“A good network is one you never hear about. That's what me and the team make sure of — day and night, quietly.”
Areas where Mohammad works hands-on and where you’ll likely meet him in practice.
Architect of VC's in-house NL data centres; designs hybrid and multi-tenant Azure and VMware environments for SMBs and larger clients.
Multi-site networks with UniFi, Fortinet and MikroTik; SD-WAN, VPN architecture and zero-trust access for hybrid working.
Microsoft Defender, EDR, MFA rollouts and NIS2 compliance. Incident response and forensic investigation during security incidents.
Migrations from on-premise to Azure, Intune rollouts, Entra ID, and architecture for M365 environments up to 1,000 users.
Insights and knowledge from practice
Windows 10 has been out of support since October 2025. If you are still running on Extended Security Updates, the price per device doubles after 13 October 2026 — and anyone joining later pays for the missed years anyway. Four routes for SMBs, with an honest calculation.
The Dutch implementation of NIS2 — the Cyberbeveiligingswet — passed the House of Representatives and is now before the Senate, with 1 July 2026 as the intended start date. Does your business fall under it (often indirectly, as a supplier)? And which five measures should you arrange now?
Microsoft Copilot out of the box is a data leak waiting to happen. It can see everything the user can see — including HR data, salary overviews and client dossiers that accidentally sit in shared SharePoints. Three minimum DLP settings are essential before you enable Copilot.
Run AI in production without your prompts and business data ending up at an American SaaS. This is the 5-layer open-source stack we roll out for SMB teams: orchestration, agent frameworks, LLM interface, LLM-app platform and runtime — all containerized and under Dutch law.
n8n is the open-source Zapier alternative with 400+ integrations. You can run it for free on a VPS, but real costs hide in maintenance, security and compliance. Three options on the table — with an honest cost comparison for an SMB team.
In 2026, security awareness training is no longer an annual compliance exercise — it's a continuous programme that maps onto NIS2 and NEN 7510. This article covers what actually works for an SMB of 25 to 250 employees, what to expect, and how to set it up pragmatically without giving your people a headache.
After the Broadcom acquisition and the new VMware licensing structure, we went looking for a mature open alternative. In late 2024 we migrated our complete hypervisor fleet from VMware to Vates VMS (XCP-ng). Here's our own story.
Rob Huijnen of a facilities company switched from another cloud provider to Virtual Computing. Read why and how the migration process went.
What if your servers go down or you're hit by ransomware? A disaster recovery plan is essential. Create one in 5 steps.
The NIS2 directive sets stricter cybersecurity requirements. We explain who it applies to, what you need to arrange and how to prepare your organisation.
Secure cloud working for SMBs in 5 steps. Learn how your SMB can work securely and efficiently with Microsoft 365 in the cloud.
Work wherever and whenever you want. No servers, no outages, no hassle. With Hybrid Azure Virtual Desktop, you offer employees a stable, secure workplace.