🏆Microsoft MVPs (Germany)
| Aaron Siller | M365 / Security | https://siller.consulting |
| Adrian Ritter | Modern Collaboration | https://glueckkanja.com |
| Anastasios Ntaflos | M365 Copilot / Modern Collab | https://ntaflos.de |
| André Krämer.NET | / Mobile (MAUI) | https://andrekraemer.de |
| Anja Schröder | Teams / M365 Collab | https://lnk.bio/anjaschroeder |
| Armin Berberovic | Security | https://cloudsec42.com |
| Aydin Mir Mohammadi | Azure | https://bluehands.de |
| Benedikt Bergmann | Business Applications | https://benediktbergmann.eu |
| Benjamin Abt | Azure / .NET / AI | https://benjamin-abt.com |
| Björn Zahnow | Business Applications | https://crmk.eu |
| Carsten Rachfahl | Cloud & Datacenter / Azure | https://rachfahl.de |
| Christian Glessner | M365 / AI / Mixed Reality | https://hololux.com |
| Christoph Twiehaus | M365 / Loop | https://talkm365.net |
| Damir Dobric, Dr.AI | / Azure / Regional Director | https://daenet.de |
| Daniel Rohregger | M365 Co-Pilot | https://sessionize.com/rohreggerdaniel |
| Daniel Sogl | AI / Angular | https://danielsogl.gitbook.io |
| Dino Bordonaro | Azure / Datacenter | https://www.bordonaro-it.com |
| Elisabeth Wilke-Thissen | M365 / Office | https://wilke-thissen.de |
| Eric Berg | Azure / Datacenter | https://ericberg.de |
| Fabian Bader | Cyber Security | https://cloudbrothers.info |
| Fabian Moritz | Copilot Studio / Azure AI | https://expertsinside.com |
| Ferdi Lethen-Oellers | M365 / Power Platform | https://m365roestmeister.de |
| Frank Carius | M365 / Exchange | https://msxfaq.de |
| Frank Geisler | Data Platform / Fabric | https://gds-business-intelligence.de |
| Gregor Reimling | Azure / Security | https://reimling.eu |
| Hans Brender | OneDrive / M365 | https://hansbrender.com |
| Jannik Reinhard | Intune / Azure AI | https://jannikreinhard.com |
| Kathrin Borchert | Power BI / Fabric | https://www.yodabi.com |
| Luise Freese | Power Platform / Azure | https://www.m365princess.com |
| Manfred Helber | Cloud & Datacenter | https://manfredhelber.de |
| Marcel Meurer, | Azure / WVD | https://blog.itprocloud.de |
| Marvin Bangert | Power Platform | https://cloudkumpel.de |
| Michael Greth | Copilot / M365 / Clipchamp | https://sharepoint360.de |
| Michael Kaufmann | DevOps / GitHub / RD | https://michael-kaufmann.ch |
| Michael Plettner | M365 / Teams / Copilot | https://in2success.de |
| Nicole Wiske | Copilot / Teams | https://nicolewiske.de |
| Oliver Kieselbach | Intune / Windows | https://oliverkieselbach.com |
| Patrick Kelbch | Co-pilot / M365 | https://preventech.de/ |
| Pauline Kolde | Dynamics 365 / CX | https://paulinekolde.info |
| Philipp Bauknecht | AI / Cloud / RD | https://medialesson.de |
| Raphael Köllner | Compliance / Security | https://rakoellner.de |
| René Wasel | M365 / SharePoint | https://wasel365.de |
| Siegfried Jagott | M365 / Messaging | https://intellity.net |
| Stefan Rapp | Azure IaC | https://blog.misterazure.com |
| Thomas Maier | M365 / Adoption | https://thomas-maier.me |
| Thomas Pentenrieder | Azure / Dev | https://zeitplan.io |
| Thomas Stensitzki | M365 / Exchange / MCT | https://granikos.eu |
| Tobias Fenster | Azure / Business Apps | https://tobiasfenster.io |
| Tomislav Karafilov | Business Apps / Copilot | https://tkarafilov.wordpress.com |
| Ugur Koc | M365 / Security | https://ugurlabs.com |
🌍 Top Community & News – Sites
| Franky’s Web | https://www.frankysweb.de | The German reference for Exchange (On-Prem & Hybrid). Frank Zöchling is the first point of contact for update problems (“Hafnium” etc.) and migrations. |
| Born’s IT | https://www.borncity.com/blog | Günter Born’s blog is legendary for uncovering problems with Windows updates. “When things get stuck, Born puts it first.” |
| Dr. Windows | https://www.drwindows.de | Martin Geuß delivers daily news. Less “deep tech”, but excellent for an overview of strategy, hardware and consumer topics. |
| Icewolf (CH) | https://blog.icewolf.ch | Andres Bohren (Swiss MVP). Very structured, technical instructions. Focus on Exchange Hybrid, Security, and PowerShell. |
| Call4Cloud (NL) | https://call4cloud.nl | Rudy Ooms (Netherlands). Finds bugs and registry hacks in Intune often months before Microsoft documents them. Extremely deep (“Level 400”). |
| Office 365 IT Pros | https://office365itpros.com | companion blog to the “Bible” (O365 IT Pros eBook). Tony Redmond analyzes changes extremely critically and without marketing speak. |
| Entra.News | https://entra.news | Curated by Merrill Fernando (Microsoft PM). The best weekly newsletter that summarizes everything new about Entra ID (Azure AD). |
| Jeffrey Appel (NL) | https://jeffreyappel.nl | Extremely detailed “deep dives” on Microsoft Defender XDR, security concepts and Entra. Very visual and practical. |
| CyberDrain | https://cyberdrain.com | Kelvin Tegelaar. The bible for managed service providers (MSPs). Home of the CIPP tool. Countless PowerShell scripts for automation. |
| O365 Reports | https://o365reports.com | Excellent source for ready-to-use Copy&Paste PowerShell scripts (e.g. “All inactive users”, “MFA Status Report”). |
| System Center Dudes | https://www.systemcenterdudes.com | top point of contact for classic (MECM/SCCM) and modern (Intune) device management. Lots of step-by-step guides. |
| The Lazy Administrator | https://www.thelazyadministrator.com | Bradley Wyatt. Focus on automation in everyday admin life according to the motto: “How do I automate my job away”. |
| Practical 365 | https://practical365.com | Originally by Paul Cunningham, now Quest. High-quality articles from various international experts on Teams, Exchange and SharePoint. |
| Petri.com | https://petri.com | High-quality journalistic preparation of Microsoft news. Less “tinkering instructions”, more strategic classification for IT decision-makers. |
| Azure Weekly | https://azureweekly.info | Not a blog, but a must: A weekly newsletter that summarizes all of the week’s Azure updates. Essential for cloud architects. |
| Bleeping Computer | https://www.bleepingcomputer.com | If there is a fire (ransomware, zero-day exploits in Exchange/Windows), it is here first. Required reading for security admins. |
| REBELADMIN | https://rebeladmin.com | focus on classic Active Directory and Hybrid Identity. Very good guides for migrations and troubleshooting. |
🛠️ Open Source & Community Tools
| CIPP | https://cipp.app | CyberDrain Integrated Partner Portal. The Swiss Army knife for MSPs. Enables cross-client management, standardization of settings and user management in one interface. |
| M365DSC | https://microsoft365dsc.com | Configuration as Code. Exports the entire tenant configuration. Detects unauthorized changes (“drift detection”) and can clone configurations between tenants. |
| Maester | https://maester.dev | Modern Auditing. Based on Pester. Automatically tests your tenant against security best practices (such as the Maester test catalog) and generates HTML reports. |
| PingCastle | https://www.pingcastle.com | mandatory for On-Prem AD. Scans the Active Directory, finds misconfigurations, orphaned admins and vulnerabilities. Delivers a very understandable health report with risk score. |
| Purple Knight | https://www.purple-knight.com | Free tool from Semperis. Scans Active Directory AND Entra ID (Azure AD) for vulnerabilities and outputs a detailed security scorecard. |
| ScubaGear | https://github.com/cisagov/ScubaGear | official tool of CISA (US agency). Checks M365 tenants against the strict CISA security baselines and generates clear HTML reports (red/green rating). |
| IdPowerToys | https://idpowertoys.merill.net | collection of visual tools from Merill Fernando. Makes conditional access policies and log files graphically visible and understandable. |
| ORCA | https://github.com/cammurray/orca | Object Replication & Configuration Assessment. Checks Defender for Office 365 settings against best practices. |
| Hawk | https://github.com/T0pCyber/hawk | PowerShell module for incident response in M365. Collects logs, forwarding rules, and tenant data to secure evidence after a hack. |
| PSAppDeployToolkit | https://psappdeploytoolkit.com | The industry standard for software packaging (PSADT). Enables complex installations (user dialogs, process kill, registry keys) before the actual Setup.exe runs. |
| IntuneManagement | https://github.com/Micke-K/IntuneManagement | Powerful tool for exporting, documenting, or copying Intune configurations and app packages between tenants. |
| AzGovViz | https://github.com/JulianHayward/Azure-MG-Sub-Governance-Reporting | Azure Governance Visualizer. Script that reads the entire Azure environment (policies, RBAC, blueprints) and creates extremely detailed diagrams/documentation. |
| BloodHound (CE) | https://github.com/SpecterOps/BloodHound | Visualizes attack paths in Active Directory. Shows how an attacker could get from a normal user to a domain admin. |
| Soteria 365 Inspect | https://github.com/soteria-security/365Inspect | script collection that scans the tenant and reports security risks. Similar to ORCA, but more broadly positioned (SharePoint, Teams, Entra). |
| WinGet.Pro | https://winget.pro | Simplifies the use of the Windows Package Manager (WinGet) in the corporate environment. |
| OSDBuilder | https://osdbuilder.osdeploy.com | Also important in the age of Autopilot: Creates clean, patched Windows ISO/WIM files including updates and features offline via PowerShell. |
| AADInternals | https://aadinternals.com | tool by Dr. Nestori Syynimaa. Actually, for security researchers, to highlight vulnerabilities in Azure AD/M365. Helps admins understand how attacks work. |
