Every year on July 1, the MVP renewal process takes place and Microsoft notifies us on that day if we will be awarded another year as an MVP based on our contributions. So most of the MVPs look into their inboxes and wait for the mail notification. Some colleagues call the day the F5 day, because second by second the inbox is updated 🙂

This year there were some technical difficulties and so late on July 1 there was an announcement that the MVP announcement would be delayed until July 5. A murmur went through the internet. 🙂

But late Tuesday I got to rejoice again, because that’s when the mail came and I was once again recognized as a Microsoft MPV in the Azure category for 2022-2023. It’s a great award, and I’m very pleased to have received this special award for the fourth year in a row.

• it gives me the impression that my contributions are still helpful and relevant for the community
• I am very grateful to continue to be part of a large family of experts
• I am looking forward to continue learning from and with the community more exciting things

On this way some people have already accompanied me and some have become friends. It is an honor to be part of this family. This has also been especially evident in the past few weeks, after a little Corona break, through the first personal conferences. Connecting with people live, exchanging ideas and discussing solutions are simply an indispensable part of the community.

There are many people I am grateful to for their support, without whom this award would not have been possible. A big thank you goes to my wife Jessica, without her support this would not have been possible. There are other people who have become real friends during this time, like Eric Berg, Thomas Naunheim, Marcel Meurer and Tom Janetscheck and many others. Also a big thank you to my Azure Bonn Orga Team, Melanie Eibl, René de la Motte and Thomas Naunheim without whom the many Meetups and the Cloud Identity Summit would only be half as nice. And I would also like to thank the community and Microsoft for this award and I am already looking forward to another exciting year.

Are you interested in learning more about the MVP program, check out the MVP page or listen to the great new Geeksprech podcast episode by Eric Berg “Was ist eigentlich ein MVP” in german.

If you’re interested in what conferences you can find me at in 2022, feel free to check out my upcoming community events page.