About me
My Name is Andres Bohren, i am working as a Cloud Architect at isolutions. I was born in 1979 and live in the beautiful City of Bern in Switzerland.
My Passion is Information Technology and Security all around the Microsoft Ecosystem, especially the Cloud (M365 / Azure).
I’ve became a Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) in February 2025.
I am an Exchange and Microsoft Teams Expert and have love Messaging (Exchange Online, Microsoft Defender for Office 365), Communication (Microsoft Teams and Teams Phone), Identity (Active Directory, Entra Connect, Entra ID) and Security. Became a PowerShell Enthusiast back in the Exchange 2007/2010 days and wrote a lot of helpful PowerShell Scripts. Some of them are published at my GitHub Repo.
Also published some PowerShell Module and Scripts to PowerShell Gallery for the Community
Target audience
People of all ages, focusing on Microsoft 365, Identity, Messaging (Exchange), Communication (Teams and Teams Enterprise Voice) and Security. As well as IT Professionals, Microsoft 365 and Azure Administrators.
Speaker
Check out my Speaker Page
Meetup Organizer
Co-Organisator of the Microsoft 365 Community Schweiz. Watch the Meetup Recordings on Youtube.
Blog Statistics (November 2024)
- more than 180'000 Pageviews in the last 12 Months
- Unique Visitors per month: > 10'000
- Number of Pageviews per month: > 15’000
Top 16 Blog Articles last 12 Months (November 2024)
- throttling and blocking of out-of-date on-premises Exchange Servers
- 2024-01 Security Update Windows Server fails with 0x80070643
- Entra Connect Sync 2.3.2 - Group Writeback V2 will be discontinued
- March 2024 Exchange Server Security Updates
- Install Exchange 2019 on Windows Server 2022
- Manage direct assigned Licenses and Service Plans with Microsoft.Graph
- Azure Automation Modules and Runbooks PowerShell 7.2
- Microsoft Graph Report Device Owner
- Check Domain Controller Ports with PowerShell
- February 2024 Exchange Server Security Updates
- Exchange 2019 Edge Sync: No EdgeSync credentials were found
- Entra Connect Sync 2.3.6 released
- VMware Remote Console 12.0.5
- Microsoft Entra Verified ID
- Entra Connect Sync 2.3.8 released
- NUC replaces my old HP Server
Top 15 Blog Articles last 12 Months (December 2023)
- Renew Exchange Federation Certificate
- Exchange Online Search and Purge with PowerShell and Threat Explorer
- Windows Hello for Business - Hybrid Cloud Kerberos trust
- Azure AD Connect cloud sync
- Windows Server Insider Preview Build 25941 reveals new AD Forest and Domain functional Levels
- Automate Exchange Certificate renewal with Let’s Encrypt
- August 2023 Exchange Server Security Updates
- Demote Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller
- Exchange Online IMAP and SMTP OAuth 2.0 with Delegated Permissions
- Microsoft 365 Defender Advanced Hunting with PowerShell
- Keep your M365 PowerShell Modules up to date with M365PSProfile
- Hybrid Configuration Wizard supports REST
- Delete Stale Devices in AzureAD with Microsoft.Graph PowerShell
- VMware Tools for Windows 12.2.5
- Use Managed Identity with Microsoft Teams on Azure Automation
Social Media (November 2024)
Certifications (November 2024)
I am holding over 40 Certificates, here are some examples:
- Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
- M365: Enterprise Administrator Expert
- M365: Messaging Administrator Associate
- M365: Security Administrator Associate
- M365: Teams Administrator Associate
- Security: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
- Security: Security Engineer Associate
- Security: Identity and Access Associate
- Security: Information Protection Administrator
- Azure: Solutions Architect Expert
- Azure: Administrator Associate
- MCSE: Cloud Plattform and Infrastructure
- MCSE: Communication (Lync/Skype for Business)
- MCSE: Messaging (Exchange 2010/2013/2016)
- MCSE: Productivity (2016/2017)
- MCSA: Office 365
- MCSA: Windows Server 2008/2012/2016
