Hi, I’m Daniel. My roots in the Microsoft world are in SharePoint: information architecture, permissions, intranets, and the question of how teams can organise their content so they can actually find it again later. From there, my focus gradually grew to cover all of Microsoft 365. Today I’m mostly concerned with how Copilot and AI agents land in an organisation so that they are secure, traceable and genuinely useful. That’s exactly where it becomes clear how much depends on a solid SharePoint foundation.
By day I’m a service owner for the Digital Workplace at an IT service provider whose customers mostly operate in regulated industries such as critical infrastructure and NIS2-regulated organisations. My scope runs from SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive through Viva, Loop and Planner to Exchange and the entire Copilot and AI stack. I design blueprints and technical standards, look after multiple customer tenants and train colleagues, because knowledge only pays off once it’s shared.
What you’ll find here
On DR.365 I write about what I run into every day: SharePoint and collaboration, Copilot and agents (Agent Builder, Copilot Studio, Foundry), governance and lifecycle, RAG and Azure AI. One common thread is automation. Anything I have to click through more than twice becomes a script, whether with PnP PowerShell, Exchange Online PowerShell or straight through Microsoft Graph. Over time, that habit turned into my own multi-tenant configuration management tool.
I aim to stay practical, be honest about limitations, and keep an eye on what really works in regulated environments. I try most things in my own environment first, because before I recommend something, I want to have broken it at least once. Every post is available in English and German.
Away from the keyboard
I live with my wife and our two kids in Wildeshausen, near Oldenburg in northern Germany. I clear my head through endurance sports, running and above all cycling.
I’m also curious about what genuinely helps people and teams grow: psychology, leadership, mindset. One of my favourite ideas is that taking something away often achieves more than adding something new. That’s as true for conversations as it is for tenant configurations.
Certifications
EXPERT
Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert
ASSOCIATE
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate
ASSOCIATE
Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate
Get in touch
Questions, pushback or ideas? I’m always happy to talk, ideally on LinkedIn or via Talks & Community.
This is a personal blog. The views expressed here are my own and not those of my employer.