Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft MVPs

All Microsoft MVPs that have added their award to their speaker profile.

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Iona Varga

Iona Varga

Azure, Check! Power Platform, Check! Not only am I a geek on technology, helping others is what thrives me!
From low-code and fusion-dev to process management and more. My background is in technology for healthcare and that is what excites me the most!

Azure, Check! Power Platform, Check! Not only am I a geek on technology, helping others is what thrives me! From low-code and fusion-dev to process management and more. My background is in technology for healthcare and that is what excites me the mo... Show more

Steve Gordon

Steve Gordon

Steve Gordon is a Pluralsight author, 7x Microsoft MVP, and a .NET engineer at Elastic. He is based in the UK. Steve is passionate about community and all things .NET related, having worked with .NET for over 20 years. Steve enjoys sharing his knowledge through his blog, in videos and by presenting talks at user groups and conferences. Steve is excited to participate in the active .NET community and founded .NET South East, a .NET Meetup group based in Brighton. He enjoys contributing to and maintaining OSS projects. You can find Steve online at his blog, www.stevejgordon.co.uk, and on most social media platforms as @stevejgordon.

Steve Gordon is a Pluralsight author, 7x Microsoft MVP, and a .NET engineer at Elastic. He is based in the UK. Steve is passionate about community and all things .NET related, having worked with .NET for over 20 years. Steve enjoys sharing his knowle... Show more

Ahirton Lopes

Ahirton Lopes

Data & AI Manager / Practice Lead with extensive experience in AI, Machine Learning, and Data Engineering. A Microsoft MVP in AI Pltaform and Google Developer Expert (GDE) in Machine Learning, he has led large-scale AI implementations, including credit bureau solutions and GenAI platforms. He teaches in FIAP’s MBA programs in Cybersecurity and Data Science & AI. Holding a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, he actively contributes to the AI community through talks, courses, and technical content on advanced AI architectures, MLOps, and real-world AI applications.

Data & AI Manager / Practice Lead with extensive experience in AI, Machine Learning, and Data Engineering. A Microsoft MVP in AI Pltaform and Google Developer Expert (GDE) in Machine Learning, he has led large-scale AI implementations, including cred... Show more

Jonas Bøgvad

Jonas Bøgvad

I'm Jonas, a proud recipient of the Microsoft MVP in Security award. As a Cloud Security Consultant, I specialize in the Microsoft 365 Cloud Security Stack, assisting clients to navigate and overcome their security challenges.

In my professional and community interactions, I highly value empathy and inclusivity, and I deeply believe in the power of honesty for growth and improvement. I'm driven by the thrill of new technologies and I relish tackling challenges head-on.

I'm Jonas, a proud recipient of the Microsoft MVP in Security award. As a Cloud Security Consultant, I specialize in the Microsoft 365 Cloud Security Stack, assisting clients to navigate and overcome their security challenges. In my professional a... Show more

Javier Sanchez Rivero

Javier Sanchez Rivero

Ingeniero electrónico convertido en experto en datos con más de 6 años de experiencia, Microsoft 𝗠𝗩𝗣 𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 y 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 como Analista de Datos en Microsoft Power BI y en Microsoft Azure, además de especializarme en soluciones analíticas a nivel empresarial utilizando estas tecnologías.

𝗠𝗮́𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴í𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁, fusiono mi formación técnica con un profundo conocimiento del mundo de los datos. No sólo soy un apasionado de la tecnología, sino también 𝗰𝗼-𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗽𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗘𝘂𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗱𝗶 y un 𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱. Mis contribuciones como ponente y autor del blog losdatoscomoherramienta.blogspot.com reflejan mi dedicación al fascinante mundo de los datos.

En resumen, transformo mi trabajo en mi pasión, y estoy aquí para demostrar que los datos no solo son una herramienta, ¡sino una fuente de inspiración y creatividad! ¡𝗔𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮́ñ𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗮𝗷𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲́𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘀!

Ingeniero electrónico convertido en experto en datos con más de 6 años de experiencia, Microsoft 𝗠𝗩𝗣 𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 y 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 como Analista de Datos en Microsoft Power BI y en Microsof... Show more

Frank Geisler

Frank Geisler

Frank Geisler is the owner and CEO of GDS Business Intelligence GmbH, a leading Microsoft Solution Provider specializing in Data and AI. He holds numerous prestigious certifications, including Data Platform MVP, MCT, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Azure Data Engineer Associate, and DevOps Engineer Expert. In his role, Frank excels in building robust Business Intelligence systems leveraging Microsoft technologies such as SQL Server, Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI. He is also proficient in constructing Azure infrastructures and architectures using PowerShell and Bicep.

Frank is a prolific author, having written several bestselling books including "Power BI für Dummies," "Azure für Dummies," "Docker für Dummies," and "Pro Serverless Data Handling with Microsoft Azure." As a frequent speaker, he has delivered insightful presentations at major national and international conferences like the PASS Community Summit, SQL BITS, and SQL Server Konferenz.

In addition to his professional achievements, Frank co-founded PASS Deutschland e.V. in 2004 and has served on its board of directors for many years. He also leads the Microsoft Data Community Regional Chapter Münsterland, contributing significantly to the community's growth and development.

Frank Geisler is the owner and CEO of GDS Business Intelligence GmbH, a leading Microsoft Solution Provider specializing in Data and AI. He holds numerous prestigious certifications, including Data Platform MVP, MCT, Azure Solutions Architect Expert,... Show more

Roberto Tejero

Roberto Tejero

Padre de los tres mosqueteros, esposo, y espíritu errante. Azure, Servicios de Infraestructura, Seguridad, Office 365. Atrévete a saber, huye de la ignorancia e hipocresia.

Padre de los tres mosqueteros, esposo, y espíritu errante. Azure, Servicios de Infraestructura, Seguridad, Office 365. Atrévete a saber, huye de la ignorancia e hipocresia. Show more

Derek Cash-Peterson

Derek Cash-Peterson

Derek is passionate about building intuitive and useful applications, focusing on the design and user experience as well as the development. 



He has over 20 years of industry experience building customized intranets, extranets, and public facing websites based on the Microsoft stack. He specializes in front-end development and visual design/branding of SharePoint, Teams, and Microsoft 365. He brings a design eye to a developers world along with skills in information architecture, content architecture, and collaboration strategy skills.

Derek is passionate about building intuitive and useful applications, focusing on the design and user experience as well as the development. 

 He has over 20 years of industry experience building customized intranets, extranets, and public facing... Show more

Sander Stad

Sander Stad

Sander is a SQL Server DBA with over 20 years of experience in IT. He has worked with SQL Server since version 2000 and is a Microsoft MVP.
He is a huge PowerShell enthusiast and will try to automate processes as much as possible.

Sander is a SQL Server DBA with over 20 years of experience in IT. He has worked with SQL Server since version 2000 and is a Microsoft MVP. He is a huge PowerShell enthusiast and will try to automate processes as much as possible. Show more

Sam Alavi

Sam Alavi

​Sam is a Principal Cloud Practitioner and Architect based in Sydney, Australia, and a Microsoft Azure MVP.

With a Bachelor of Software Engineering, he brings extensive experience in cloud architecture, platform engineering, and software development. Sam specialises in designing and implementing cloud-scale distributed systems and applications, assisting clients in migrating existing applications to public cloud platforms.

He is passionate about helping people leverage the Microsoft Azure cloud platform to achieve their goals, providing technical governance and guidance throughout the solution delivery lifecycle. His strong analytical and problem-solving skills have contributed to a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions on large-scale projects within budget and on time.​

​Sam is a Principal Cloud Practitioner and Architect based in Sydney, Australia, and a Microsoft Azure MVP. With a Bachelor of Software Engineering, he brings extensive experience in cloud architecture, platform engineering, and software developm... Show more

Dharanidharan Balasubramaniam

Dharanidharan Balasubramaniam

Myself Dharanidharan Balasubramaniam currently working as a Senior Manager with Capgemini

Currently leading the Malaysia Microsoft BizApps and power platform User Group, Tamil Nadu Dynamics 365 and Power Platform User Group, ASEANS Microsoft BizApps and Power Platform User Group, and ambassador of D365 Saturday.

Having 10 years of experience in ASP .NET, C#, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013, 2015,2016 and Dynamics 365, Click Dimensions, SQL Server, Azure Dev-Ops & Microsoft Azure, Power Platform, Power automate and Power BI

I am certified in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015, 2016, Dynamics 365 CE. Also, I am Microsoft Certified Trainer(MCT)

Myself Dharanidharan Balasubramaniam currently working as a Senior Manager with Capgemini Currently leading the Malaysia Microsoft BizApps and power platform User Group, Tamil Nadu Dynamics 365 and Power Platform User Group, ASEANS Microsoft BizAp... Show more

Bill Wilder

Bill Wilder

Bill is an AI-first consultant with deep background spanning software architecture, Azure, and cybersecurity. Boston Azure AI founder. Microsoft MVP. Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). CISSP.

Bill is an AI-first consultant with deep background spanning software architecture, Azure, and cybersecurity. Boston Azure AI founder. Microsoft MVP. Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). CISSP. Show more

Ayih Tchesco

Ayih Tchesco

Tchesco is a software developer based in Ghana. He is a Microsoft MVP in Business Applications and is currently working as a Power Platform Developer at Multithread ICT Solutions (A Microsoft partner company).

Tchesco is a software developer based in Ghana. He is a Microsoft MVP in Business Applications and is currently working as a Power Platform Developer at Multithread ICT Solutions (A Microsoft partner company). Show more

Gui Ferreira

Gui Ferreira

Guilherme "Gui" Ferreira is a Minimalist Software Craftsman, passionate about simplicity and continuous learning.
He is a Microsoft MVP, Tech Speaker, YouTuber, Dometrain Author, and .NET content creator.

Guilherme "Gui" Ferreira is a Minimalist Software Craftsman, passionate about simplicity and continuous learning. He is a Microsoft MVP, Tech Speaker, YouTuber, Dometrain Author, and .NET content creator. Show more

Anthony Mashford

Anthony Mashford

With more than two decades working in large Enterprises, Corporations and within the Microsoft Partner network, Anthony has gained a wealth experience & knowledge in varying architectures.

Now specialising in Azure, specifically Azure NetApp Files and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Anthony works to help clients envision and plan their journey to the cloud.

With more than two decades working in large Enterprises, Corporations and within the Microsoft Partner network, Anthony has gained a wealth experience & knowledge in varying architectures. Now specialising in Azure, specifically Azure NetApp Files... Show more

Tillmann Eitelberg

Tillmann Eitelberg

Tillmann Eitelberg is CEO and co-founder of oh22information services GmbH, which specializes in data management and data governance and offers its own cloud born data quality solution, HEDDA.IO.
Tillmann is a regular speaker at international conferences and an active blogger and podcaster at DECOMPOSE.IO. He has open sourced several SSIS components and is Co-Author of Power BI for Dummies (German Edition). Since 2013 is Tillmann is awarded as Microsoft Data Platform MVP. He is a user group leader for the PASS Germany RG Rheinland (Cologne) and a member of the Microsoft Azure Data Community Advisory Board.

Tillmann Eitelberg is CEO and co-founder of oh22information services GmbH, which specializes in data management and data governance and offers its own cloud born data quality solution, HEDDA.IO. Tillmann is a regular speaker at international confer... Show more

Chris Gardner

Chris Gardner

Chris Gardner is a Senior Products and Platform Engineering Manager for Accenture, the Chairman of the DevSpace Technical Conference and a regular coder. Tortured by years of contracts that valued buzzwords over results, Chris has developed a true passion for finding solutions that fit the problem, not the technology of the week. Chris received his M.S in Computer Science, B.S. in Mathematics, and B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and is currently a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer, Professional Developer, Information Technology Professional and Trainer.

Chris Gardner is a Senior Products and Platform Engineering Manager for Accenture, the Chairman of the DevSpace Technical Conference and a regular coder. Tortured by years of contracts that valued buzzwords over results, Chris has developed a true pa... Show more

Aurelien Clere

Aurelien Clere

With over 15 years of experience in the Dynamics universe (ERP, CRM), I am a Global Technical Architect, CTO, and Associate Director at Dynagile Consulting, a leading partner for Microsoft Business Applications. I am also a Microsoft MVP Business Applications since May 2020 and a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) since June 2020, which demonstrates my passion and expertise in the Microsoft ecosystem.

I specialize in Dynamics 365 F&O, POS Retail, Commerce, e-Commerce, Sales, Customer Service, Marketing, Field Service, and Project Operations, as well as Power Platform (PowerApps, PowerAutomate, PowerBI, Virtual Agent). I also have extensive knowledge and experience in Azure architecture and AI solutions (ML, Customer Insights, AI Builder, Bot, etc.). My mission is to help customers and partners achieve their business goals and digital transformation through innovative and scalable solutions that leverage the power of Microsoft technologies.

With over 15 years of experience in the Dynamics universe (ERP, CRM), I am a Global Technical Architect, CTO, and Associate Director at Dynagile Consulting, a leading partner for Microsoft Business Applications. I am also a Microsoft MVP Business App... Show more

Albert-Jan Schot

Albert-Jan Schot

As a senior cloud architect Albert-Jan Schot enjoys stepping up to the challenge of designing, developing and building innovative cloud solutions. He is a valuable source of knowledge for his colleagues, customers and the worldwide Microsoft-community. With his no-nonsense and can-do mentality he brings a unique combination of in-depth hands-on experience and consultancy skills on all levels to any team. As a CTO within Blis Digital Albert-Jan is responsible for the technical vision and strategy within the low-code practice.

As a senior cloud architect Albert-Jan Schot enjoys stepping up to the challenge of designing, developing and building innovative cloud solutions. He is a valuable source of knowledge for his colleagues, customers and the worldwide Microsoft-communit... Show more

Kasam Shaikh

Kasam Shaikh

Microsoft MVP [Azure] AI | Among first five AI MVP from INDIA |☁️ Cloud Evangelist at Capgemini| 🎙️Global AI Speaker | ✍️ Published Author | 👨‍💻 MS Docs Contributor | Founder of Dear Azure

Microsoft MVP [Azure] AI | Among first five AI MVP from INDIA |☁️ Cloud Evangelist at Capgemini| 🎙️Global AI Speaker | ✍️ Published Author | 👨‍💻 MS Docs Contributor | Founder of Dear Azure Show more

Cathrine Wilhelmsen

Cathrine Wilhelmsen

Cathrine loves data and coding, as well as teaching and sharing knowledge 🤓 She is based in Norway and works as a Data & Analytics Principal Consultant in Evidi, focusing on Data Integration and Data Warehousing. Her core skills are Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, SQL Server and T-SQL development, but she enjoys everything from programming to data visualization. Outside of work she’s active in the Azure and Microsoft Data communities as a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, international speaker, blogger, organizer, and chronic volunteer. She blogs at cathrinew.net and posts as @cathrinew.net on Bluesky.

Cathrine loves data and coding, as well as teaching and sharing knowledge 🤓 She is based in Norway and works as a Data & Analytics Principal Consultant in Evidi, focusing on Data Integration and Data Warehousing. Her core skills are Microsoft Fabric... Show more

Alessandro Melchiori

Alessandro Melchiori

Software craftsman, husband, father, ex-sportsman and inquiring reader. Since I was young I have loved taking apart and reassembling things to understand how they work. Now, this passion has become my job: the step from Lego® to software development was small.
Finding the best possible solution so that a complex system can work at its best and making it run smoothly are the goals of my work. C# and Azure make up my survival toolkit and help me cruise through distributed systems and enterprise solutions, with ease.
Be it a command or an event, I try to do my best in contributing to the life of the communities that have adopted me, trying to “give back” at least a part of what I have received over these years.

Software craftsman, husband, father, ex-sportsman and inquiring reader. Since I was young I have loved taking apart and reassembling things to understand how they work. Now, this passion has become my job: the step from Lego® to software development ... Show more

Aurora Scharff

Aurora Scharff

Aurora is a Software Engineer from Norway and Microsoft MVP in Web Technologies, currently working as a consultant at Crayon Consulting while contributing as a React Certification Lead at certificates.dev. She specializes in React and Next.js ecosystems, building modern full-stack applications and sharing knowledge through international conferences, workshops, and open-source contributions.

Aurora is a Software Engineer from Norway and Microsoft MVP in Web Technologies, currently working as a consultant at Crayon Consulting while contributing as a React Certification Lead at certificates.dev. She specializes in React and Next.js ecosyst... Show more

Heba Kamal

Heba Kamal

Microsoft MVP | MCT | Blogger | Speaker | Power Platform Expert | Founder of Power Platform Geeks, Owner of Microsoft Power Platform بالعربي

Microsoft MVP | MCT | Blogger | Speaker | Power Platform Expert | Founder of Power Platform Geeks, Owner of Microsoft Power Platform بالعربي Show more

Oliver Engels

Oliver Engels

Oliver Engels is CEO of oh22data AG, a Microsoft Gold Partner in Germany specialized in CRM and BI. His interests are on Azure, Data Governance and Integration, Machine Learning and Visualization Tools like SSRS, Power BI and Tableau. Oliver has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5 and is a founding member and current president of German Microsoft Data Platform Community (PASS), a PASS Regional Mentor, and runs the Frankfurt PASS Chapter. Since 2012 he is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and a also worked as a Microsoft pTSP. If he is not working with data, he loves working with his Golden Retrievers and supports a charity project training dogs for disabled children. OK, he is an enthusiastic Land Rover Defender driver as well 😊

Oliver Engels is CEO of oh22data AG, a Microsoft Gold Partner in Germany specialized in CRM and BI. His interests are on Azure, Data Governance and Integration, Machine Learning and Visualization Tools like SSRS, Power BI and Tableau. Oliver has work... Show more

Erik Loef

Erik Loef

CTO, MSc, CEH, MVP

CTO, MSc, CEH, MVP Show more

Jake Duddy

Jake Duddy

Jake Duddy is a Business Intelligence specialist with a deep focus on Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. In his day job he administers a Fabric tenant, championing best practices by developing DevOps processes and advanced admin monitoring solutions. By night, Jake shares his experiment, experiences and insights on his blog, evaluationcontext.github.io. He is also an active speaker, presenting at Fabric User Groups and the prestigious Fabric Power Hour at SQL Bits. From these contributions he was recognized as a Microsoft Data Platform MVP. Additionally he helps out on the Fabric forums, and is a Fabric Community Super User. Finally he is a co-organizer of the Devon and Cornwall Microsoft Power BI User Group.

Jake Duddy is a Business Intelligence specialist with a deep focus on Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. In his day job he administers a Fabric tenant, championing best practices by developing DevOps processes and advanced admin monitoring solutions. By ... Show more

Christian Sánchez

Christian Sánchez

Software Engineer, Microsoft MVP, Auth0 Ambassador. Además soy Co-Fundador & Organizador de la comunidad @DevTeam504, Co-Organizador de la comunidad Flutter Honduras y GDG Organizer

Software Engineer, Microsoft MVP, Auth0 Ambassador. Además soy Co-Fundador & Organizador de la comunidad @DevTeam504, Co-Organizador de la comunidad Flutter Honduras y GDG Organizer Show more

Marcin Szeliga

Marcin Szeliga

Marcin Szeliga is a Freelance Data Scientist who specializes in working with and teaching SQL Server and Azure, with over 25 years of experience in the field. Marcin has been consistently awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional title since 2006 and is one of only two AI MVPs in Poland.

Marcin is an accomplished speaker at numerous European conferences, a university teacher, and an author of books and articles on the Microsoft data platform. Additionally, he serves on the program boards of the PWN publisher and the Polish Association of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, with a commitment to advancing the field of data science and AI.

As a leader of Data Community Poland and an active member of the Polish data science communities, Marcin is passionate about building a vibrant and inclusive community of data professionals. His dedication to helping others unlock the power of data is evident in his work with clients, teaching students, and collaborating with fellow experts.

Marcin Szeliga is a Freelance Data Scientist who specializes in working with and teaching SQL Server and Azure, with over 25 years of experience in the field. Marcin has been consistently awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional title since 2... Show more

Alex Will

Alex Will

Alex started out as a mechanical engineer student until his Sophomore year when Alex took his first computer science class. After the first project of making a terminal chutes and ladders game Alex immediately switched majors. Since switching majors, Alex has never looked back. Alex's favorite part of computer science is the problem solving and the creativeness he gets to apply in algorithms. Alex is now the CTO at ArchitectNow. Alex loves to be active in playing basketball and baseball.

Alex started out as a mechanical engineer student until his Sophomore year when Alex took his first computer science class. After the first project of making a terminal chutes and ladders game Alex immediately switched majors. Since switching majors,... Show more

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Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are recognized experts in their respective technical communities who actively share their knowledge and expertise with others. The MVP award is given to individuals who have made significant contributions to the Microsoft community through their involvement in technical forums, user groups, conferences, and other events. As a result, many MVPs are sought after as speakers at industry events, sharing their knowledge and insights with others.

When an MVP adds their award to their speaker profile, it can serve as a powerful endorsement of their expertise and credibility. Event organizers and attendees alike recognize the MVP award as a symbol of excellence in the field of Microsoft technology, and are more likely to view MVP speakers as authorities on the subject matter they are presenting. This can help MVPs secure speaking engagements, as well as increase their visibility and recognition within the community.

In addition to the benefits for the MVPs themselves, including the ability to network with other experts and gain exposure for their work, the community as a whole can benefit from the contributions of MVP speakers. By sharing their knowledge and insights with others, MVPs help to elevate the level of expertise and understanding within the Microsoft community, ultimately leading to better products and services for everyone.