About
us

Mission

We help companies and organizations to digital transform their business, products and processes through consulting, strategy, design, software development and training using cutting edge technology.
2002
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25+
employees
5
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Location

Meet our experts in our inspiring office in Pforzheim

We are a diverse, international team with a perfect mix of software engineering skills and experience. We speak German, English, Azure and IoT.

Equipped with Surface Hubs, Microsoft 365, video conferencing technology and ergonomic furnishing by our partner Steelcase, our meeting rooms in Pforzheim have all the functions for productive meetings with our customers and partners in-house or worldwide.

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Microsoft-partnership

Multiple awards as a reliable Microsoft partner

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Philipp Bauknecht, Founder & CEO
“We partner with Microsoft to build solutions based on the world’s most trusted, compliant, efficient and secure set of cloud platforms, tools and productivity software. Our deep network with product groups and the leadership team provides unparalleled time and cost advantages for our clients.“
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Microsoft Most Valuable Professional
Microsoft MVPs are the top independent technical experts helping the community adapt cutting edge technologies.
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Ben
Abt

Developer Technologies MVP since 2015

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Philipp
Bauknecht

Mixed Reality MVP since 2013

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Sebastian
Jensen

Developer Technologies MVP since 2024

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Thomas
Pentenrieder

Microsoft Azure MVP since 2023

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Microsoft Regional Director
Our CEO Philipp Bauknecht has been accepted into the Microsoft Regional Director program in 2017 and since serves as one of the 160 most influential global independent technical and business advisors to Microsoft senior leadership and our customers.
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Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider
As an accredited Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider, we can provide Microsoft 365 and all Azure services quickly and easily. You only pay for what you use („pay as you go“) and benefit from this modern and flexible delivery model in the Azure Cloud. Of course, we also run your Cloud software for you.
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Microsoft Gold Partner
As a Microsoft gold partner for application development we have a proven track record of successful customer projects using Microsoft technologies and a team of certified Microsoft experts.
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Community Engagement
We support Azure Meetups in Munich and Stuttgart, host bootcamps in close partnership with Microsoft, and sponsor various community events such as the .NET Open Space South and the KanDDDinsky in Berlin. In addition, we organize hackathons for well-known companies in collaboration with our partner Microsoft.
our events
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Solution Partner for Digital & App Innovation Azure and Data & AI Azure
We are a certified Microsoft Solution Partner for Digital & App Innovation Azure and Data & AI Azure. We help customers plan, develop and integrate modern cloud applications and advanced data and AI solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform to accelerate their digital transformation.
Awards
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Great Place to Work - Best Employer Competition 2024

We are proud to have been recognized again in 3 categories at the Great Place to Work Best Employer 2024 competition:
- 1st place: "Best Employer Baden-Württemberg"
- 2nd place: "Best Employer ITC"
- 3rd place: "Best employer small and medium-sized businesses"
in the company size 10-49 employees.
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German Innovation Award 2023

The Hive Munich was awarded the German Innovation Award 2023. The German Design Council awarded the Hive Munich as a globally unique, hybrid event space in the category "Excellence in Business to Business - Office Solutions". Together with our customer Microsoft Germany, we are very happy about this renowned award.
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Great Place to Work® Certification 2023

In 2021 we had our first Great Place to Work® certification and in 2023 we were successfully certified again. We are very proud and happy to have been certified as an "Attractive Employer" by Great Place to Work®. As part of an anonymous survey, we received great feedback from our employees and our workplace culture also scored well in an audit.
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Kununu Top Company 2023

We have been recognized by Kununu as a TOP COMPANY 2023 and, according to Kununu, are among the top 5% of the best employers in Germany based on employee and applicant ratings.
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Great Place to Work - Best Employer Competition 2022

We are proud to have been recognized in 3 categories at the Great Place to Work Best Employer 2022 competition: - 1st place: "Best Employer Baden-Württemberg" - 3rd place: "Best Employer ITC" - 7th place: "Best employer small and medium-sized businesses" in the company size 10-49 employees
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Great Place to Work® Certification 2021

We are a Great Place to Work! We are very proud and happy to have been certified as an "Attractive Employer" by Great Place to Work®. As part of an anonymous survey, we received great feedback from our employees and our workplace culture also scored well in an audit. The survey focused on building trust, enthusiasm and team spirit.
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TOP 100 Innovator 2021

Award-winning innovative strength: We were awarded the TOP 100 Innovator 2021. Particularly innovative medium-sized companies are honored with this award. Before that, we proved its innovative strength in a scientific selection process.
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Pforzheim Economic Award 2016

Our managing directors Philipp and Petra Bauknecht were honored on November 10, 2016 in the category „Innovation and Idea“. Kay Mantzel, Enterprise Marketing Experience Manager at Microsoft Germany held the eulogy to over 500 guests.
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Community
Community

We are committed

Working with the community is very important to us: we organize Meetups in Pforzheim and Munich and work closely with Microsoft to arrange various annual Bootcamps in Munich. In addition, we organize hackathons with customers in different locations and are active as speakers at conferences.

Events

We hold regular Meetups at our office location in Pforzheim, work closely with other Meetup teams, and host hackathons, conferences, and industry events with our customers and partners.
Upcoming events Past events