Simon Skotheimsvik

Simon Skotheimsvik is a Senior Cloud Consultant at CloudWay. He was awarded as Security MVP with focus on Intune in 2024 and has broad experience and passion for Microsoft technology from a career starting in the late 1990s. Initially as in-house IT support, and moved to consulting in the mid-2000s covering all aspects from delivering cutting-edge expertise to being the go-to-guy giving advices and speeches on tech and interfacing people and processes.

Endpoint management has always been part of the repertoire with roots back to NT, Active Directory and recently with a heavy focus on the cloud based solutions from Microsoft covering Azure AD, identities, security, endpoint management, applications and solutions found in the Office portfolio and such. Simon has recent years been deeply involved in migrating customers to the Microsoft Cloud with a focus on automating tasks.

Simons repertoire has also had large elements of unified communication. Starting with voice enabled Office Communication Server, he has a proven history bridging the gaps from traditional PBX’s by using Microsoft UC technology all the way up to the cloud based Teams.

Deep technical knowledge, versatile background, good documentation, technical flair, keen interest and ability to improvise are good ingredients provided by Simon in projects where he is involved.

Simon has always loved to work out loud, sharing his expertise with colleagues and customers through text and videos.

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Current Events

  • Workplace Ninjas Norway 2026

    at Thon Hotel StoroMay 27

    Join our MVPs Ståle, Nikki, and Sandy at Workplace Ninjas Norway 2026, where they will share expert knowledge on the latest Microsoft workplace techn...

  • Experts Live UK 2026

    at CodeNodeJune 11 - June 12

    Join our MVPs Ståle Hansen and Simon Skotheimsvik at Experts Live UK 2026, where they will share practical lifehacks for staying focused in a distrac...

  • MEM Summit 2026

    at Modern Endpoint Management SummitApril 22 - April 24

    Join our MVPs Sandy Zeng, Simon Skotheimsvik and Jan Ketil Skanke as they share their expertise and experiences at the Modern Endpoint Management Summ...

  • Experts Live Denmark

    at Bella CenterFebruary 24 - February 25

    Join our MVPs, Jan Ketil Skanke and Simon Skotheimsvik as they share the latest Intune best practices. Experts Live Denmark has over 100 speakers and ...

  • MC2MC Connect 2026

    at BluePoint AntwerpenFebruary 5

    Join our MVP, Simon Skotheimsvik as he shares the 2026 best practices for Intune configuration. He is joined by 28 other speakers at MC2MC Connect whi...

Simon's content

  • The Hidden Intune Enrolled User Exists Check...
    by Simon Skotheimsvik (Simon does) on 01/09/2025 at 11:58

    In many organizations, Windows Autopilot is used to streamline device provisioning. But there’s a common misstep: IT departments enrolling devices on behalf of users. While this might seem efficient, it introduces a hidden compliance risk that… The post The Hidden Intune Enrolled User Exists […]

  • The Silent Windows Autopatch Killer
    by Simon Skotheimsvik (Simon does) on 14/08/2025 at 21:53

    One of the most common silent Windows Autopatch killer settings seen in the wild is devices tattooed with settings that block them from communicating with Windows update services in the cloud. Normally, it’s easy to fix… The post The Silent Windows Autopatch Killer first appeared on Simon does.

  • Intune Conflicts on Local User Group Policies
    by Simon Skotheimsvik (Simon does) on 28/07/2025 at 12:12

    Microsoft Intune’s account protection policies include a powerful feature: the ability to manage local user group membership on enrolled devices. This provides administrators with centralized control over key security groups, a major benefit for securing endpoints.… The post Intune Conflicts on […]

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