
Mike Schiffel – Head of Consulting, ThinPrint / ezeep
Mike Schiffel is the Head of the Consulting Team at ThinPrint GmbH, based in Berlin. With over 25 years of experience in office and high-performance printing environments - having started his career at Kodak and Ricoh - he brings deep technical expertise in print systems.
Since joining ThinPrint in 2012, Mike has led projects focused on backend printing from ERP, CRM, and EMR systems, highly available LPD services, printer mappingin VDI environments, and secure pull-printing workflows.
He regularly shares his knowledge through the ThinPrint blog and webinars, helping IT teams tackle complex print infrastructure challenges with practical and high-performing solutions.
Written Articles

The V4 Print Driver Model: What Admins Need to Know (Update 2023)
Starting with Windows Server 2012 / Windows 8 (and newer), Microsoft introduced a new driver model for the printing subsystem called version 4 drivers (V4 printer driver model). The main idea behind it was to eliminate the disadvantages of the former V3 driver model. This article tells you what Admins need to know.
Published on
April 27, 2023
Last edited on
June 6, 2023

CVE-2021-34527 Windows Print Spooler Vulnerability – How to Ensure Uninterrupted Printing Despite PrintNightmare
If you are a ThinPrint customer, we recommend you follow these steps to ensure printing is unaffected by the CVE-2021-34527 Windows print spooler vulnerability, also known as PrintNightmare.
Published on
July 6, 2021
Last edited on
July 15, 2021