Mike Schiffel – Head of Consulting, ThinPrint / ezeep

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

A Small Piece of Software with a Big Impact: Xerox AltaLink and VersaLink Now Come with a ThinPrint Client

A Small Piece of Software with a Big Impact: Xerox AltaLink and VersaLink Now Come with a ThinPrint Client

Officially announced at the beginning of 2019, the enterprise printers belonging to the Xerox VersaLink® and Xerox AltaLink® family are now supported by ThinPrint software. The ThinPrint blog spoke with Bernd Hausmann, Technical Director Business Development Printer Manufacturers, about this important OEM partnership
Mike
Schiffel
Published on
February 14, 2019
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January 16, 2024
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Windows Server 2016 Migration – Tips, Tools & Tricks

Windows Server 2016 Migration – Tips, Tools & Tricks

Windows Server 2016 has been in use for over a year now. If you are also considering migrating, you can discover what you need to know here.
Mike
Schiffel
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February 3, 2018
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Slow network printing: Speedup printouts make colleagues happy

Slow network printing: Speedup printouts make colleagues happy

Slow network printing is a no go. Fast printouts help you save money and bandwidth, lower calls to help desks, and increase productivity.
Mike
Schiffel
Published on
December 13, 2017
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November 28, 2019
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Just How Easy Connecting Branch Offices with the ThinPrint Hub Can Be

Just How Easy Connecting Branch Offices with the ThinPrint Hub Can Be

The ThinPrint Hub is mainly used in branch offices. This article describes the various options for getting started with the device.
Mike
Schiffel
Published on
December 8, 2017
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October 29, 2024
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The Top 10 Printing Challenges Service Providers Face

The Top 10 Printing Challenges Service Providers Face

If service providers want satisfied customers, then they must ensure that printing simply works. They face at least 10 challenges however in doing so.
Thorsten
Hesse
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December 7, 2017
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April 12, 2024
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Best Practices: Thin Client Printing using RDP or ICA/HDX

Best Practices: Thin Client Printing using RDP or ICA/HDX

In this article we show you how to realize thin client printing with ThinPrint. We give you tons of options for the best fit into your environment.
Mike
Schiffel
Published on
July 5, 2017
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January 12, 2024
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End-to-End Encryption with HP Printers

End-to-End Encryption with HP Printers

Unsecured print data poses a security risk. ThinPrint clients for HP printers and other devices enable end-to-end encryption of the print data.
Mike
Schiffel
Published on
February 24, 2017
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November 28, 2019
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VPN-Free Branch Office and Field Office Printing

VPN-Free Branch Office and Field Office Printing

This article explains how to realize branch office printing even for those printers that are hidden behind a masked network, even in locations without VPN.
Mike
Schiffel
Published on
February 16, 2017
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November 27, 2019
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How Does Rendering Work? - ThinPrint Tutorials

How Does Rendering Work? - ThinPrint Tutorials

With any printimg job, rendering the document is essential. Our tutorial video, 'Basics about printing: How does rendering work?' explains this process fully and in a way that makes it easy to understand.
Mike
Schiffel
Published on
February 2, 2017
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November 28, 2019
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