Azure/Power Platform
Hackathon 2020 – Low code, no code, hack mode!
Ready to go Mere minutes before the start of my first hack-a-thon, I sat in the deepest recesses of my basement; the main lights shut down in favor of a temporary single bulb, dangling above my desk, gently swaying back and worth. I thought to myself, “This seems like a proper hack environment!” I have…
Read Full PostUnlocking the Potential of PowerApps Portals
Today’s topic is one of the more recent additions to the PowerApps family… -> Portals. PowerApps developers can now create a “powerful” new type of a User experience: external-facing websites that allow visitors outside of the organization to sign in with a wide variety of identities, create and view data in Common Data Service, or…
Read Full PostBusiness Applications Summit – a “Virtual” Success?
Yes, like many of you, we were supposed to be at the Microsoft Business Applications Summit in-person last week, but with the state of the world that could not happen. We have to admit that, in our opinion, the biggest benefit to attending a conference like this is not the content, but seeing friends and…
Read Full PostMVP Summit 2020 – Teams Style
As a Microsoft MVP, one of the events that I look forward to most every year is the MVP Summit, held in Redmond at the Microsoft campus. It is an event held every year in March where all Microsoft MVPs are invited to speak to the product groups, hear about upcoming technology, and provide feedback…
Read Full PostMicrosoft Power Automate: Over 300 Connectors and Counting
Microsoft Power Automate, formerly known as Microsoft Flow, has continued to make strides in its pursuit of enabling greater productivity through automation of “repetitive, time-consuming tasks”. With the addition of 18 new connectors in the past 2 months, the product now boasts over 300 connectors in total. What does that mean? Well, the sky is…
Read Full PostThe Beautiful Simplicity of PowerApps
When Microsoft originally introduced PowerApps, there was a lot of uncertainty over exactly what could be accomplished with such a platform. Fast forward to today, and things are definitely coming into focus. Recently, Forrester named Microsoft PowerApps a leader in low-code development platforms. PowerApps allows users to create and build “feature-rich” apps that connect to…
Read Full PostDynamics 365 AI for Sales: Available Now
The general availability of Dynamics 365 AI for Sales is a big deal for sales professionals, whether they have heard of it before now or not. The idea of an intelligent solution utilizing Dynamics 365 (CRM), Office 365 and LinkedIn has been floating around ever since Microsoft was rumored to be buying LinkedIn. AI for…
Read Full PostMicrosoft Fall Release – Dynamics 365 & Azure Dev Ops
This fall has provided a plethora of new features and functionality from Microsoft across all of its business applications. Some products and services are completely new, some are enhanced, some are updated, and some are a little bit of both of all of that with a nice new name to boot. The October 2018 Release…
Read Full PostMicrosoft’s Vision of Digital Transformation for Manufacturing
As we recently attended IMTS in Chicago last month and witnessed the overall movement of the manufacturing sector toward Digital Transformation, now seems like an apt time to review what this means for Dynamics AX/365 users. As a Microsoft Dynamics Gold Partner focused solely on Microsoft’s ERP solution, Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (AX),…
Read Full PostIMTS and Digital Transformation – When Worlds Collide
We had the opportunity to attend IMTS earlier this month, along with over 130,000 of our closest friends. What we learned at our booth, and across the multiple acres of technology displays, certainly bears closer scrutiny. Manufacturing technology strategy is undergoing a radical change, but it’s hard to say whether this show reflects the reality…
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