In this episode, we talked to Ulrikke Akerbæk (LinkedIn & Twitter) and Nick Doelman (LinkedIn & Twitter). Despite both being experts in the area of Power Apps Portals/Power Pages we talked mainly about Community, Mentorship and remote vs. in-person events. On this Podcast fro 2022 our host Guro Faller (LinkedIn & Twitter) and her co-host Benedikt B…

This time we had a conversation with Megan V. Walker (LinkedIn & Twitter) as well as Vivian Voss (LinkedIn & Twitter). The topics we scratched on are Dynamics 365 Marketing as well as coming back to in-person events after this long period of only remote events. But also how it has been to get involved in the community during the Pandemic and the di…

News Enable cross-geo solution deployments in Power Platform - Power Platform Let's Talk About Dataverse Low-Code Plugins by David Wyatt Use Power Fx in Power Pages for authoring dynamic content - Microsoft Power Platform Blog by Sandeep Dhanrajani Power FX in Power Pages by Nick Doelman Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit Diagram on Power Wiki …

Derik Bormann is president and director of learning at Myrium Technology Solutions, a founding principal and instructor at 365.training, and a Microsoft MVP. Over the last few years, Derik has been doing a lot of work training and onboarding hundreds of new Microsoft technical specialists who needed the PL-100 and PL-200 skills as well as D365 Cust…

News William Dorrington 🤘 on LinkedIn: #canvasapp Mastering Timeless AI Strategy: A Deep Dive into Data Readiness and Industry Transformation with Chris, William, Andrew and Ana - Microsoft Business Applications Podcast by Mark Smith "What Microsoft employees say about Copilot behind closed doors" on LinkedIn by Jukka Niiranen Introducing Code View…

After a few years of relatively little change to certifications in the Business Applications space, Microsoft MVP Joe Griffin says he is encouraged by forward movement from Microsoft in new certs and new approaches. In this episode, recorded live at DynamicsMinds 2024, Joe tells us about why he likes the Applied Skills approach through Microsoft Le…

In this episode of the Nordic Summit Podcast we are talking to Sara Lagerquist (LinkedIn & Twitter) who is one (you could even say the main) of the organization team of the Nordic Summit. We talked about the idea behind it and how it has gone so far. On this Podcast fro 2022 our host Guro Faller (LinkedIn & Twitter) and her co-host Benedikt Bergman…

The Biz Apps Classroom travelled to Slovenia last week for DynamicsMinds 2024, the Dynamics and Power Platform community conference in its second year, and we caught up with Microsoft channel expert Joe Corigliano to talk partner training and skills. Joe wears several hats in the Microsoft channel community, helping build connections, plan events l…

BUILD BUILD Book of news BOOSTquest EP31 - BUILD Book of News Microsoft Build opening keynote Copilot Learning Hub Microsoft Learn Challenge: Build Edition Evolving Microsoft Credentials for Dynamics 365 Power Platform Well-Architected documentation Using Power Platform to accelerate full-stack software development with Scott Durow and Marcell Ferr…

Julie and Jason took the Biz Apps Classroom to Denver to talk training and learning at DynamicsCon Live 2024. Our guest on this live, in-person episode is Nick Doelman, a Microsoft MVP and former Microsoft employee. AI was all over the conference, and we start by taking on the question of Microsoft Copilot's role in developing Microsoft technology …

News How can you keep up with Power Platform? by Jukka Niiranen Francesco Musso's Journey with Power Pages and Freelancing with Mark Smith Extending the Power Platform Pipeline by Stig Ark Celebrating 10 Years of Engineered Code by Nicholas Hayduk Power Pages Pro - Newsletter by Tino Rabe Next-Level Connectivity Security: Dataverse Plug-ins Embrace…

What can Copilot do for the average business user? Julie and Jason turn on screen sharing in this video-enabled episode to examine some of the basics of interacting with a Microsoft Copilot. Conference season has begun, and attendees will find a bounty of sessions focused on AI. But organizations will have to consider two key questions as they deci…

In Episode 112 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk Microsoft MVP Michael Ochs about his newest toll the Power Platform CLIx and the latest updates to his Universal Search tool! Some of the highlights: Earliest Episode for homework Power Platform CLIx Wrapper around the PAC CLI Unit Tests help get your mind in the flow Universal Search Added ab…

This episode is sponsored by Evenica. Public sector organizations use Microsoft Business Applications for a broad range of solution needs, and the latest advances in Dynamics 365 Commerce have empowered municipalities and other government entities to transact and interact online in a compelling new ways. In a recent panel discussion, Kelly Mazur of…

News FAQ using Power Pages Design Studio Copilot Business approvals templates David Wyatt on LinkedIn I've Installed The CoE Starter Kit... Now What? Understand customers diagram by Dani Kahill Pre-Populate 'To Recipient' Field by Arill André Aam Amey Holden on LinkedIn Hello fusion development by Marc Schweigert Connect environment to source contr…

We had an amazing time at the Color Cloud Conference last week. What an event! We are practically jumping up and down with excitement; this event is all the things a community event is all about! :D Well done to the organizers! As we try to recap a fantastic week, we talk about the Color Challenge on Wednesday, where we colored our hair for charity…

In Episode 111 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Anthony Sheehi, a Product Manager at Microsoft about the changes coming down the "pipe" for Power Platform Pipelines, Pipelines For All. Some of the highlights: What Type of pipeline is Pipelines for all? Custom Host Platform Host Details as to the rights and ownership of importing Rollback…

Microsoft MVP and MCT EY Kalman joins us in the Biz Apps Classroom to discuss Microsoft's Applied Skills and Applied Labs, his view on the employment landscape, and some tips on making yourself a more attractive candidate. Topics of the discussion include: Microsoft certifications and their value for landing a new job. Other ways EY's team evaluate…

Nick and his family have been visiting Norway and Ulrikke and her family took them troll hunting. We talk about Power Platform environments that you can now group, personal pipelines, and news for ALM. We also highlight community content from Diana Birkelback, Matt Collins Jones, and Andrew Buteenko. News Environment groups (preview) PCF Learning R…

With DynamicsCon Live fast approaching, we check in with Dynamics User Group's Ryan Harris for a quick update on the event, which runs from May 13 to 16. Ryan tells us about the planning and offers some suggestions on how to attendees can take advantage of the event's layout and features to get the most out of the week. He also previews some of the…

In Episode 110 of the XrmToolCast, Daryl and Scott talk to Ulrikke Akerbæk, a fellow BizApps MVP and Cohost of the Power Platform BOOST Podcast about her experiences working with Power Pages. Some of the highlights: Encountering with one of the listeners at the Canadian Power Platform Summit Ulrikke's learning journey of Power Pages A tip from Dary…

Microsoft introduced three tiers of new partner benefits packages in January 2024 that were designed for partners to purchase to help meet different types of channel needs. Our guest on this episode, Microsoft MVP AJ Ansari of DSWi, has been looking closely at these benefit levels and joins us to share some of his observations about the elements of…

News New FetchXML Features and Documentation by Mark Carrington new Microsoft Power Platform security features Serving up a seamless deployment by Anna Black Environment vs. Source code centric ALM approach by Benedikt Bergmann Block Unmanaged Customisations by Parvez Ghumra Pipelines for All Public Preview Creating Service Principals Really Easily…

Microsoft MVP Malin Martnes has spent considerable time exploring the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights (Data) Specialist certification and its exam, MB-260, and she has discovered that the required subject matter is vast. In this episode, Malin tells us about her experience working with clients on the D365 Customer Insights Data application…

This episode is sponsored by Leapwork. Microsoft has recently adjusted the update schedule and policies for Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations apps, with the One Version strategy now driving the delivery for four service updates per year to customers, with limited pauses allowed. Given the regular cadence, the short testing windows, and the need t…

TechFluent Academy is gearing up for a new class of students and the nonprofit expects a major increase in applications (the deadline is May 15) and participation. To learn more, the organization's founder and executive director, Liz McGlennen, spoke with Julie and Jason about their current enrollment, eliminating barriers to entry, and what it tak…

Not a lot of news and updates this time, because this week, we have been busy at MVP Summit in Seattle, and then this weekend we traveled to Vancouver for the Canadian Power Platform Summit. That's two summits in a row! Join us from the AV studio at Microsoft's offices in Vancouver as we chat about the #MVPbuzz of the week that we have had and why …

This episode is sponsored by Paymerang. The world of invoice and payments automation continues to evolve, and our guests on this episode, Tiffany Allen and Brian Cook of Paymerang, join us to discuss their team's vision for serving the needs of organizations running Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Paymerang's recent acquisition of KwikTag …

In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Andrew Vogel about his Microsoft Xrm Devops Data Tool Some of the highlights: A fully caffeinated Scott Microsoft.Xrm.DevOps.Data Configuration Data Migration Tool Package Deployer Extreme Programming Test Driven Development 100% code coverage Playwright RegX101 Andrew's Info and other links: https://www.lin…

How do you decide what's next in your learning journey in the Microsoft Business Applications space? The answer can depend on factors like your career plans, your employer's priorities, or your interests and skills. Co-host Julie Yack has fielded this question many times and she shares some of the questions and concerns that she often hears from le…

🎉 ONE YEAR OF BOOST!! 🎉 Time flies when you are having fun, right? We still can't believe it has been a whole year since we started this podcast already, we are having so much fun! We want to give a huge 😍 THANK YOU 😍 to each and every one of you who have listened, watched, shared, liked, and commented this past year. It means the world to us. As a…

This episode is sponsored by Resco. How does your organization handle mobility requirements on Microsoft Power Platform projects? Ivan Stano, SVP at Resco, joins us to help break down the realities of Power Platform mobility across a variety of use cases. We discuss the latest innovations to extend your Power Platform projects and grow your Microso…

Join us as we cover whether we would trust Michael Roth and Chris Huntingford to govern our environments, how Nick kicked Thomas Sandsør out of his comfort zone at ACDC2024, how Zoe Wilson and Kevin McDonnell are breaking copilot myths, how the detective Vivian Voss discovered how Customer Insights break if you enable blocking unmanaged customizati…

In this episode, Ulrikke is recording from 25 degrees in Spain and Nick from -10 in Canada. We talk about the new feature where you can block unmanaged customizations, the new Power Pages concepts diagram from Dani Kahil, how you can deploy a copilot to SharePoint with single sign-on, a collection of copilot learnings from Katerina Chernevskaya and…

The Biz Apps Classroom welcomes its first guest on this episode, Microsoft MVP and partner executive Vlad Sarov joins us to talk about the work he, podcast co-host Julie Yack, and others have been doing on a project to bring Microsoft Business Applications skills to adults in Ukraine through an ongoing series of training cohorts. The program follow…

This episode is sponsored by Vertex. Tax engines have a unique role to play in the performance of mid-market businesses. Our guest on this episode, Pete Olanday, Director of Consulting, Vertical Solutions: Retail, Leasing, Telecommunications, at Vertex discusses how implementing a tax engine can help mid-market companies streamline processes, enhan…

In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk amongst themselves, diving into Scott's time serving as a judge at ACDC, the Canadian Power Platform Summit, and Daryl's new IOC framework. Daryl also withholds and then re-releases his love for Scott, and Scott confesses his inner most TypeScript/C# brain farts. Links: Daryl's IOC Wiki Canadian Power Platform …

On this episode, we are talking role-based training: where it works well, what roles tend to benefit, and how the concept has evolved in the Microsoft Dynamics and Power Platform ecosystem. Role-based training in the Biz Apps space coincides with changes in Microsoft certifications, and that that has helped shift the focus of learners away from mem…

Join us as we recap ACDC 2024 - a three-day hackathon competition where we went head over the weekend. We also talk about a new decision tree for Power Pages, Solution layers, FetchXML, concurrency control in Power Automate, Microsoft Copilot, AI Builder, and Microsoft AI Tour. We are so excited about the Canadian Power Platform Summit, our joint s…

Microsoft just released their plans for 2024 Release Wave 1 of Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, and the Finance and Operations suite will be adding a range of process and data-themed capabilities. Generative AI is part of that roadmap too, of course, but our guest on this episode, Microsoft VP Georg Glantschnig, shares that his broader focus is on …

Conferences play a key role in many Dynamics and Power Platform professionals' training plans. On this episode, Julie and Jason talk about the types of educational content that are gaining popularity at Microsoft-focused events, how sessions are selected, and how to get the most educational value out of the next event you choose to spend your time …

Join us as we talk through the parts of the 2024 Release Wave 1 for Power Platform highlights for each of the products and aspects of Power Platform. And, isn't there something missing? Find out by listening to this freshly squeezed episode - or, pre-recorded, so maybe not so fresh 🤪 And a disclaimer; this episode was prerecorded based on the pre-r…

The latest updates to Metafile's AP Automation solution blend improving AI-based capabilities with their trusted capabilities around process and data efficiency. Company veteran Doug Bertram talks with Biz Apps Buzz host Amiee Keenan about his experiences watching the company's AI tools evolve before his eyes, with extraction and error handling cap…

GAME ON! We talk about game development on the Power Platform and if you are a participant at Arctic Cloud Developer Challenge, you don't want to miss this episode. Wink Wink ;) We also talk about Data Activator for Microsoft Fabric, Marc Smith's 30 day mentoring challenge, and Dynamics Hotdish's episode about Rethinking Azure DevOps Practices and …

In this episode, Nick and Ulrikke reflect on the year and discuss their favorite updates and features from the Microsoft Power Platform. They highlight the impact of copilot and AI, the benefits of solution pipelines and managed environments, and the potential of Project Sophia. They also discuss the value of applied skills assessments and the impo…

Julie and Jason are talking about goals and goal setting. While neither of them is a self-described goal setter, they both acknowledge that taking a goal-oriented approach can be a helpful tool for professional development. Using the SMART(ER) model as a reference point, they talk through different ways professionals in the Dynamics 365 and Power P…

This episode is sponsored by Vertex. Larry Mellon , Tax Director – Chief Tax Office at Vertex, joins us to shed light on potential risks that businesses grapple with when they rely on their ERP's native tax functionality rather than a dedicated tax engine. Larry tells us about his history with Vertex, working both internally and with both customers…

In our inaugural episode of the Biz Apps Buzz, host Amiee Keenan speaks with Cavallo’s head of strategic partnerships, Bob McAdam, about the company’s latest product updates. He shares updates on new solutions for Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics GP focused on business performance and profitability, as well as new integrations and enhance…

In this episode, Daryl and Scott talk to Riccardo Gregori about PACX command line utility belt for Dataverse and his other XrmToolBox tools. Some of the highlights: Scott Partying at Disney/Universal Studios PACX Lazy Italian Developers Automatically generate documentation at compile time Daryl and Scott give Ricardo homework Polymorphic lookup cre…

Julie Yack has years of experience with Microsoft certification exams, whether taking them herself, helping others prepare to pass them, and even helping Microsoft develop new ones. On this episode she talks with Biz Apps Classroom co-host Jason Gumpert about her certification experiences over the years, both good and bad, and what Microsoft has do…