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As organizations accelerate their adoption of generative AI and intelligent agents to transform how they build and manage solutions, IT professionals and developers are expanding their expertise to design, deploy, and govern AI-powered systems—leveraging Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry to integrate collaboration tools, enforce enterprise-grade compliance, and support both low-code and pro-code development. With built-in security frameworks, governance controls, and seamless integration with Microsoft Security, Entra, and Purview, these platforms empower teams to innovate responsibly while maintaining visibility, control, and trust across the AI lifecycle. Learn from Microsoft MVPs, product team members, and industry practitioners how they’ve built secure, collaborative, and compliant AI applications and agents using Microsoft’s trusted AI ecosystem.
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Nov 14, 2023 • 21min
Episode 25: Microsoft Ignite Week 2023! (w/ Ben Walters)
It is time for Microsoft Ignite! Ben Walters, Senior Product Marketing Manager joins the podcast to teach us about what type of sessions are available, how to best enjoy to Microsoft Ignite either in person or virtually, and how to interact with Microsoft during the conference!
Nov 7, 2023 • 28min
Episode 24: Microsoft Power Platform Conference Recap!
In this episode, Wendy interviews Ken and Sean on their experiences during the Microsoft Power Platform conference.
Oct 31, 2023 • 24min
Episode 23: Let’s Chat Power Virtual Agents (w/ Jack Rowbotham)
Hi, How may I help you?
You may have seen this prompt appear when browsing a website and wondered how do organizations add those chat bots to their sites and what else can they do? Senior Product Marketing Manager and all-around awesome guy, Jack Rowbotham joins Wendy, Sean, and Ken to chat Power Virtual Agents!
Oct 3, 2023 • 25min
Data is Great-a! (w/ Brad Orluk)
What is your data and what does it do? Simple question to ask, but hard to answer. Brad Orluk, Global Head of Microsoft Partnership at OwnBackup joins the Ken, Wendy, and Sean to discuss the role of data in low code, security of that data, and how your organization can scale with their data.
Sep 26, 2023 • 22min
Robotic Process Automation is Here to Help! (w/ Bill Ryan)
What is Robotic Process Automation (RPA)? How do we use RPA? How has RPA changed the way we work? Join Wendy, Ken, and Sean as they are joined by Bill Ryan, Director of BPM Services as we discuss how robots are taking over workforce! (not really, but RPA is amazing!)
Sep 19, 2023 • 23min
ALM: Which Tool When (w/ Kartik Kanakasabesan)
Join us for a deeper dive into Application Lifecycle Management, where we discuss which ALM tool is best for your organization with Principal PM Manager, Kartik Kanakasabesan.
Sep 12, 2023 • 22min
You Said, We Said: Busting Power Platform Myths Pt 2
Join Ken, Wendy, and Sean as we continue to bust more low-code myths.
Sep 5, 2023 • 20min
You Said, We Said: Busting Power Platform Myths Pt 1
In this episode, we're going to bust some myths about low code development and show you how you can use Power Platform to build amazing solutions with minimal coding.
Some of the myths we're going to tackle are:
- Low code means low quality
- Low code is not scalable
- I could use Microsoft SharePoint for these apps.
- Low code is not for professional developers
We'll also share some examples of how Power Platform has been used by organizations and individuals to solve real-world problems and create value. Whether you're a business user, a citizen developer, or a pro developer, you'll find something useful and inspiring in this episode.
So, stay tuned and join us for part one of busting myths on Low Code Approach.
Aug 29, 2023 • 23min
You Down with MPPC? - Microsoft Power Platform Conference
The Microsoft Power Platform Conference is coming up and your hosts, Sean, Ken, and Wendy are eager to share why the MPPC is such an amazing experience and what to expect!
Apr 25, 2023 • 13min
Low Code Signals 2023 (w/ Ricardo Duncan)
Ricardo Duncan joins the podcast to discuss the Low Code Signals 2023 report. What is the Low Code Signals 2023 report? I don't want to spoil the episode or the report, but if you want to see how IT professionals and CIOs consider low-code technologies in their organizations and the impact they provide, then this is the episode for you!
Check out the report here: Low-code signals 2023 - Microsoft Power Platform Blog
