Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTES:  https://podcast.nz365guy.com/364 An introduction about Adam Cunningham – life background and interest. A conversation about Adam’s career and how he got into technology.  Talks about how Adam got involved in Power Platform and other technologies. Discussions about the feedback and change from using Excell for reporting to Power BI Adam talks about his journey into where he is right now A discussion of how Adam run their organization. Talks about Adam’s experience when it comes to licensing. What does Adam’s backlog look like? Adam talks about the usage of Power Portal A conversation about their deployment model – do they deploy their apps inside of teams or IOS? Adam’s advice for the non-for-profit space Discussions about Adam’s community involvement in Australia  RESOURCES MENTIONED  Shane Young -  https://www.youtube.com/c/ShaneYoungCloud Reza Dorrani - https://www.youtube.com/c/RezaDorrani/featured Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/363A conversation about Guro Faller’s life – country of origin, family, favourite food and hobbies! Talks about Guro’s involvement with other communities around the world. Guro’s story about how did she get into IT? A discussion about the career journey and educational background of Guro. A story about Guro’s passion for designing - clothes and IT Guro’s transition from being an IT to Microsoft Business Applications ecosystem Learn more about Guro’s day to day tasks and her focus What does Guro see when it comes to the use of Dynamics 365 marketing? Guro’s views about the XRM platform.  Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/362A short introduction about Allan De Castro’s life – family, hobbies and country of origin A story about Allan’s journey into technology and how did it start Career and educational background of Allan What took him into the area of Microsoft Business Applications The type of work Allan is focused on right now Allan’s involvement and as a consultant Allan’s thoughts about AZURE Synapse and Dataverse - where are these two coming together? Talks about Allan’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP and the process involved. What made Allan start blogging and what was the impact? Allan’s involvement in the community 90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ How to Become a Microsoft MVP - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzf0yupPbVkqdRJDPVE4PtTlm6quDhiu7Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/361An introduction about Venkat Rao A conversation about how Venkat got into this field Venkat talks about his journey and becoming what he is right now and what led him to it Venkat discusses the categories of his vlog around autism vision hearing Venkat shares about enabling our communities How do we create an accessible environment toolset so that we can bring diversity to what we create by including all people? How do you make sure that what you're building is right for your audience? Venkat shares his thoughts about how Microsoft can improve the power platform to make it more inclusive Venkat shares the resources and training materials that he uses.RESOURCES MENTIONED Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau: 9781984858979 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books - An easy to read yet extremely guide on understanding disabilities and how to be an ally for disabled peopleDesigning for Accessibility -  A set of Dos and Dont's when building solutions WCAG - a quick reference guide to WCAGGiving a damn about accessibility - by Sheri Byrne Haber, an accessibility advocate.Student Access & Accommodation Services, Illinois State University - Student Access & Accommodation ServicesMicrosoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/360 A brief introduction about Greg Olsen’s life - family, interests and hobbies A conversation with Greg about his journey into IT  Talks about Greg’s educational and career background Find out about Greg’s journey into Microsoft Business Applications  A discussion about Greg’s involvement in Dynamics Learn about Greg’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP Greg’s involvement in the community - Power Platform and Dynamics user groups  Greg’s observation when it comes to customers’ choice of technology or products – what are they wanting today? Greg’s expectations for 2022 when it comes to the community and products. Other Resources:NZ Dynamics User Group - https://www.meetup.com/NZ-Dynamics-365-User-Group-Auckland/ Dynamics 365 Saturday NZ - http://365saturday.com/dynamics/auckland-nz-2018/  Microsoft MVP - How to Become a Microsoft MVP  90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/359 Find out more about Eric Regnier – family background and country of origin Talks about Eric’s experience - living and working in Hongkong Eric’s story about moving from HongKong to New Zealand Check out how Eric started in technology  Life in New Zealand Discover and learn the difference between working for customers and directly for a partner. Eric’s journey and story about becoming a Microsoft MVP Talks Eric’s involvement with the MVP community The impact and benefits of becoming a Microsoft MVP Advice and recommendations to people considering becoming a Microsoft MVP Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/358 An introduction about the Group Manager for Power Platform at Avanade, Claire Edgson A conversation about how Claire got into technology Claire shares her incredible Power Platform journey  Get to know more about the Fast Track Recognized Solution Architect awards that Claire received  Claire talks everything about understanding data and when should you use it What is Claire’s thoughts about Dataverse? A very important conversation about data security and the things you need to know about like its importance and the things you can and you can’t do  Claire shares her thoughts about copying all data in Dataverse Find out about Claire’s thoughts on the COE starter kit Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/357 Prashant Shukla talks about his family and country of origin Listen to Prashant’s story about moving to Queensland, AU Talks about how Prashant started working in technology Check out Prashant’s advice and recommendation to people considering a career in technology Prashant’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP – the impact, what was involved and how did it come about? Learn more about Prashant’s involvement in the community - Power Apps and Power Automate User group Prashant’s thoughts and views about the future when it comes to technology and the communityRESOURCES MENTIONED      • Experience Digital LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/experiencedigitalms Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/356 A short introduction about Yawer Iqbal life background and country of origin – family, hobbies and moving to Australia  Discover what Rubab is – a musical Instrument. Yawer’s story about his journey to Microsoft Business Applications Talks about Yawer’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP – the process and nomination First experience as a Microsoft MVP and Yawer’s thoughts about the MVP Program Benefits of becoming part of the MVP Program A discussion about Yawer’s involvement in the MVP community RESOURCES MENTIONED:      • Homayun Sakhi Attan Rubab        • Maula Ya Salli Wasallim        • Ertugrul Ghazi Pakistani Version with rabab Leo Twins Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/355 An introduction about Joel Lindstrom and his passion Joel shares his story on his career journey  Joel talks about his thoughts on the idea that Power Platform is just like xRM with a new look and feel A discussion about how the consulting landscape is currently changing  His thoughts about people becoming app makers from Dynamics 365 background The top 3 qualities that he is looking for when hiring for Power Apps makers Joel shares his thoughts on the roles of UX and UI specialists as part of the Power App teamMicrosoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith