Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/368 An introduction about Benedikt Bergmann's background – life, family and interests. Being a CRM Consultant Moving from Germany to Sweden. How Benedikt's career started – IT journey. Benedikt’s Dynamics and Power Platform background. What brought Benedikt to the Power Platform. Find out what Apps or Automation did Benedikt created? Calendar syncing With the ecosystem constantly changing, how does Benedikt keep his skills up to date now that he is working full time building on Power Platform? Learn about Benedikt’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. Benedikt’s recommendation to become a Microsoft MVP. Becoming a Microsoft MVP - How to Become a Microsoft MVP 90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/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/367 A short introduction about Massoud Dehkordi’s life. Massoud talks about how he did cross paths with Microsoft as his career journey started   Massoud elucidates the difference between Automation and Business Process Management A conversation on how customers use BPM and what are the typical use cases Massoud talks about the type of organizations that he typically finds that have the requirement for a business process management tool Massoud talks about AgileXRM  Massoud shares how does AgileXRM differ from BPM products in the market How do Power Automate and AgileXRM work together? Where can people get information about AgileXRM? 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/366 A short introduction about Zaid Zaim’s life background Zaid shares his story about how he got involved in technology How did Zaid start in mixed reality and his journey to where he is right now? Find out more about what Mixed Reality is Learn more about HoloSpaces Zaid’s role at HoloSpaces and the type of work he does for their customers A discussion about the number of people connected to HoloLens where Zaim is involved with The type of companies buying HoloLens from Microsoft What is HoloLens and what is it used for? How did Zaid become a Microsoft MVP? Zaid’s involvement in the community Talks about Zaid’s skills - as a software developer and as a designer of virtual spaces/experiences OTHER RESOURCESMicrosoft CodeStories Berlin | Mixed Reality for Cultural Heritage  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF654Uff3Xw Zaid's TEDx Talk  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtnOnz3QZpA ReDI School of Digital Integration   https://www.redi-school.org/ Hololux / HoloSpaces  https://hololux.de/ Deutsche Bank in the Metaverse Powered by Hololux /HoloSpaces  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W22_G2Az-I Tactile Studio https://tactilestudio.co/de/ 90 Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - 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/365A brief introduction about Tae Rim Han’s life – family background and hobbies. A conversation about Tae’s journey into technology. Chats about Tae’s passion when it comes to SharePoint, Dynamics, PCF and Azure. Talks about Tae’s career background. Tae’s views and the big difference between working for a partner and dealing directly with end-user customers. The benefits and what Tae missed the most working for a partner. Talks about Tae’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. How did the community help Tae? Tae’s biggest 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/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