Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/329 A short introduction about Ryan Cunningham A conversation about the growth of the Power Platform  Ryan talks about his vision on organization-wide adoption Discussion about the journey as the company goes on from a single app to a company-wide The pattern, the company maturity, and the staffing of the company What are the trends that Ryan is seeing when it comes to the Digital Transformation How is Azure playing a more creative role with the Power Platform Ryan’s view on the opportunity now for people who want to become app makers, the companies to scale with apps, and the growth. CREDITS Music by: StockSounds Title: Energetic Upbeat Pop Summer Licensee: Cloverbase LimitedMicrosoft 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/328Talks about Richard Wilson’s family, life and hobbies Career background of Richard A discussion about what led Richard into technology? What is Microsoft’s Government Community Cloud (GCC)? Switching from Dynamics 365 to Power Platform environment What can Microsoft Government Cloud do for you? The type of solutions you can build with Microsoft’s Government Community Cloud Talks about Richard's journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP Richard’s involvement with PCF controls and CoE Starter Kit The impact of becoming a Microsoft MVP on Richars’s career Richard’s plans for the next few months when it comes to development Music CreditsThe Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.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/327A conversation about Matt Beard’s life – origin, family and hobbies Matt’s view about the ISV in the modern world of Microsoft Matts interest in the modern ISV What is Data8 – what do they do in Microsoft Business Applications  Common industries they work with? How do they handle international customers? How did Matt get into technology and get involved in the community? User group in London Matt enjoyed working with Introduction to connected.gallery Find out more about WHAT3WORDS Matt’s journey and the process of becoming a Microsoft MVP. What Matt is looking forward to 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/326 A brief introduction about Lori Lamkin’s life and her hobbies  Check out Lori’s journey with Microsoft and how she landed on her current role as a Vice President Dynamics 365 Marketing and how Marketing is evolving to systems of engagement  A discussion about Dynamics 365 Marketing customer journey orchestration How does it work? What are the big features? What’s the expected impact? Who are the most common users of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing? How does Microsoft teams work with Dynamics 365? What’s the future of Dynamics 365 Marketing? CREDITS Music by: StockSounds Title: Energetic Upbeat Pop Summer Licensee: Cloverbase Limited 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/325Talks about Thomas Sandsør’s life - background and origin. As the leader of a team, discover how Thomas grows great talent, making sure that his staff are continuing to learn the technology that is relevant to Power Platform and Dynamics CRM. A conversation about Thomas’ career background Learn more about Thomas’ journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP The opportunities that opened to Thomas since becoming an MVP How did Thomas start blogging? Being a Microsoft MVP and as a former Partner Technical Strategist at Microsoft The impact of becoming a Microsoft MVP on Thomas:            - Life            - Career            - Benefits            - Power Platform and Dynamics CRM 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/324 A brief introduction about Kaila Bloomfield’s background - life and family  Kaila’s story about how she started having an interest in technology  A conversation about Kaila’s journey into becoming a consultant Where is Dynamics 365 Finance today? How big is AZURE in the market? The importance of Dynamics 365 Commerce Talks about ISV ecosystem What Kaila is seeing that successful partners are doing in this space that traditional partners might not have done? Where are the new generation consultants are coming from that works on Dynamics 365 finance products? Discussions about Kaila’s Partner Technical Architect (PTA) role. Talks about the responsibilities of PTA How the PTAs engage with Partners. When it comes to Culture, what is the most important element in the modern partnerTalks about Dynamics 365 finance ecosystem How Microsoft is looking at it The community Partners, End Customers and ISV’s 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/323A conversation about Ryan Maclean's life and familyTalks about the company Ryan works for - Hymans Robertson and what he does. A conversation about career choice - End-user vs Microsoft Partner. The goal and difference between working as a Partners and End-user Customers Talks about Ryan’s Dynamics CRM and CRM background. A brief discussion about Ryan’s career background. How the community forum helped Ryan with what he does. What does Ryan enjoy the most working with customers? The benefits of working with end-users or customers. 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/322Talks about the life and family background of Faisal Fareed A discussion about Faisal’s work-life  Shares Faisal views on working with partners and directly with customers. The advantages and disadvantages of working with partners and directly with customers. The growth of Dynamics 365 CE community group and the drop of Dynamics 365 F&O community user group The things you need to know if you want to be in the Microsoft ecosystem. Why do people need to explore more about customer engagement and understand how applications are built. Connecting Dataverse in Finance & Operations 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/321 A brief introduction about Amey Holden and George Doubinski life, favourite food, what they do for fun and family. Talks about Amey and George’s YouTube video series - how did it come about. Find out more about Citizen Can. How did Amey and George manage each episode and what are the tools they used to edit each show? How did Amey and George put all episodes all together? How did Amey and George decide on what to cover and where do they get those ideas? What feedback did Amey and George get from the audience? Resources Mentioned  Citizen Can 365 Training - https://www.youtube.com/c/365Training 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/320Discussions about Kamal Kolar Radhakrishnaiah’s life and background A conversation about moving from India to the Netherlands   Talks about working with people from different culture and how he managed to work with native English speakers. Kamal’s area of specialization and the Microsoft product he is mainly working with Learn the use of Dataverse in Dynamics Human Resources Integration between Dynamics Human Resources and LinkedIn Talent hub What is LinkedIn Talent hub? Talks about Kamal’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. What does MVP mean to Kamal and what made him want to be part of the MVP Program? 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