Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/230Meet Mark Christie, a Microsoft Business Solutions MVP Mark Christie was the first to run a conference event in Scotland  Mark shares his thoughts about the last Summit Event that happened in Scotland The steps or process Mark prepared to run the first conference in Scotland A discussion about Mark’s view on the virtual conferences happening in the community A conversation about Mark’s observation about the COVID19 crisis With the pandemic, what are Mark’s predictions about the things that might happen in the Industry Discusses Mark’s speaking events experience Talks about the three projects Mark is working on  The benefits of using TEAMS Talks about the present Market in Scotland when it comes to the adoption of Power Platform over Dynamics 365 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/229Aric Levin originally from Israel, talks about his origin, family, and life How COVID19 affected Aric’s life and family A conversation about Aric’s career journey Talks about Aric’s journey to Microsoft Business Applications The project Aric worked on that made the biggest impact in his career What excites Aric the most when it comes to the new technologies coming Discusses Aric’s involvement with the MVP Community and user groups Aric’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP – nomination process Talks about Aric’s thoughts about the MVP Program Advice and recommendations to people considering becoming a Microsoft MVP 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/228Talks about Claire Rose Carmichael life – where she lives and what she does when not workingA discussion about the 365 Saturday event in Scotland Claire’s career background – how she got into her IT career A conversation about Claire’s involvement in the Microsoft Business Applications community Discusses the Microsoft partner’s fears and their engagement to the community Career-wise – how Claire keep up with the skills development A discussion about how Scotland’s business environment looks like now because of the events  Talks about running a graduate training program The benefits of taking a graduate training program How the graduate training program looks like The most recent Scottish Summit Event Claire’s thoughts about the Scottish ecosystem – the Partners and opportunities With the COVID19 pandemic how Claire keeps up with the situationMicrosoft 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/227Life and family background of Joel Leichty  How COVID19 changed Joel’s plans  Joel talks about how it was when he found out that he was not renewed as MVP   Discusses Joel’s amazing MVP experience   The process of getting the MVP award  Plans on getting back to Microsoft MVP Program  Recently joined the Dynamic Consulting company as Power Practice Manager  Talks about the new user group DynamicsCon  A conversation about DynamicsCon group’s focus and plans  Joel’s thoughts and goal about the DynamicsCon community  The most memorable part of being a Microsoft MVP from the year 2013-2020 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/226Meet Rami Mounla from Wellington, New Zealand talks about his life and career background A conversation about how Rami started working with technology Rami talks about his journey to Microsoft Business Applications A discussion about Rami’s transition from On-premise based to Online or Cloud-based projects Introduction to Microsoft Fastrack Migration Program How effective Microsoft Fastrack Migration Program is The Fastrack Migration Program methodology The benefits of using the Microsoft Fastrack Migration Program Criteria to be recognized as a Microsoft Fastrack Solutions Architect New Zealand’s businesses reaction in making their businesses cloud enabled Rami’s journey as a Solution’s Architect The difference between an Enterprise Architect and a Solution Architect Important non-technical skills that all aspiring solution architects must have to become successful How Rami encourages or trains his team to understand, navigate and handle political projects Books MentionedRami Mounla's Book: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Extensions Cookbook ResourcesGitHub: https://github.com/ramimounla CreditsMusic CreditsI dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, MorusqueMicrosoft 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/225Meet and find out more about Sahan Wijayasekera’s life and country of originWhat is famous about Sri Lanka – best food  What made Sahan decide to move to Melbourne, Australia  Sahan’s exciting journey into Microsoft Business Applications  How did Sahan learn about the MVP Program?  Talks about Sahan’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP  Things Sahan learn about being a Microsoft MVP  The importance of the MVP Community group  Recommendations to people considering becoming an MVP  How Sahan manages his time between family, work and being an MVP  An introduction to IoT   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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/224Ben Hosking talks about his life and family backgroundDiscussions about how Ben spends his time with his family when not workingA discussion about Ben’s career journeyTalks about how the COVID19 crisis affected Ben’s day to day lifeA conversation about how Ben started with technologyA discussion about what made Ben focus on D365Talks about the differences between working from home versus working in an officeLessons learnt as a consultant working with big projects – KPMG, CapGemini, and PowerObjectsHow Ben develops his skills to keep up with technologies to become an effective Power Platform ConsultantHow Ben handle the industry shift – new projects in a different industryBen’s thoughts on Microsoft Biz Apps in the next 5-10 yearsBen shares his experience on how he was able to establish himself and be known in the marketTalks about Ben's journey and the lessons learnt during the process to be known in the marketSocial media platform – Ben’s experience and how it helped him to where he is nowBooks MentionedEssentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of LessNever Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on ItCreditsMusic CreditsI dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, MorusqueMicrosoft 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/223A Brief Introduction about Andrew Butenko’s origin story What made Andrew move to the US and what he misses from home A conversation about Andrew’s educationalTalks about Andrew's career background Talks about the software development industry in Ukraine A discussion about Andrew’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP Who nominated Andrew to become an MVP? How did Andrew learn about the MVP Program? A discussion about the best learning tools to become a successful MVP Andrew’s impression about his first MVP Summit Being an MVP for 10 yearsAndrew's advice or recommendation to people who are wanting to become an MVP Discusses Andrew’s involvement with PCF Andrew's advice to people exploring PCF 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/222Learn more about Joe Griffin’s life, family and career background  Joe’s hobbies – what he does when he’s not working  How Joe got interested in technology  Discusses Microsoft Azure as his specialty  The things people need to learn when working with PowerApps, Power Automate or Dynamics 365 using Microsoft Azure  What beginners need to know about Microsoft Azure  What Power Platform and Dynamics 365 consultants need to know about Azure to make their Apps more effective  A discussion about what is Microsoft Azure, and how to use it?  Introduction to DevOps  The importance of DevOps   How DevOps works with Azure  A conversation about Microsoft Azure Service Bus  How does Microsoft Azure Service Bus work?   Find out more about Azure Data Lake  Talks about Azure Data Factory   What are PowerShell scripts  Why PowerShell scripts are important for maintaining Microsoft Azure, PowerApps and Dynamics  The fundamentals of Azure and how to get started into the platform  Discussions on what Power Apps builders need to know about Azure when it comes to Identity, security, permissions and resource groups  Talks about Azure complimentary certifications for the BizApps 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 NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/221Learn more about Gus Gonzales life and originA discussion about Gus' educational background and career backgroundHow Gus started working with Business Applications and his journey Gus shares his thoughts about the big project he worked with What made Gus decide to start his own company  Talks about Gus' journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP – MVP since 2012 Discusses Gus' career journey – from Functional Consultant, Solutions Architect to CEO A conversation about the effect of the MVP Program on Gus' career How MVP program helps Gus to be able to speak with events and share his ideas Discussions about the benefits of being an MVP How Gus handles the online sessions Shares his thoughts about the effect of COVID19 on Microsoft events and conferences The advantages and disadvantages of having virtual conferences Other Resources:365 Training: https://365.training/Instructors/detail/gusgonzalezMicrosoft 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