As I am sure you aware we are in a very unusual time in society with the current COVID-19 pandemic that is sweeping across the world. This situation is putting a lot of pressure on business continuity plans and putting them to the test. Up until yesterday, there was also an upcoming update coming for the power platform and dynamics 365. Microsoft has rightly identified that due to the current unprecedented events that many businesses will not be ready for the April release which was due to land on the 1st of April and the mandatory use of the unified…
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It seems that the world has gone a bit mad amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The government has made the smart choice of advising people to work from home where possible. For some of us, that is just an ordinary day, but for many, it is a very new way of working! Working from home can be an isolating experience for many so let us pull together as a community and spend half an hour each day communicating! Join many members of the community and me for a virtual lunch on Microsoft Teams! Join the Meeting! Add to my Calendar! If…
Well, it has now been one year since I stepped through the doors in Egham and started my journey with PowerObjects and what a journey it has been! Deciding to leave my previous partner after almost 9 years was a difficult decision to make, but a year later it is a decision I have absolutely no regrets with. Actually, that is a lie. The only regret that I have is that I did not do it sooner! It has been a whirlwind year, to say the least, and I have joined a fantastic team. Working with a company that has…
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I had the pleasure of presenting at the UK’s and possibly Europe’s largest free business applications community event – Scottish Summit 2020! The event had over 1000 attended descend on Glasgow for a fantastic day of networking and learning. I chose to present Power Automate and how to adopt it within your organisation quickly. Enjoy and Happy Automating! https://youtu.be/vt2rzTJ_p1E
Well, we are done once again with another Scottish Summit and this year it was over three times the size of the first one last year. It is incredible to think that a Scottish community event can get over 1000 attendees. I am very proud to have been involved and will be posting my highlights from the event in the coming days. However, for now, here are some of the best photos from this fantastic event! 102 Amazing Speakers 21 Nationalities 44 Microsoft MVP’s 14 Microsoft FTE’s Over 1000 Attendee’s from 400 Starting Locations 4900 Minutes of Learning 2500 Cups…
The agreement between Microsoft and Copenhagen University is a highly focused research partnership. Microsoft employees will work closely with the institute’s researchers to develop and build on the university’s expertise in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. This translates to creating significant opportunities and pressing forward with research and development in areas such as artificial neural networks, deep learning, and deep neural network analysis. Computers based on quantum technology can solve and perform complex computations faster and more efficiently than existing computers built with conventional bits. Bits based upon quantum numbers, known as qubits, will generate unprecedented performance. Chips,…
It is critical to define the correct solution strategy to support your individual deployment. Generally, the deciding factor is based on how complex the implementation is. If you have a simple implementation, a single solution approach can be adopted for larger more complex implementations, a multi-solution approach is preferred. There is an assortment of approaches to defining your solution strategy and there is no right or wrong answer. What is crucial is that the needs of the organisation are addressed in a way that works today and provides scalability for future developments. Single or Multiple Solutions Single Solution Approach When…
It is vital to have a defined environment management strategy in place to ensure that you have all the required environments to support both your initial project as well as any ongoing business as usual activity. What is described here should be treated as an absolute minimum as you may require additional levels of complexity to support your particular ecosystem. Environment Planning At the start of any project, it is essential to identify what environments you are going to require to deliver the specific business requirements. The environment strategy that is implemented should include the concept of JIT (Just in…
It gives me great excitement to announce that I will now be writing for the Power Automate Community blog. It is a great resource to learn and connect with other Power Automate lovers! The main reason I blog is I love to give back to the community as it has helped me so much over the years, and I want to pay it back in any way I can! You can find the community blog here: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Power-Automate/ct-p/MPACommunity Happy Automating!