Alberto Acerbis is tackling Chaos, Resilience and Metrics in the heart of your .NET Applications – YouTube
Dec05

Alberto Acerbis is tackling Chaos, Resilience and Metrics in the heart of your .NET Applications – YouTube

With the spread of microservices and distributed cloud architectures, the web has become increasingly complex. We all depend on these systems more than ever, yet bugs have become much more difficult to predict. Chaos Engineering is a disciplined approach to identifying bugs before they become real service disruptions. But how do you test the response of a system under stress to identify, and prevent, weaknesses? Recently .NET has made...

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SAP and Power Platform Excellence | Innovate, Integrate, Safeguard with Edit Kapcari – YouTube
Dec04

SAP and Power Platform Excellence | Innovate, Integrate, Safeguard with Edit Kapcari – YouTube

This three-part session delves into the SAP-Microsoft Power Platform synergy. It starts by laying out the value that can be created by combining SAP with the Power Platform, emphasizing cloud advantages even before SAP migration. The deep integration of Power Platform with emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, IoT, RPA, and collaboration tools, used daily in many organizations, can be beneficial when SAP joins forces with...

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Russell Damali tells us about Transforming Customer Experience in Power Platform with OpenAI – YouTube
Dec03

Russell Damali tells us about Transforming Customer Experience in Power Platform with OpenAI – YouTube

In today’s fast-paced digital world, customers demand intuitive and efficient experiences. This presentation will explore how the integration of OpenAI’s speech-to-text technology with Microsoft Power Platform can revolutionize customer interactions. By enabling users to fill out forms using their voice, we can eliminate manual data entry, reduce errors, and create a more engaging experience. Discover how to implement this...

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Exchange Server SE – What happens on-premises in 2025? with Thomas Stensitzki – YouTube
Nov29

Exchange Server SE – What happens on-premises in 2025? with Thomas Stensitzki – YouTube

Exchange Server still plays a significant role in the world of Microsoft’s on-premises productivity servers. On 14 October 2025, the extended support period for Exchange Server 2019 and 2016 ends on the same day. What happens after that? What about the long-announced successor version, Exchange Server SE? What does this mean for purely local, hybrid Exchange organisations and upcoming migration to Exchange Online? And do we...

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Demistify Teams Premium with Thorsten Pickhan – YouTube
Nov28

Demistify Teams Premium with Thorsten Pickhan – YouTube

Microsoft Teams Premium is a license add-on that you can book and use for your users. The add-on provides you with various enhancements for your Teams meetings in the areas of usability, compliance and security. Teams Premium no longer only provides additional functions for meetings, other features now also receive more functions with the Premium addon. In this session, I will give you a rough overview of the additional functions of...

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Emily Mancini is Enhancing Communication and Collaboration through Customized Search Experiences – YouTube
Nov27

Emily Mancini is Enhancing Communication and Collaboration through Customized Search Experiences – YouTube

In SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams, we are building a flat hierarchy through separate site collections or Teams and creating connections through hub site relationships. This supports organizational change, cleaner permission models, and so much more but can prove challenging when you want to centralize a subset of content across these site collections. Join us as we explore different approaches for centralizing your content in...

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Model Driven Power Apps are cool, Scott Roller will prove it to you!!! – YouTube
Nov27

Model Driven Power Apps are cool, Scott Roller will prove it to you!!! – YouTube

I am aware that there are many other technologies that are considered to be sexier than Model Driven Apps but allow me to show you how cool they can be. When I am done you may have a different opinion about these secure and robust business applications. When you need to quickly create a robust application that lives on the Dataverse that can handle new and/or legacy data, has access to the Power Platform and has the Microsoft security...

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Machine learning belongs in a museum! by Sam Gomez – YouTube
Nov25

Machine learning belongs in a museum! by Sam Gomez – YouTube

Ever walked around a museum and wondered how they keep those nice chilly temperatures around the building? No? Me neither! That is until I had to figure out how to build a machine learning model to do just that. This talk is the story of the challenges we found when dealing with environments that are constantly changing, the key role that stakeholders played in the project and the tools and processes that we used to achieve the...

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Lowcode Deployment approaches with Sabjan Sama – YouTube
Nov22

Lowcode Deployment approaches with Sabjan Sama – YouTube

Explore power platform deployment approaches, lowcode approach using power platform pipelines. source

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Introducing Scottish Summit 2024 I Blade Sponsor I Riada Consultancy – YouTube
Nov19

Introducing Scottish Summit 2024 I Blade Sponsor I Riada Consultancy – YouTube

Riada Consultancy helps technology companies align and develop their marketing to achieve revenue, impact and growth. We help leaders and teams incorporate the right marketing tools, tactics and activities to achieve their business goals and objectives. Every organisation is different and constantly needs to evolve by bringing together the people, processes and the technology that builds a strong foundation for growth and...

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Introducing Scottish Summit 2024 I Digital Sponsor I Proximo 3 – YouTube
Nov19

Introducing Scottish Summit 2024 I Digital Sponsor I Proximo 3 – YouTube

Introducing Proximo 3 as a Digital Sponsor at this year’s Scottish Summit! Proximo 3 are experts in Power Platform and Dynamics 365 led by a team of trusted Microsoft MVPs with over 40 years combined industry experience and strong connections within Microsoft and its community. Their consultancy practice helps customers maximise any Microsoft project investment by optimising resources, empowering teams, analysing business...

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Scottish Summit 2024 Closing Keynote With Dona Sarkar – YouTube
Oct29

Scottish Summit 2024 Closing Keynote With Dona Sarkar – YouTube

Who’s Afraid Of Little Ole Copilot Who’s heard of AI? ::hand raises:: Who’s heard of Copilot? ::hand raises:: Who actually knows how the thing works? In this closing keynote, you will learn: 1. What exactly IS Copilot? 2. How does it work with your own data, step-by-step through the whole process from prompt to response? 3. Why does it give you some random answers? 4. What’s up next that we need to know about? BUT WAIT,...

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I’ve got 99 problems but Teams ain’t one! – Amanada & Josefin – YouTube
Oct27

I’ve got 99 problems but Teams ain’t one! – Amanada & Josefin – YouTube

I’ve got 99 problems but Teams ain’t one! We all have these daily bits of frustration at work. My colleague has no access to this list! How can I involve everyone in our planning workshop? Where is that file someone shared in our team meeting? These feelings multiply when the context is collaboration and communication with your team. What if technology could help your team to work at its best? What does a modern, digital...

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Building a Centre For Enablement for your Copilot Strategy – Kevin & Simon – YouTube
Oct27

Building a Centre For Enablement for your Copilot Strategy – Kevin & Simon – YouTube

When Microsoft first announced Copilot for Microsoft 365, they were opening up a new way of thinking and many new ways of working but it didn’t stop there. It was swiftly followed up with more and more Copilots and we now live in a world where you can extend these and even build your own. The question now becomes how you enable the right people with the right tools and behaviours to maximise value. Hold on a minute? Didn’t...

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Navigating the shift from the Dynamics 365 app for Outlook to Copilot for Sales – Andrew Bibby – YouTube
Oct27

Navigating the shift from the Dynamics 365 app for Outlook to Copilot for Sales – Andrew Bibby – YouTube

The Dynamics 365 app for Outlook is on its way out! Copilot for Sales is the new AI-powered kid on the block for Sales users, so it’s time to get up to speed on how it works and the best way to adopt it. We’ll look at the new Outlook functionality that awaits users – email summaries, smart suggestions and tight CRM integration. Then we’ll go beyond Outlook and see how Copilot for Sales can be used in Teams,...

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Scottish Summit 2024 Keynote With Scott Hanselman – YouTube
Oct24

Scottish Summit 2024 Keynote With Scott Hanselman – YouTube

Scottish Summit 2024 Keynote With Scott Hanselman source

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From Depression to Elation – How the community changed my life – Chris Huntingford – YouTube
Oct22

From Depression to Elation – How the community changed my life – Chris Huntingford – YouTube

This session is going to get REAL personal, REAL honest, REAL quick, so be prepared! 10 years ago I arrived in the UK from South Africa not knowing a single person or even understanding what the Microsoft community was. I was desperate to find a place to belong and desperate to be part of a movement where I could make a difference. I felt rejected, depressed and broken! 10 years later… It is so different for me and I can tell...

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Adopting AI: Navigating Challenges, Unleashing Potential With Areti Iles – YouTube
Oct22

Adopting AI: Navigating Challenges, Unleashing Potential With Areti Iles – YouTube

With AI tools increasingly changing the way we work, what do we need to do to make sure AI tools are successfully adopted by ourselves, our teams and our organisations? How do we prepare ourselves for the future? Join this session where we will cover: – The latest AI trends and tools within the Power Platform – Driving AI change and creating an AI-ready culture – Defining an AI strategy and driving business value...

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Scottish Summit – Mark Christie – Drag Charity Video – YouTube
Oct21

Scottish Summit – Mark Christie – Drag Charity Video – YouTube

As the Scottish Summit community raised over £5,000 for TIe, here is your “Reward” of Mark Christie’s bad bad bad (First) attempt at doing makeup source

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What does it mean to be a modern software developer? Scott Durow – YouTube
Oct21

What does it mean to be a modern software developer? Scott Durow – YouTube

Join us for this session to explore how Microsoft Power Platform is powered by Microsoft Azure and can work seamlessly with the development tools you already know and love, such as React, C#, Open AI & API, GitHub, Azure Synapse, Azure Message Bus, and Azure API Management. This allows professional software developers to build modern full-stack business solutions faster, easier, and more securely. You will also find out how...

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Flipping Off Frogs and Conference Treats with Amanda Sterner – YouTube
Oct18

Flipping Off Frogs and Conference Treats with Amanda Sterner – YouTube

In this episode, we catch up with Amanda Sterner. Amanda will be speaking at Scottish Summit 2024 and she has some interesting goodies to share with us. source

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Taking Control of your Career (and your Funeral) with Alison Mulligan. – YouTube
Oct17

Taking Control of your Career (and your Funeral) with Alison Mulligan. – YouTube

Where don’t we go in this episode? Alison is the go-to person for career advice in the Microsoft business applications community. Early in my community journey, I was told – ‘If you speak to one person at Scottish Summit 2020, speak to Alison Mulligan’. Just do it! This episode is not to be missed. source

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Taking Control of your Career (and your Funeral) with Alison Mulligan. – YouTube
Oct16

Taking Control of your Career (and your Funeral) with Alison Mulligan. – YouTube

Where don’t we go in this episode?  Alison is the go-to person for career advice in the Microsoft business applications community. Early in my community journey, I was told – ‘If you speak to one person at Scottish Summit 2020, speak to Alison Mulligan’. Just do it! This episode is not to be missed. source

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Taking Control of your Career (and your Funeral) with Alison Mulligan. – YouTube
Oct16

Taking Control of your Career (and your Funeral) with Alison Mulligan. – YouTube

Where don’t we go in this episode? Alison is the go-to person for career advice in the Microsoft business applications community. Early in my community journey, I was told – ‘If you speak to one person at Scottish Summit 2020, speak to Alison Mulligan’. Just do it! This episode is not to be missed. source

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From Hamburg to Aberdeen with Björn Zahnow – YouTube
Oct16

From Hamburg to Aberdeen with Björn Zahnow – YouTube

Björn Zahnow is part of the organisation team that ran the legendary Color Cloud conference in Hamburg earlier this year. This October, he will be joining us at Scottish Summit 2024. Find out all about Björn’s passion for Dynamics 365 pro-code and low-code in this episode of The Power Platform Podcast. source

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From Hamburg to Aberdeen with Björn Zahnow – YouTube
Oct16

From Hamburg to Aberdeen with Björn Zahnow – YouTube

Björn Zahnow is part of the organisation team that ran the legendary Color Cloud conference in Hamburg earlier this year. This October, he will be joining us at Scottish Summit 2024. Find out all about Björn’s passion for Dynamics 365 pro-code and low-code in this episode of The Power Platform Podcast. source

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Introducing Scottish Summit 2024 I Blade Sponsor I Riada Consultancy – YouTube
Oct16

Introducing Scottish Summit 2024 I Blade Sponsor I Riada Consultancy – YouTube

Riada Consultancy helps companies align and develop their marketing and sales capabilities to achieve revenue, impact and growth. We help leaders and teams incorporate the right marketing and sales tools, tactics and activities to achieve their business goals and objectives. Every organisation is different and constantly needs to evolve by bringing together the people, processes and the technology that builds a strong foundation for...

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Cybersecurity, Death Metal and Wrestling with Ru Campbell – YouTube
Oct15

Cybersecurity, Death Metal and Wrestling with Ru Campbell – YouTube

We went a little ‘off-piste’ on this episode but please bear with us as Ru Campbell shares valuable insights into his work as a cybersecurity expert and his involvement in Scottish Summit 2024. source

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Cybersecurity, Death Metal and Wrestling with Ru Campbell – YouTube
Oct15

Cybersecurity, Death Metal and Wrestling with Ru Campbell – YouTube

We went a little ‘off-piste’ on this episode but please bear with us as Ru Campbell shares valuable insights into his work as a cybersecurity expert and his involvement in Scottish Summit 2024. source

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Quiz and Make-Up with Tricia Sinclair – YouTube
Oct15

Quiz and Make-Up with Tricia Sinclair – YouTube

In this episode, we catch up with pub quiz host Tricia Sinclair. We discuss the plethora of initiatives she is involved in to support the growth of the Microsoft business applications community.  source

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Quiz and Make-Up with Tricia Sinclair – YouTube
Oct15

Quiz and Make-Up with Tricia Sinclair – YouTube

In this episode, we catch up with pub quiz host Tricia Sinclair. We discuss the plethora of initiatives she is involved in to support the growth of the Microsoft business applications community. source

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Cybersecurity, Death Metal and Wrestling with Ru Campbell – YouTube
Oct15

Cybersecurity, Death Metal and Wrestling with Ru Campbell – YouTube

We went a little ‘off-piste’ on this episode but please bear with us as Ru Campbell shares valuable insights into his work as a cybersecurity expert and his involvement in Scottish Summit 2024. source

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From Hamburg to Aberdeen with Björn Zahnow – YouTube
Oct15

From Hamburg to Aberdeen with Björn Zahnow – YouTube

Björn Zahnow is part of the organisation team that ran the legendary Color Cloud conference in Hamburg earlier this year. This October, he will be joining us at Scottish Summit 2024. Find out all about Björn’s passion for Dynamics 365 pro-code and low-code in this episode of The Power Platform Podcast. source

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Quiz and Make-Up with Tricia Sinclair – YouTube
Oct15

Quiz and Make-Up with Tricia Sinclair – YouTube

In this episode, we catch up with pub quiz host Tricia Sinclair. We discuss the plethora of initiatives she is involved in to support the growth of the Microsoft business applications community. source

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Achieving Work-Life-Lego Balance with Craig White – YouTube
Oct10

Achieving Work-Life-Lego Balance with Craig White – YouTube

Get ready for an inspiring episode of the Power Platform Podcast!   We’re sitting down with Ecosystem Engineer Craig White, a master of balancing it all—family, hobbies, a thriving blog, and leading countless community initiatives.   Want to know his secrets to stay on top while still enjoying life? You won’t want to miss this conversation!   Plus, don’t forget to grab your tickets for Scottish Summit 2024—available...

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Carl Cookson Busts Pub Quiz Myth – YouTube
Oct10

Carl Cookson Busts Pub Quiz Myth – YouTube

It’s an episode packed full of revelations this time around! Carl ‘Cooky’ Cookson has some news which will leave Ana shocked! Also, stay tuned for news of another exclusive Scottish Summit charity initiative that will have the community lip-syncing for their lives. source

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Say ‘Aloha!’ to Bülent Altinsoy and Angeliki Patsiavou – YouTube
Oct10

Say ‘Aloha!’ to Bülent Altinsoy and Angeliki Patsiavou – YouTube

In this episode, we caught up with Bülent Altinsoy about how he started his community journey and his upcoming session with Angeliki Patsiavou at Scottish Summit 2024. Tickets for Scottish Summit 2024 are available here – https://www.scottishsummit.com/tickets/. source

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What gets Franco Musso’s Toes Tapping? – YouTube
Oct10

What gets Franco Musso’s Toes Tapping? – YouTube

Join us for an electrifying conversation with Power Page Phenom Franco Musso as he speaks about his current projects, his role in Scottish Summit 2024 and what tunes get him pumped for his upcoming trip to Aberdeen in October. source

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Training the Next Wave of Power Platform Professionals with Julie Yack – YouTube
Oct10

Training the Next Wave of Power Platform Professionals with Julie Yack – YouTube

In this episode, we are privileged to be joined by 16-time MVP Julie Yack! We discuss her work in the Microsoft community, her big takeaways from Scottish Summit, and how she deals with the copious amounts of furry friends she finds in her back yard. Julie is running a workshop at Scottish Summit 2024 on 17th October in Aberdeen.  Tickets are available at https://www.scottishsummit.com/tickets/ source

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Areti Iles and Andrew Bibby Talk to Us from Slovenia – YouTube
Oct10

Areti Iles and Andrew Bibby Talk to Us from Slovenia – YouTube

Rex de Koning and Mark Christie managed to catch up with these two community gems, Andrew Bibby and Areti Iles in person at Dynamics Minds in Slovenia. Join us as they talk about their roles in Scottish Summit 2024.   source

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Taking Scottish Summit on Tour with Matt Beard and Zoe Wilson – YouTube
Oct10

Taking Scottish Summit on Tour with Matt Beard and Zoe Wilson – YouTube

In this episode, Paddy and Rex catch up with Matt and Zoe to discuss their involvement in Scottish Summit including taking the event on tour to Manchester in 2023.   source

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From Psychology, to Customer Insights – Journeys with Kelly Simpson – YouTube
Oct10

From Psychology, to Customer Insights – Journeys with Kelly Simpson – YouTube

With Scottish Summit 2024 approaching we spoke to community star and marketing mastermind Kelly Simpson about how she started her career and Microsoft community activity. source

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Nailing it, with Sara Fennah – YouTube
Oct10

Nailing it, with Sara Fennah – YouTube

In this episode we chat with MCT and MVP Sarah Fennah about her involvment in Scottish Summit past, present and future. And of course, the legendary pub quiz. Scottish Summit is on 18th and 19th of October 2024 Get your tickets at https://www.scottishsummit.com/tickets/   source

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From chickens and rugby to Aberdeen – YouTube
Oct10

From chickens and rugby to Aberdeen – YouTube

This episode we are talking to @garyraife about rugby, chickens and his first time at #ScottishSummit. Scottish Summit 2024 is happening on 18th and 19th October at Aberdeen P&J Live.  Home · Scottish Summit Scottish Summit 2024 is coming to you from P&J Live, Aberdeen’s state-of-the-art event complex This is going to be the biggest Scottish Summit to date, spanning3 days The Scottish Summit 2024 is gearing up to be...

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Power BI Laughs and Banter with Triparna – YouTube
Oct10

Power BI Laughs and Banter with Triparna – YouTube

In this episode we speak to Triparna Ray about her extensive work in the Microsoft community including her journey towards becoming a public speaker and her highlights from Scottish Summit past. Scottish Summit 2024 is happening on 18th and 19th October at Aberdeen P&J Live.   Home · Scottish Summit Scottish Summit 2024 is coming to you from P&J Live, Aberdeen’s state-of-the-art event complex This is going to be the...

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Bound for Aberdeen – YouTube
Oct10

Bound for Aberdeen – YouTube

In this first episode of our Scottish Summit 2024 we talk to event founder Mark Christie and speaker, Thomas Sandsor about pyrotechnics, doplegangers, volunteering and and the impact Scottish Summit has on the community. source

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Power Platform Podcast – Black Speakers Support Group – YouTube
Oct10

Power Platform Podcast – Black Speakers Support Group – YouTube

Tricia, Will, Musonda & Alexio join Iain & Mark to talk about their upcoming podcast, the Black Speakers Support Group and Black History Month To find out more please see the following links YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1S5FpAE-ZejkySPuaVcCYAouTube Twitter- https://twitter.com/thebssg?s=11 BHN – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-54522248 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbojly-4z0Y    ...

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Wrestling With The Community – YouTube
Oct10

Wrestling With The Community – YouTube

Mark and Iain talk to the first family of Power Platform Pro-Wrestling. Nick Doelman, Matt Beard and Paddy Byrne join the podcast to talk about their passion for wrestling.  This is the longest podcast yet so enjoy source

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Hitting the High Notes with Samuel Smith – YouTube
Oct10

Hitting the High Notes with Samuel Smith – YouTube

Mark and Iain welcome Samuel Smith onto the podcast.  Find out if we got the Tenor to sign the Wave 2 Release notes and listen to Sams journey into the world of consultancy.   Find Sam Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-smith-a75561125/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/Samsingersmith source

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Talking Baws…. With Thomas Sandsor – YouTube
Oct10

Talking Baws…. With Thomas Sandsor – YouTube

Mark & Iain have a chat with Thomas about Football, Futsal and Beech Soccer. Why did he choose to play for Norway and not the USA? Find Thomas here or Google Him About me Thomas Sandsør from Norway. Been working with Microsoft CRM (yes I still call it CRM) since 2007. I worked about 8 years as a consultant/architect, before I was asked to work for Microsoft building the partner channel for CRM. After 2 years at Microsoft I got...

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