Dr. S. Gomathi on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/442  Dr. S. Gomathi shares how she first became interested in technology and how it has evolved over time. Learn about Dr. S. Gomathi's journey into the world of technology and what motivates her passion for teaching. Gomathi shares how education has opened doors for her and allowed her to pursue her passions. Throughout her career, Gomathi has… Continue Reading ‘s Article...

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Deep dive into Dynamics 365 Marketing with Malin Martnes

#138. My guest today is Malin Martnes, a Microsoft MVP and MCT who runs her own company MaCoTra AS in Oslo, Norway. As you’ll hear, Malin doesn’t have any technical background on Dynamics 365 and Power Platform but she focuses on using these systems. In this episode, Malin talks about how she came to be a CRM consultant and set up her own consulting business.   With years of experience as… Continue Reading Neil Benson and Malin...

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Goloknath Mishra on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/441  Goloknath Mishra shares his experience in Singapore, where he enjoys exploring different places, particularly Little India for its vegetarian food options. Tune in for an engaging conversation with Goloknath about technology and learn the vital aspect of career growth and success. Goloknath shares his experience of building solutions on the… Continue Reading ‘s Article on...

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Ferran Chopo on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/440  Ferran Chopo shares his hobbies and family life – what he does for fun, how he spends his time with his family and enjoying the sunny weather and delicious food in Barcelona.  Ferran shares his insights on the ease of use and flexibility of Power Apps and the time-saving benefits of Power Automate.  Ferran also talks about his role as a… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their...

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Show 72 – Community journey with Femke Cornelissen

Does community matter? Hell yeah! This week, Femke Cornelissen joins us to chat about the importance of community to her journey to becoming a Technology Evangelist at Wortell in the Netherlands. We chat about her jump from marketing to SharePoint Consultant and how chatting at Ignite helped her realise the power of community.Want to get more involved in the community? Check out these great events already booked in for this year that...

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Azure McFarlane on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/439  Hear Azure McFarlane talks about her inspiring story and love for food, family, and fun, and how these things play a role in her life outside of tech. Listen to the full episode for more insights from Azure on the importance of building a strong support system in tech. Azure shares her journey into the tech industry and the importance of… Continue Reading ‘s Article on...

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What's Next for Customery Academy?

137. Customery Academy is my online business through which I coach and train Microsoft customers and partners to build amazing, agile business applications.In this episode, I share a short history of Customery Academy, where it's at today, and my goals for 2023. Halfway through editing the episode, there's a surprise about just how many Customery Academy students have achieved their… Continue Reading Neil...

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Ragavan Rajan on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/438  In this episode, we dive into Ragavan Rajan’s background – shares his love for travel and exploration and tells us about some of the fun adventures he and his family have had in New Zealand over the past few years. Learn about Ragavan’s journey from India to Scotland and eventually to New Zealand. Discussions about Ragavan’s career path… Continue Reading ‘s Article on...

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Release Tsunami 2023
Feb21

Release Tsunami 2023

In the good old days (insert an old man yelling at the skies image) we didn’t have release waves. Instead, every 2-3 years we had a tsunami. Since those days Microsoft has transformed releases into a pacifying surf ranch with persistent but not exactly heart stopping waves. Starting Wave 1, 2023 Power Pages now have a well-deserved their own break in the release plan. Of course, Nick and I… Continue Reading...

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Professional Scrum and DevOps with Richard Hundhausen

My guest is Richard Hundhausen, a former Microsoft MVP and Regional Director, Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer, and co-creator of the Nexus Scaled Professional Scrum Framework. As you’ll hear, Richard doesn’t have a background in Dynamics 365 or Power Platform, but he’s no stranger to developing apps on Microsoft technology. In this episode, Richard talks about his experience… Continue Reading Neil Benson / Richard...

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Martin Drab on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/437  Martin Drab’s life background – family, interests, and how he enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife, going on hikes and skiing. In this episode, Martin talks about his journey into the tech industry and shares his thoughts on the evolution of Dynamics 365 and the future of technology. Martin is a software architect and developer… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their...

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Extending SAP with the Power Platform with Marysol Mantilla

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/436  Marysol Mantilla gave us a glimpse into her personal life. She and her family are big foodies, with her husband working as a chef. They are also avid soccer fans. If you are interested in learning more about how the Power Platform can enhance your SAP setup, be sure to check out the full episode. We explore how Power Platform can be used to… Continue Reading ‘s Article on...

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I'm Beginning to Hate Scrum

Remy is starting to hate Scrum. He thinks we should use Kanban. And get rid of Product Owners. It's a shame, then, that Remy doesn't understand Scrum. And doesn't want to understand Scrum.Don't be like Remy.Resources Kanban Guide on Kanban UniversityProfessional Scrum with Kanban training from Scrum.org Support the show Continue Reading Neil Benson’s Article on their blog I’m Beginning to Hate Scrum...

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Peter Ramer on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/435  Peter Ramer shares his journey into software development and the exciting world of automation and the Power Platform. Discussion about the convenience and benefits of using technology for home automation. Peter shares the importance of community and education in the tech industry, and how he enjoys giving back and helping others learn and… Continue Reading ‘s Article on...

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Mats Necker on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/434  A brief introduction about Mats Necter’s life – family, interests and hobbies Talks about Mats’ Hackaton experience Mats also discuss the challenges of working in the tech industry and how to stay motivated and focused. How Power Platform can help organizations automate processes and workflows, streamline data collection and analysis,… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their...

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Is Power Fx really "low code"? with Rishona Elijah

Today’s guest is Rishona Elijah, a Microsoft MVP (Business Applications) and Microsoft Certified Trainer who works as a Power Platform Trainer and Evangelist at Barhead Solutions in Sydney, Australia. She spends most of her time running training sessions and delivering events around Power Platform to business users to show them what they can achieve with this technology. In this episode,… Continue Reading Neil Benson / Rishona...

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Is Power Fx really low code? with Rishona Elijah

Today’s guest is Rishona Elijah, a Microsoft MVP (Business Applications) and Microsoft Certified Trainer who works as a Power Platform Trainer and Evangelist at Barhead Solutions in Sydney, Australia. She spends most of her time running training sessions and delivering events around Power Platform to business users to show them what they can achieve with this technology. In this episode,… Continue Reading Neil Benson / Rishona...

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Dynamics 365 Sales Conversation Intelligence with Royi Ronen

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/433  In this episode, we will be exploring the topic of dynamic 365 sales conversation intelligence with our guest, Royi Ronen, a Principal Data and Applied Science Manager at Microsoft. Royi shares his insights on the current state of artificial intelligence and where we are on the spectrum towards singularity. we dive into the topic of dynamic… Continue Reading ‘s Article on...

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Laura Rogers on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/432  Laura Roger talks about her family and love of food and shares a fun story about her recent trip to Universal Studios for Halloween Horror Nights. Laura shares her journey into the tech industry and how she ended up as a SharePoint and Microsoft 365 expert. Laura discusses the ever-changing world of technology and the importance of staying… Continue Reading ‘s Article on...

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Show 71 – Viva Connections with Anoop Tatti

Garry and Kevin are joined this week to talk Viva Connections with Anoop Tatti (https://aka.ms/anoopt), covering what Viva Connections is, why you would use it and how you can build it out with the usual distractions along the way!Viva HomeAnnouncement – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-viva-blog/more-options-coming-soon-for-the-viva-connections-desktop/ba-p/3644419How to set up Viva Home –...

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Chris Huntingford on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/431  Introduction to Chris Huntingford's background as the Low Code Leader at ANS. Talks about Chris’ passion for using digital building blocks to create innovative solutions and his dedication to solving real problems through this process. Recap of Chris’ thoughts on the importance of good content and community engagement. Emphasize his… Continue Reading ‘s Article on...

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Show 70 – a review of 2022

This week, Kevin, Al and Garry (sadly Luise couldn't make it last minute) look back at 2022 to pick our favourite tech news of the year and our own personal highlights. Kevin even decided last minute about what everyone's focus was for 2023 so there are some late panics in the show that are worth sticking around for!Microsoft Viva Goals brings purpose and alignment to the employee experienceSet Team and Company Goals |...

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Power Virtual Agents in the wild with Abhi Rathinavelu

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/430  Abhi Rathinavelu shares his journey to Microsoft and his work with the Power CAT team, specializing in Power Virtual Agents (PVA) for the past two years. Find out in this episode all the details on Power Virtual Agents and how they can benefit your business. Learn more about Power Virtual Agents and their real-world applications. The various… Continue Reading ‘s Article on...

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Rory Neary on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/429  A brief Introduction to Rory Neary’s life – food, interest and what he does outside Power Platform. Rory shares his expertise in various Microsoft technologies including Excel, SharePoint, Power BI, and the Power Platform. Discusses the role of the Power Platform in helping organizations become more efficient and agile, utilizing tools… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their...

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Program Manager in Principal

In today’s episode (technically, last year’s) episode of Refresh the Cache, George and Nick talk to Dileep Singh, Principal Program Manager Lead for Power Pages. We discuss Gimli Glider, security, and growing with the product. Acronyms casually dropped in the conversation MAU – Monthly Active Users IdP – Identity Provider  References Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World:… Continue Reading...

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Ashley Steiner on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/428  Ashley Steiner’s background as an independent consultant specializing in Dynamics 365 Sales and Dataverse integration. Talks about Ashley’s podcasting – the Dynamics Hotdish! Ashley’s involvement and journey into technology – how did it start and how did she land in this space  Ashley’s Microsoft technology background – business… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their...

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Power Platform Governance Possibilities with Michael Roth

#133. Today’s guest is Michael Roth, a Power Platform consultant with Avanade who specializes in governance. In this episode, Michael walks us through how he keeps business apps amazing by working on only the fun stuff, i.e., governance and licensing, and understanding how users experience tech, specifically Power Platform. Michael also highlights the importance of governance and shares with… Continue Reading Michael...

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Digital Contact Centre Platform (DCCP) with Sree Yeggina

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/427  Sree Chandana Yeggina shares her background in the technology industry and her journey to her current role at Microsoft, including her work with Dynamics 365 and enabling partners and field sellers to understand the value and accelerate their opportunities. What is Dynamics 365 and how does it fit into Microsoft’s overall strategy? Sree… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their...

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Anna Jhaveri on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/426  Introduction to Anna Jhaveri’s life – country of origin, family and her passion for painting and cooking. Anna’s valuable advice for those looking to enter the tech field, including the importance of staying current with new technologies and building a strong network. Discussion about Anna’s journey in the IT industry and her… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their blog...

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Prashant G Bhoyar on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/425  Prashant G Bhoyar shares his background and experience in the IT industry and how he enjoys spending time with his family and participating in outdoor activities. Talks about Prashant’s outstanding service in Antarctica – Antarctic Service Medal for the United States of America. A conversation about Prashant’s expertise in using… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their...

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Dataverse Connector with Matt Townsend

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/424  Discussions about Matt's background – what he enjoys spending his free time, the benefits of working from home and closeness to family A conversation about Dataverse Connector: an essential tool that allows businesses to integrate data from various sources and use it to make informed decisions and improve processes. The versatility of the… Continue Reading ‘s Article...

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Shadrack Inusah on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/423  A short introduction about Shadrack Inusah’s life – Family background, hobbies and interests. Hear Shadrack’s story about how he got involved in the Power Platform. Shadrack’s involvement in the community and other group events What App did Shadrack create for the Power pap African challenge Shadrack talked about the importance of… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their blog...

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Using Figma to design business apps with Andrew Ly

Today’s guest is Andrew Ly, a Microsoft Business Applications Solutioning Lead at IBM Consulting in Australia. Andrew shares his 22 years of experience in the Microsoft space, including the type of work he does and the clients he works with. Andrew also gives his two cents on the low-code, no-code approach and talks about the demand of in a day trainings like App-in-a-Day sessions, Figma,… Continue Reading Neil Benson / Andrew...

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LUMEN adoption of the Power Platform with Andrew Gaskins

FULL SHOW NOTES:  https://podcast.nz365guy.com/422  An introduction to Andrew Gaskins’ life and background. Andrew’s story and his journey to the Power Platform. How has Andrew scaled an internal team using the Power Platform? Should the team that develops the power platform and its leader be a part of the company or be adjacent to it? Andrew talks about what exactly is supportability… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their...

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Ralph Rivas on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/421  A brief introduction about Ralph Rivas – life, family and what he does for fun. Ralph talks about his podcast, the Cloud Talk Show podcast – how it started, what his inspiration is and what keeps him going! The main tool set Ralph is using with his clients How did Ralph get his MVP? Supporting tools Ralph uses that helped him do his job… Continue Reading ‘s Article on...

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Power App Studio with Emma Cooper

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/420  An introduction about Emma Cooper and what she does as a Principal PM Manager Emma shares her journey on her career at Microsoft Emma talks about the area of technology within the Power Platform team that she is responsible for How did design get involved with Power Apps, and how did fusion teams become more involved in the whole app… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their...

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AJ Ansari on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/419  Life and family background of AJ Ansari – country of origin, favourite food and what he does when not working. Talks about AJ’s journey into technology and how did it come about. AJ talks about his Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Platform background How AJ got involved in ERP software Find out how AJ started his career as a… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their blog...

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Deploying Dynamics 365 Field Service with Magnus Sørensen

Today’s guest is Magnus Gether Sørensen, a Dynamics 365 Field Service expert at Delegate in Denmark.   Magnus shares with us some of the Field Service projects he has worked on, as well as the interesting challenges that his customers have encountered using the application. Plus, Magnus talks about what’s new and next for Field Service and gives a few tips for teams implementing the… Continue Reading Neil Benson’s Article...

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Eric (Waldo) Wauters on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/418  An introduction to the life, hobbies and family background of Eric (Waldo) Wauters. Where Eric’s name WALDO came from? A conversation about Waldo’s designing and 3D printing journey A discussion about Waldo’s NAV journey Talks about Waldo’s NAV to Business Central product journey Waldo shares his thoughts on the Power… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their blog...

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Dynamics 365 Sales Forecasting with AI with AJ Ezzour

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/417  An introduction about AJ Ezzour as a product manager in Dynamics 365 sales  What is AJ’s role in Microsoft? what he does and his responsibilities AJ talks about how predictive scoring and forecasting have an AI element How much scoring is based on AJ’s knowledge of the sales team's behaviour and how that knowledge influences AJ’s… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their...

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Geoff Ables on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/416  An introduction about the family and life of Geoff Ables, what they do for fun and hobbies. Geoff’s learning experiences as MVP; when and how his journey started.  Find out more about c5insight and the company’s history. Geoff’s story and journey into writing the books Dynamics CRM 2011 Administrator Bible and The LUCK Principle. The… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their...

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The Dark Side of the Moon
Nov15

The Dark Side of the Moon

Long, long time ago, in the universe far away, Nick Doelman and Colin Vermeer had a dream of making a podcast about ADX Portals, I mean Dynamics 365 Portals, I mean Power Apps portals, I mean Power Pages that would rival the entire Microsoft’s media department. As often is the case, Microsoft decided to put an end to it by buying out hiring the entire population of Canada both. In this episode… Continue Reading...

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Show 69: Careers in IT with Will Rowe

No news this week as we had a slightly shorter recording so we have included some links below. However, instead we have a cracker of a show with Will Rowe from MS-Talent, talking about the current job market in Microsoft IT related roles, the impact of hybrid, why people are moving and even blue back hair (yes really). Careering out of control – Will's own podcast with even more adviceTech layoffs –...

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Deepak Shrivastava on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/415  Deepak Shrivastava talks about Life and living in Houston What Deepak does when he is not working – fun, entertainment and hobbies Find out more about Deepak’s journey into technology Talks about Deepak’s involvement with Microsoft Deepak’s focus right now when it comes to Power Platform and what interests him the most. A… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their blog...

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Dynamics 365 Sales Accelerator with Swapnil Agarwwal

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/414  An introduction about Swapnil Agarwwal and what he does when he’s not working with Microsoft. How did Swapnil end up in Microsoft and why he likes it? What is the Dynamics 365 Sales Accelerator? How does Sales Accelerator serve as an engagement and productivity tool? How Sales Accelerator helps sales managers create a sequence of… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their blog...

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Show 68 – part 2: where Yammer excels over Teams

A very brave Emily Mancini tackles the subject of Yammer and when it excels for organisations over Teams. The chat with Luise, Al and Kevin takes in the different use cases around Yammer and Teams, how you can help adoption, why you should consider both and a lot lot more. There were certainly opinions this week! Continue Reading Emily Mancini’s Article on their blog...

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Tracy van der Schyff on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/413  A conversation about Tracy Van der Schyff’s life – family, hobbies, what she does for fun when not working. Tracy’s story about getting into IT  How did Tracy get into Microsoft A discussion about Tracy’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP Talks about Tracy’s Blogging, YouTubing and TikTok Tracy’s involvement in strategic… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their blog...

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Show 68 – part 1: Power Platform updates and end of a Microsoft era

This week, Kevin, Al and Luise were joined by Emily Mancini to talk about the latest news with Power Platform updates, great eBooks about Viva via Mark Rackley, new devices (with live demos!) and the end of an era in Microsoft related journalism as Mary Jo Foley leaves ZDNet after 16 years. This led to a slightly diverted chat about what we were up to 16 years ago – can you guess?  Power Platform Oct 2022 Updates –...

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Sheryl Netley on The MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/412  Talks about Sheryl Netley’s life and family background. Listen to Sheryl’s story about her Power Platform and Dynamics 365 journey. Discussions about Sheryl's career background.How does Sherly learn all things about Dynamics? Sheryl’s involvement in the community, events and speaking engagements. A conversation about Sheryl’s… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their blog...

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Power Platform Governance with Zohar Raz

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/411  An introduction about Zohar Raz as the Group Product Manager of Power Platform Governance at Microsoft  What is Zohar’s background in technology?  What does Power Platform Governance mean to Zohar and Microsoft customers?  What is the concern for enterprises that need to offer a layer of protection as governance as visibility inside the… Continue Reading ‘s Article on their...

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