Claire Edgson
Capgemini - Microsoft CX CTO Europe
Kidderminster, United Kingdom
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Microsoft Fast Track Recognized Architect. I have 30+ years experience in Data Analytics, Infrastructure and Integration Architecture. 20+ years of Microsoft Business Applications and Azure, including SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365CE, FO & HR. Business experience as IT Manager and IT Director allows Claire to work closely with customer IT teams and understand their pain through transformation programs.
9 years experience with Power platform architecture and design, with Dataverse , SharePoint, SQL , Azure cognitive services, Azure Blob and Azure datalakes. I am passionate about Learning new things and sharing that knowledge with others as well as being incredibly passionate about the outcomes we give our customers.
My prime focus is on Security, Governance and Integrations with the PowerPlatform.
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Being Neurodiverse is not as rare as we think it is
It is estimated 15 to 20% of the population are neurodivergent. Quite a few neurodivergent people like problem solving, work well with numbers and have a flair with computers so in the IT world that percentage is going to be higher. So the chances are your team, your workplace even your family will include a few neurodivergent people. And every possibility they haven’t told anyone.
How do we as a community, a company or a family create an inclusive team to include them? How does a heavily neurodivergent team include a neurotypical personality into the team?
How does being neurodivergent affect our mental health? How do we explain “my brain doesn’t work like that” without sounding mad or just giving excuses? How do we create a balance between it being seen by some as a disability and others as a superpower? We will share our experiences, the current theories and look forward to hearing yours.
Power Platform Best Practices in Architecture
The Power Platform has emerged as a game-changing suite of tools for building low-code applications and automation, enabling organizations to accelerate their digital transformation journey. However, harnessing the full potential of this platform necessitates a solid architectural foundation. The "Power Platform Best Practices in Architecture" workshop comprehensively explores architecting solutions on the Power Platform and beyond. Whilst not Lab based this is an interactive session, with use cases, quizzes, team and individual use case projects.
The workshop encompasses various topics, addressing fundamental and advanced aspects of Power Platform architecture. Participants will gain insights into the significance of extending the Power Platform's capabilities and how it fits into the broader enterprise architecture landscape.
One of the critical dimensions of this workshop is defining the distinct roles of software architects, solution architects, and enterprise architects in the Power Platform context. Moreover, the session explores the roles of development architects and admin architects, shedding light on how they collaborate to create robust solutions.
The interplay between applications and data is a pivotal theme in this workshop, as attendees will learn to choose the right data source for the job, including SharePoint, file-based storage, Dataverse, and databases. Likewise, they will discover how to choose the most suitable app type for specific scenarios, whether it's SharePoint forms, Canvas apps, or Model-driven apps.
Integration with Azure services and other backend systems is another significant aspect of this workshop. Participants will delve into integration scenarios and gain the knowledge to select the optimal Azure service, such as Azure Functions, APIs, or Service Bus, to connect Power Platform solutions with external services seamlessly.
A strong focus on reusability, maintainability, and fostering an open-minded approach to architecture will be emphasized throughout the workshop, equipping attendees with the tools to craft solutions that stand the test of time.
Real-world use cases and the opportunity to review others' work in architecture add practical depth to the workshop. Attendees will learn from both exemplary and cautionary examples, enabling them to understand the "good, bad, and ugly" in solution architecture.
The "Power Platform Best Practices in Architecture" workshop offers an in-depth exploration of architecting solutions on the Power Platform. With a blend of theoretical insights and practical wisdom, participants will be empowered to design robust, scalable, and future-proof solutions that leverage the full potential of the Power Platform.
Workshop Prerequisites 🛠️
For this workshop, some experience with Power Platform is recommended, whether you're a developer or an architect. While laptops are not required, feel free to bring them along for note-taking or research. The session will be a mix of theory, demos, and practical exercises based on real-life scenarios. You'll also have the chance to participate in both individual and group activities, where you can share your experiences and discuss best practices with others.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
I want it all and I want it now - Taming the dragons of Power Platform
By day Power Platform is a place where creativity is unleashed, problems are solved, and heroes are made…
But by night it can be a scary place where dragons attack unprotected data, they carry off our excitement, and burn our apps and flows to the ground!
This isn’t how it has to be though. Our Admins Protect the city with their shield of governance and give our Citizen Devs the flexibility and permissions they need to showcase their skills, solve problems, and slay their dragons and become the heroes.
To do this we need to have an honest conversation about the challenges we face, the fires we often put out and what matters to each group; creating a collaborative Power Platform team that champions real user needs in a sustainable manner. It all starts with seeing the perspectives of all communities involved, separating myths from the truths and finding how we make governance more accessible.
We don’t have to kill governance; there is another way. In this session, you will learn how to debunk misconceptions about Power Platform governance, align with your organization' s vision, culture, and goals and educate your community to foster a culture of trusted innovation and responsibility for end user needs whilst monitoring with the latest tools that drive seamless dragon coexistence.
Fabric - What is it and why should Power platform care.
Join us for an Fun, demo laden workshop, designed for those eager to deepen their understanding of Microsoft Fabric and its transformative impact on the Microsoft Power Platform. This session is tailored for Developers and Architects who are ready to dive into the "power" of Fabric teamed with Dataverse.
In this level 200 workshop, we will explore the core functionalities of Microsoft Fabric, what are the key components and what's changed and review the architecture behind it and how that impacts Power platform. Including Data exports from Dataverse, Day to day PowerBI analytics and reading from Fabric with Virtual tables.
Key Topics:
Understanding Microsoft Fabric:
Discover the architecture and components of Microsoft Fabric, including its role as a centralized hub for data analytics,
Deep Dive into Data Exports:
Explore how Microsoft Fabric integrates with the Power Platform to streamline workflows and enhance data accessibility. Dive into Data Exports to Fabric with a live demo, understand what the "Link" means. Discuss Power BI options for data modeling from Dataverse.
Using Fabric in Power apps and automations:
Look at options including Virtual tables to read data in the Apps and automations with a live demo.
Recap the key benefits of combining Fabric and Power Platform:
Discuss the Limitations and best practices , as well as how Fabric can help Data management and reduce costs.
Takeaways:
Better understanding of what Fabric is and how it can be used with power platform, the risks, mitigations and benefits of combining with power platform in your solutions.
Hitch Hikers Guide to Security - Don't Panic!
Grab your towel and come with me for a tour of Power platform security.
Starting off with platform basics around understanding who has admin access, environment creation and security groups.
Dive through Admin centre, security and privacy settings, Tenant isolation, enterprise polices and customer lockbox.
Look at what extra features managed environments bring, including environment groups and routing, IP firewalls, IP Cookie Binding.
Then we will hunt for the answer to life the universe and everything in the new merged Microsoft Purview, where we can see how to monitor human interactions with the platform through Audit and use data maps and data catalog to monitor, tag and track our data, review what works with Dataverse today and how we can review data across the solutions not just in Dataverse.
Finally to keep Marvin the Paranoid android happy we will look at Dataverse with fabric, what the risks are and how to mitigate those keeping our security friends happy.
Come out of the session with a good understanding of what security tools and actions we have in the admin centre, how to and when to use the different elements of purview, as well as mitigating risks across your data estate.
Enhancing the Microsoft Power Platform CoE Starter Kit
Are you ready to unleash the full potential of the Power Platform in your organization? Do you want to monitor, govern, and nurture your Power Platform makers and the amazing tools they are building? Have you taken a look at or installed the CoE starter kit? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this workshop is for you!
In this workshop, you will discover how to enhance the Power Platform CoE starter kit, which is a brilliant tool to get you started. We will start with an overview of the Starter Kit and the tools it includes. We will deep dive into the modules, their purpose, the tools that are out of the box. Then we will review the data collected and the power BI and automations that are out of the box.
Then, we will move onto how to customize the CoE starter kit to fit your specific needs and preferences starting with the reporting. Next you will also learn how to use the CoE starter kit as a foundation for building your own solutions that can transform your Power Platform ecosystem. We will review how to extend the automation, tables, apps and create solutions that are standalone from the COE Kit.
Want to know how to extend further? We will demonstrate how Microsoft purview can complement your governance data and how App Insights can be used to look at performance and usage..
Finally, you will hear some case studies and examples of how the CoE starter kit has been used and enhanced in different scenarios and industries. There will be time for questions and exploring ideas. The workshop will be hands on and resources will be available to continue your journey after the workshop.
Enhancing Microsoft Fabric with Power Automate
Enhancing Microsoft Fabric with Power Automate
Microsoft Fabric can ingest, transform, store and then let the business analyse the data to make those important data driven decisions. The toolset includes ways to orchestrate and schedule the data journey from raw to a conformed layer and onto a reporting layer. So what does Power Automate bring to the table to enhance this?
Lets start with demonstrating how Power Automate Desktop can interact with that old legacy system to fetch the data ready for Microsoft Fabric to ingest. Then onto how to use AI Builder to extract data from documents and into Microsoft Fabric. Next we will move onto showing how Power Automate can enhance orchestration of the data journey from raw to conformed. Finally we will look how Data Activator and Power Automate work together to enhance the reflex to act in custom ways. Interweaving as we go the governance and security issues that we should be aware of.
Fun filled demo-rich session from experts in the Microsoft Fabric and Power Platform stack. Every demo will have blogs and YouTube videos supporting them.
Weave your own Fabric and Power Platform Solution
Come join us for a hands on workshop day exploring and building with Microsoft Fabric and Power Platform. Weaving together these exciting low-code platforms to create real working solutions for a business use case.
In this workshop we will take a real business problem and work through a design and straight into building the solution. You will get a chance to work with data in Fabric and Dataverse together. And then bring ing Apps and Flows from Power Platform to add that business interaction and of course Power BI to report on it all.
A fast, fun, demo filled workshop showing Power Platform and Fabric working together at their best.
Turn your Microsoft CoE starter Kit into your Center of AWESOME
Have you heard of the Microsoft Center of Excellence Starter kit? Ever gotten your hands dirty with all of the great functionality under the hood? In this session, I will do a deep dive into the standard Microsoft CoE starter kit and how you can turn this into a REAL Center of Awesome by tweaking, tuning, twisting, and configuring some of these elements!
Realise the Awesomeness of the CoE kit, genuinely understanding what it REALLY does, how to use it, and when!
Understand how CoE applies to the day-to-day strategy and management of the Power Platform.
Hitch Hikers Guide to Security 1.1
Grab your towel and come with me for a tour of Power platform security.
Starting off with platform basics around Environments, DLP, security and privacy settings, Tenant isolation, enterprise polices and customer lockbox.
Look at what extra features managed environments bring, including environment groups and routing, IP firewalls, IP Cookie Binding.
Then we will hunt for the answer to life the universe and everything in the new merged Microsoft Purview, where we can see how to monitor human interactions with the platform through Audit and use data maps and data catalog to monitor, tag and track our data, review what works with Dataverse today and how we can review data across the solutions not just in Dataverse.
Finally to keep Marvin the Paranoid android happy we will look at Dataverse with fabric, what the risks are and how to mitigate those keeping our security friends happy.
Come out of the session with a good understanding of what security tools and actions we have in the admin centre, how to and when to use the different elements of purview, as well as mitigating risks across your data estate.
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