Disorganized Noize: Data Therapy

Good data is necessary for any business to remain relevant and profitable. One would assume that more data means more profitability. Right? Unfortunately, it does until it doesn’t. Once data has outlived its usefulness, it’s considered ROT and should be deleted because it’s now costing you more money than it’s worth. Letting go of data is hard, so it’s okay to be a bit anxious about deleting anything, but if you’re holding onto data, then let’s discuss and create an action plan to purge ROT so you can better utilize your AI, BI and automation tools.

Target Audience: CDO, CIO, IT Director; IT Engineer; Business Analyst;

Dataverse: Everything, Everywhere, Here and There

Are you building Power Platform solutions, but still storing your app data in SQL Server? If so, then you may need to reevaluate and consider Microsoft Dataverse. For many of your low-code initiatives, Dataverse is likely a better option. Designed to be a secure, low-code data storage solution, Microsoft introduced Dataverse to help organizations increase their return on investment (ROI), better scale their in-house applications, and promote rapid innovation, even leveraging Microsoft Copilot. Let’s deep dive into Microsoft Dataverse and explore jumpstarting your fusion team's productivity.

Target Audience: IT Director; IT Engineer; Software Developer; Pro-Code Developer; Low-Code Developer; Database Administrator; Power User; Business Analyst;

Allow Me to Introduce Low-code

Microsoft's Power Platform is a no-code/ low-code approach to rapid development. While Python, C#, and TypeScript are great programming languages, and there are plenty of frameworks and libraries for each of them, high-code/ pro-code development isn't for everyone. In this session, we'll define no-code/ low-code, explore the developer deficit it helps to address, demonstrate how it increases return on investment (ROI), and review the skills you’ll need to get started, without a traditional developer's background, creating dashboards [Power BI], line of business apps [Power Apps], automations [Power Automate], and more, virtually eliminating your project backlog.

Target Audience: IT Director; Software Developer; Pro-Code Developer; Low-Code Developer; Power User; Business Analyst;

Come With Me If You Want to Innovate

Innovate, innovate, innovate. That is the directive of business leaders across industries for their organizations to remain relevant. Unfortunately, innovation requires change and change is typically hard for the well-established. Still, for the company to survive, they have no choice but to modernize their legacy processes and often reimagine their data architecture. Proper innovation happens with proper adoption, which ultimately requires full buy-in, so let's discuss how to get everyone onboard.

Target Audience: IT Director; IT Engineer; Software Developer; Pro-Code Developer; Low-Code Developer; Database Administrator; Power User;

.NET MAUI: One for All

Once upon a time, the Android, iOS, and Windows apps lived in harmony but independently. Because of this strict separation, dedicated dev teams were necessary for each native app that an organization wanted to bring to market, essentially doubling, if not tripling, their budgets for design, prototyping, development, testing, and ongoing maintenance. Hoping to address the skyrocketing costs, dev teams scoured the lands for cross-platform solutions. Microsoft, wanting to unite the apps, created .NET MAUI, their modern offering to build native Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android apps from a single, shared codebase. Join me as we chronicle .NET MAUI’s ability to save resources, time, effort, and money for all…

Target Audience: Software Developer; Pro-Code Developer; App Developer;

Embracing the Side Quests

Our careers are a journey, and like all journeys, they’re a series of experiences. And to make the most of the journey, we shouldn’t look for a linear path. We ought to instead expect deviations, exploring and embracing the “side quests.” These deviations aren’t always part of the main plot. They have their own agendas, but they make the main quest more enjoyable, helping us remember the basics, learn more advanced skills, and better prepare us for the upcoming boss battles. Let’s talk about side quests and why they’re crucial for a fulfilling career.

Target Audience: Everyone

Citizen Architected Solutions

The Power Platform is Microsoft's "do more with less" collective of mobile-ready, low-code offerings. Paired with Microsoft 365 and its suite of SaaS offerings, the possibilities are practically endless for what non-developers can design and build for their remote teams. Are you interested in creating your own low-code service management system, employee recognition solution, or AI agent? Or simply, you would like to reduce monthly licensing costs for third-party applications? Well, you can, you should, and I'll show you how to get started.

Target Audience: CIO; Software Developer; Pro-Code Developer; Low-Code Developer; Power User; Business Analyst;

Modern Processes w/ Power Automate

Are you getting the most out of your cloud infrastructure? More and more organizations are embracing the cloud, adopting SaaS solutions, and taking the opportunity to reimagine many of their legacy on-prem processes. Power Automate, a no-code/ low-code automation offering of the Power Platform, helps modernize these workflows. Let’s discuss some automation basics, ideal practices, and opportunities for efficiency.