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Speaker

George Doubinski

George Doubinski

The Enabler: Awakening the Power Platform Hero in You

Sydney, Australia

Microsoft Business Applications MVP since 2007.
Specialist in all things challenging for Power Platform and Dynamics 365.
Enabling others to build remarkable things with code both high and low.

If you cannot find me online committing code to github, tipping on https://crmtipoftheday.com or talking on https://crm.audio, it must be a rare occasion when I sleep, spend time with the family, or travel from A to B.

Awards

Area of Expertise

  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • Power Platform - Code First
  • Azure Functions
  • Power Platform
  • Power Apps
  • Power Automate

Advanced Power Automate Cloud Flows

Designed for experienced makers with understanding of Power Automate, this workshop aims to introduce advanced techniques beyond two step templates and buttons that send emails.

You know how to automate your own business processes with Power Automate cloud flows and understand the different controls available. It's time for a unique combination of an "anything but code" and "everything in code" to bring you demonstrations and hands-on labs to take your automation skills to the next level with Power Automate Gymnastics.

We will begin by covering real-life scenarios inspired by 'List, Array, and Loop Walk into a bar' supported by seamless error handling. This will give you a strong foundation of working with data in all shapes and forms, from multiple sources - effectively and stress free.

After that, we will delve into the nooks and crannies of the Dataverse connector and overcoming its limitations (traversing the language of GUID, Dataversing, Web API wizardry and child [flow] labor) to help you master all your Canvas, Model-driven, and Dynamics 365 app automations.

This will be followed by automation with 'the gateway to data and intelligence in Microsoft 365' aka Microsoft Graph. This enables you, amongst other things, to automate Excel without the rigid demands of the Excel connector. Better known as Puppetry of Excel.

The emphasis throughout the workshop will be on creating building blocks and ready to go flows that participants will be able to take away with them and re-use in their projects without risk of injury

George has learnt plenty of tips from their years of bending over backwards with Power Automate Gymnastics. He will share plenty of life changing techniques you didn’t know you needed - until now. Bend at will. Stretchy pants optional.

BAD Workshop

Business Application Development (BAD) Workshop is designed for both Azure and Power Platform developers.

The Power Platform has a rapid release cadence and with that come the new features, new developments, and new challenges. The waves are coming every 6 months and this is your chance to get your hands on the new technologies and learn the new stuff before anyone else.

Unlike any of the courses and trainings you find, it’s not about what you can do in Power Platform / Dynamics 365 world today, it’s about what will you use tomorrow. Aimed at proficient developers at the level 300-400, it covers new and upcoming technologies, trends, and best practices you need to create Business Applications for the future. It is delivered as a mix of presentations, talks, discussions, hands-on exercises, and developer challenges, all packed within 1 or 2 days of in-class learning.

Learn how to leverage your dev skills with the Power Platform. Whether it's Azure Functions, API Management, or your Favourite.js front-end library, you can build extensions for Power Platform that will make you a hero. Create custom connectors, plugins, custom actions, PCFs, put machine learning to use, and work with the platform makers to save the day!

This class is for all you experienced Azure/Power Platform/Dynamics 365/CRM developers who want to take your skills to the next level.

Mastering Custom Code in Power Platform Connectors

In this engaging session, we delve into advanced coding techniques within Power Platform Custom Connectors, tailored for developers looking to broaden their skills beyond Dataverse plugins and JavaScript.

We'll start by exploring how to augment existing services using custom code. This part of the session will focus on techniques to enhance and customize your services in the connectors, while leaving the underlying backend architecture unchanged. This approach will equip you with the skills to adapt the Power Platform to specific project requirements.

Next, we turn our attention to the development of code-only connectors that operate independently of backend connectivity. We will provide practical examples, including converting CSV files to JSON, leveraging Regex, building custom parsers, and manipulating dates, to illustrate these concepts.

Whether your goal is to create independent service simulations or enhance existing connectors, this session promises to arm you with the practical knowledge and skills necessary to innovate and elevate your Power Platform projects.

E-signatures and payments with Power Pages

Can you add document signing and payment facilities to your Power Pages website in less than an hour? With flexibility and extensibility of Power Pages using Power Platform and Azure, you absolutely can.

During this fast-paced session we'll build fully functional contract solution where clients can login into a portal, digitally sign a contract and pay a deposit. Best part? To match your skillset, the solution can be as low or as high code as you want!

- Makers - leverage your business knowledge and Power Platform expertise to build a secure working portal that signs documents and accepts payments in minutes.

- Developers - take the portal to the next level with secure cloud flows, Web API, and your Azure knowledge.

- Business Owners - sign contracts, sell stuff and make some money so you can pay your consultants generously.

Advanced Power Automate

Designed for experienced makers with understanding of Power Automate, this session aims to introduce advanced techniques beyond two step templates and buttons that send emails.

You know how to automate your own business processes with Power Automate cloud flows and understand the different controls available. It's time to take your automation skills to the next level with Power Automate Gymnastics.

We will begin by covering real-life scenarios inspired by 'List, Array, and Loop Walk into a bar' supported by seamless error handling. This will give you a strong foundation of working with data in all shapes and forms, from multiple sources - effectively and stress free.

After that, we will delve into the nooks and crannies of the Dataverse connector and overcoming its limitations to help you master all your Canvas, Model-driven, and Dynamics 365 app automations.

This will be followed by automation with 'the gateway to data and intelligence in Microsoft 365' aka Microsoft Graph. This enables you, amongst other things, to automate Excel without the rigid demands of the Excel connector. Better known as Puppetry of Excel.

George have learnt plenty of tips from his years of bending over backwards with Power Automate Gymnastics. He will share plenty of life changing techniques you didn’t know you needed - until now. Bend at will. Stretchy pants optional.

Power Pages: Developer Edition

Can you add fully functional payment facilities to your Power Pages website in 45 minutes? With the flexibility and extensibility of Power Pages using Power Platform and Azure, you absolutely can. Using payment implementation as an example, we will explore how Power Pages can revolutionize your website development.

Bring your advanced maker and pro developer mindset to this session as we explore Power Pages extensibility. JavaScript, API, PCF controls, automation, companion apps, and more. Using these techniques, we will build fully functional payment solutions, from simple links to embedded payment controls.

Makers - leverage your business knowledge and Power Platform expertise to build a secure working website that accepts payments in minutes.

Developers - take the Power Pages website to the next level with PCF controls, Web API, companion web apps, and your Azure knowledge.

Business Owners - accept payments in Power Pages and grow your business, so you can pay your makers and developers generously.

Power Platform for Azure Developers

Did you know that if you are an Azure developer, then you are already a Power Platform developer? Microsoft Power Platform may have redefined low-code, but a good fusion team needs a seasoned Azure developer.

Join me and learn how to leverage your dev skills with the Power Platform. Whether it's Azure Functions, API Management, or your Favourite.js front-end library, you can build extensions for Power Platform that will make you a hero. Create custom connectors, plugins, custom actions, PCFs, put machine learning to use, and work with the platform makers to save the day!

And for the fun part we're going to use the most expensive retail thermometer to measure outdoor temperature 16,000km away. With Power Platform and Azure. Because why not.

DynamicsMinds Upcoming

An Awesome Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Community Conference. Where brilliant minds meet, mingle & share.

Presentation: Power Platform for Azure Developers

May 2024 Portorož, Slovenia

DynamicsCon LIVE Sessionize Event Upcoming

May 2024 Denver, Colorado, United States

Power Platform 24 Sessionize Event

March 2024

Denver Dev Day | October 2023 Sessionize Event

October 2023 Denver, Colorado, United States

aMS Manila 24-10-2023 Sessionize Event

October 2023 Manila, Philippines

aMS Singapore 2023 Sessionize Event

October 2023 Singapore

aMSKL 2023 Sessionize Event

October 2023 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

George Doubinski

The Enabler: Awakening the Power Platform Hero in You

Sydney, Australia