MSDW Podcast: eXtreme365 Europe 2019 preview with Mark Smith

With Extreme365 Europe just weeks away, we catch up with Microsoft MVP Mark Smith, a.k.a nz365guy, for a preview of his plans for the event and a few predictions of top areas of discussion around the business of Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform.

Show Notes:

• 2:00 – How Mark will be participating at Extreme365.
• 5:15 – How will Executive Exchange attendees be looking at quickly approaching changes in areas like automation and practical AI advances?
• 13:15 – Power Platform in contrast to Microsoft's first party D365 apps
• 18:15 – Fitting the needs of partners serving small and midsized organizations
• 21:30 – What Microsoft MVPs are really like
• 25:30 – On becoming a Microsoft professional without a traditional educational path.
• 27:15 – Mark's session on how ISVs can build on the Power Platform
• 29:30 – The challenge of running a systems integrator to pivot to an ISV approach.