The Intelligence Age

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/94 Personal background   Recommendations for visiting Jordan – destinations, food (mansaf, falafel)  Moving from Jordan to live in Norway as a career move – interviews abroad, deciding to stay within Europe  Journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP – what's unique in Ahmad’s journey as a Microsoft MVP, getting married and bringing family 2 years after m...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/93 Personal and professional background – living in Perth, hobbies, working as Solution Director at DXC-Eclipse  How to assess whether an opportunity is worth pursuing  Weeding out the concept of “column fodder”  Importance of getting to the face-to-face phase of the bid process Essential elements of a bid proposal to get you into the next phase of the...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/88 Personal background – working in Switzerland, becoming a Microsoft MVP  Main Microsoft MVPs that introduced the Microsoft MVP program  Journey working on Microsoft Flow and experience with PowerApps  Moving from Paris to Switzerland for quality of life and job opportunity  The biggest difference from Parisian lifestyle as compared to Swiss lifestyle ...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/91 Background – living in Seattle, moving to the Pacific North West from Philadelphia, working in Microsoft engineering team, interests outside of work  Thoughts on home automation, i.e. Alexa vs Google Home, and a rundown of house automation devices  How Smith started working for Microsoft — internship in Redmond campus and working with the product, ge...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/90 Personal background – moving back to Galicia, Spain, from London, practicing the queimada, seafood in Galicia  Changing jobs  Becoming a Microsoft MVP, then a Microsoft employee, and then again an MVP, continuing to participate in the Dynamics community  Roles handled when he was still working for Microsoft  Overview of some highlights around how the...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/89 Personal background – living in Brussels, family, hobbies, etc.  Background of  SAGlobal – role, being chairman,   Decision-making process at getting in and building a Dynamics based business  Thoughts about Microsoft not pushing Dynamics GP to the market  Thoughts on Dynamics 365 Business Central as a product vs Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operatio...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/88 Personal background – places she’s lived  Growing up in Pittsburgh and top things to do in the City  The turning point for when Sandy decided to live a nomadic lifestyle, living off of a carry-on and a laptop bag  How PowerApps and Flow changed what’s traditionally being done from a strictly SharePoint and using workflow tools that used to be availab...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/87 Personal background – living in Seattle, family  Professional background – studying at MIT, teaching, and working on Bing Predicts at Microsoft   Transitioning to Microsoft Business Applications team from Bing Predicts  Career highlights and achievements – Bing Predicts, training elementary students for Math competitions  Dynamics 365 AI for Market I...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/86 New feature release for FetchXML Builder on XrmToolBox  Market reception to the FetchXML Builder tool  Road map of things that Jonas wants to add to the tools he creates  Background on other tools created by Jonas: Plugin Trace Viewer, Auto Number Manager, Bulk Data Updater, Latebound Constants Generator, Related Records Analyzer  Family life living...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/85 Building applications and getting them on AppSource, company background  How CloudFronts pick up new business and clientele  Staffing and resources of CloudFronts global offices  Handling a marketing story and ensuring the company consistently picks up their next engagement/projects  What inbound marketing looks for CloudFronts  Handling customers wh...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/84 • Personal background – origins, living in Prague and Slovakia • Career journey to becoming a CRM professional and specializing in Dynamics 365 • Being an MCT and activities around being a certified trainer • Activities done within the user group • Working on Power platform and day-to-day activities around Dynamics 365 • Thoughts on the market size f...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/83 Brief background about Solgari and how the company came about  Professional background – from corporate finance to IT, career highlights  Setting a company on the right footing in the ISV industry  Voice as a channel – what it is and the sophistication around what it is, and security level  Choosing Microsoft over other big companies in the ISV indus...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/82 Being multilingual and learning languages, living in different countries to work, and family work  Living in Italy, Italian food, favourite dish  Recommended attractions for people visiting Southeast Italy  Running his newsletter Dynamics Weekly  Involvement in the Dynamics 365 community  Speaking engagements in Milan and London  Career background, w...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/81 Professional and career background, working in Dynamics and the field of business applications.  Personal background – family, interests outside of work  What has kept Shane in the industry for 20+ years  Experience – building IP over the traditional SI type business  What constitutes a successful team and the key roles for a strong SI type business...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/80 Elaiza's passions, living in Melbourne, becoming vegan  Being an MVP for the first time and looking forward to attending her first MVP Summit  Journey to becoming an MVP  Changes since becoming an MVP  Winning women in tech award  The story behind her YouTube channel  Producing her videos – staging, camera, recording/editing software, equipment,...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/79 Personal, career and business background  Current focus/projects as ISV  Thoughts on outsourced vs in-house staff business model, building a business in a remote island and regenerating the Isle of Wight  Journey to deciding the position that they’re going to take in the market  Thoughts on building what customers want  Dealing with struggles that IS...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/78 Personal and professional background — working in India and now in Singapore for PowerObjects and working in different roles  Journey to becoming business applications professional  Process and journey in writing a technical book  Challenges in writing a technical book, investments in time and ROI, working with publishers and self-publishing  Future...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/77 Professional and personal background  Living in Fairbanks, Alaska – childhood, the Northern lights, appreciation for nature  Travel experiences and favourite destinations  Career journey and working in Microsoft  What comes with the role of overseeing Business Application Partner Ecosystem, focusing around customer engagement  Having a fresh look at...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/76 Life outside work and being an MVP — family, fatherhood, hobbies  Sri Lankan background and visiting family in Sri Lanka  Moving from Sri Lanka to Australia, having NV1 status, and having Australian citizenship  Community activities, D365 Saturday, organizing Dynamics activities in Colombo, Sri Lanka  Thoughts on Dynamics 365 and Power Platform marke...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/75 Professional journey, internship, establishing MetricsHub, etc.  Momentum growth in the Microsoft internal community around the Power Platform  What to expect in the April ‘19 Release   PowerApps Control Framework  How items land in the platform over the release timeframe  Line-of-business applications and the way they’re impacting work, the way they...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/74 • Living and growing up in Ontario, moving to Toronto • Food, entertainment, curling • Journey to becoming a business apps MVP • Splitting time between business, consulting and coaching • Mashup between where Microsoft is going with the Power platform and where the old xRM story play into helping ISVs • Microsoft for Startups – what's involved,...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/73 Background and career journey  Background and plans of Paritta Group  Getting sales and marketing rhythms in place  Defining ideal customer profile  Most effective ways for people to find your products and services  Targeting customers and focusing within a geography  Niching in AI (Augmented Intelligence)  The toughest thing about starting a new pra...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/72 Living in Bangalore, the “Silicon Valley of India” India’s love of Bollywood and what makes it unique Growing up in Calcutta, exploring its history, being a foodie and enjoying street food Recommended food for tourists who want to travel to Calcutta and experience the foodie culture Splitting time between Bangalore and Calcutta Journey to becoming a...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/71 Personal information and what Ryan does outside of his Microsoft day job  Role in Microsoft as a Group Program Manager  Working with the core CDS platform team  How a massive endorsement translates to business, engineering, design, and vision in the context of the GPM for PowerApps role  How he keeps the business very business-focused  Questions from...

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/70 Personal background — living in Nantes, studying  masters degree in Quebec, food, travel, etc. Journey to becoming a Business Apps MVP and experiences so far Area of specialisation in Dynamics 365 Experience with Dynamics 365 and AI Internship experience in Barcelona Spain Love of travel and travel experiences around the world What Clement is most in...