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Aug. 10, 2025

Automated Testing for Power Apps and Dataverse

Low-code does not mean low risk. Power Apps and Dataverse sit at the center of many business-critical processes, so skipped testing leads to silent data loss, broken approvals, and security leaks. This episode shows how to build a real testing strategy for the Power Platform: automate end-to-end sc…

Aug. 10, 2025

Deploying Dynamics 365 Customizations with ALM Pipelines

Dynamics 365 deployments fail less because of code and more because of packaging gaps: hidden dependencies, unmanaged/managed mix-ups, missing environment variables and connection references, and un-migrated configuration data. In this episode, we show how to ship reliably by mapping dependencies u…

Aug. 10, 2025

Managing Git Integration with Microsoft Fabric Notebooks

Microsoft Fabric’s Git integration isn’t a backup—it’s the backbone of safe, scalable collaboration on notebooks, pipelines, and models. This guide explains why merge chaos happens, what actually syncs to Git (code/metadata) vs. what doesn’t (Lakehouse data), and the one switch that saves teams: ad…

Aug. 9, 2025

Implementing CI/CD for Power Platform with Azure DevOps Pipelines

Tired of manual, brittle Power Platform deployments? This guide shows how to build a reliable CI/CD pipeline with Azure DevOps that handles the real trouble spots: environment variables, connection references, service connections, and secure secrets. Learn exactly what a solution package includes (…

Aug. 9, 2025

Fabric Notebooks for Data Transformation and ML

Stop wrestling Power BI with endless clicks. Microsoft Fabric Notebooks let you prep, model, and feature-engineer data end-to-end—in Python or R—right inside your Lakehouse with Spark scale and Git governance. This guide shows a proven workflow: ingest to Bronze, clean and join to Silver, feature-e…

Aug. 9, 2025

Using Microsoft Graph for Custom App Integrations

Most Microsoft 365 automations fail for the same reason: they rely on fragile delegated permissions tied to human users—leading to session timeouts, MFA prompts, role changes, and broken jobs. The fix is shifting to app-only permissions with Microsoft Graph: run headless, least-privilege, auditable…

Aug. 9, 2025

Building Reusable Components with Power Platform CLI (PAC CLI)

Power Platform chaos across dev/test/prod isn’t inevitable. The Power Platform CLI (PAC CLI) turns fragile, click-heavy moves into repeatable DevOps: scripted solution packaging, versioning, dependency checks, and plug-in registration you can trust. Use PAC CLI to isolate auth per tenant, pack mana…

Aug. 8, 2025

Extending Microsoft Fabric with Custom APIs and Power BI Models

Fabric’s UI is great for quick wins—but it hits limits with niche data sources, complex business logic, and real-time automation. The way through is building custom API integrations (secure, least-privilege, monitored) and surfacing them with Power BI semantic models (single source of truth, govern…

Aug. 8, 2025

Building Customer Portals with Power Pages + Dataverse

Stop emailing Dataverse exports. Build a branded, secure, customer-ready portal with Power Pages that shows the right records to the right people—nothing more. This guide gives you a step-by-step build, least-privilege web roles/table permissions, and a go-live checklist (auth, data scope, branding…

Aug. 8, 2025

Predictive Lead Scoring with Dynamics 365 Insights

Turn Dynamics 365 lead scoring into a revenue engine. This guide shows how D365’s AI turns behaviors (opens, replies, page views, meetings), firmographics, and sales outcomes into predictive scores—then converts those scores into next-best actions. You’ll get a clean, step-by-step rollout plan, dat…

Aug. 8, 2025

Building Machine Learning Models in Microsoft Fabric

Ship ML faster on Microsoft Fabric. This guide shows how to go from Lakehouse data to production models—without the spreadsheet chaos. You’ll get a practical blueprint for curated data layers, reproducible notebooks, MLflow tracking, governed model registry, and one-click batch/real-time serving. I…

Aug. 7, 2025

Copilot in Dynamics 365 Sales: Productivity or Hype?

Copilot in Dynamics 365 Sales is a quiet force multiplier, not a miracle. It reliably saves minutes on drafting emails, nudging follow-ups, and surfacing status—especially in standard motions. It stumbles when CRM data is stale, workflows are bespoke, or you expect it to replace nuance. Treat outpu…

Aug. 7, 2025

Triggering Personalized Emails with Power Automate + D365

This episode explains why one-off “thank you” emails from Dynamics 365 (D365) fall flat—and how to replace them with adaptive customer journeys that boost replies, retention, and revenue. You’ll learn how to use D365 signals and Power Automate to trigger timely check-ins, tailored product tips, and…

Aug. 7, 2025

Dynamics 365 Marketing Automation: Real Journeys, Real ROI

This episode shows how to turn Dynamics 365 Marketing from a linear “set-and-forget” email engine into a responsive system that reacts to real user behavior. You’ll learn how to capture high-signal actions—like pricing-page visits, form starts and abandons, and in-app feature usage—and convert them…

Aug. 7, 2025

Using Copilot in Microsoft Fabric to Build Data Models

This episode breaks down where Microsoft Copilot truly speeds up data work in Microsoft Fabric—and where you still need a human in the loop. You’ll see how Copilot catches schema issues at ingestion, suggests fixes (naming, types, dates, partitions) before pipelines break, and then accelerates tran…

Aug. 7, 2025

Segmenting Customers with Dynamics 365 Customer Insights

This episode shows how to supercharge targeting in Dynamics 365 Customer Insights by moving beyond demographics to behavior- and transaction-driven segmentation. You’ll learn how to unify web, CRM, commerce, and support data; build dynamic segments using calculated measures and intent signals; and …

Aug. 6, 2025

Data Loss Prevention Policies for Fabric and Power Platform

This episode exposes the hidden gaps in Fabric and Power Platform Data Loss Prevention (DLP)—from shadow connectors and cross-environment leaks to misclassified “business” connectors that quietly exfiltrate sensitive data. You’ll learn how DLP decisions are really made (the if-then logic behind pol…

Aug. 6, 2025

Azure DevOps Pipelines for Power Platform Deployments

This episode turns fragile, manual Power Platform deployments into reliable, auditable CI/CD with Azure DevOps. We unpack the real failure points—misconfigured service connections, flaky agent pools, hidden Dataverse dependencies, missing connection references—and show how to fix them with hardened…

Aug. 6, 2025

Setting Up ALM for Power Platform with GitHub Actions

This episode demystifies Power Platform ALM with GitHub Actions so you can see—and control—every step from source to prod. Learn why deployments fail (connector references, environment variables, and human-led imports), how to wire service principals and scoped secrets, and how to structure GitHub …

Aug. 6, 2025

Implementing Row-Level Security in Power BI with Fabric

This episode shows why Row-Level Security (RLS) in Power BI isn’t a checkbox—it’s a living system. We unpack the parts that actually decide who sees what: model relationships, role design, DAX filters (static vs dynamic), Azure AD group assignments, and the identity shifts that happen when you publ…

Aug. 6, 2025

Supply Chain Visibility Using Fabric and Dynamics 365 SCM

This episode shows how Microsoft Fabric + Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management (SCM) turn fragmented dashboards into a real-time, end-to-end control system. We connect purchase orders, production, inventory, transport, and delivery into one model that surfaces delays early, triggers automated respo…

Aug. 6, 2025

HR Analytics with Microsoft Fabric + Dynamics 365 Human Resources

This episode shows how to unify Dynamics 365 HR, payroll, time/leave, and survey data in Microsoft Fabric to create a single, trustworthy HR analytics layer. You’ll see a practical lakehouse blueprint (Dataflows Gen2 → OneLake/Lakehouse → semantic model → Power BI) that eliminates spreadsheet recon…

Aug. 5, 2025

Exposing Dynamics 365 APIs via Custom Connectors in Power Platform

This episode shows how to beat the limits of the standard Dynamics 365 connector in Power Automate using custom connectors. You’ll learn a repeatable path: find the right Dataverse/Dynamics Web API endpoints (including custom tables), test them in Postman, secure them with Azure AD OAuth (least-pri…

Aug. 5, 2025

Monitoring Data Pipelines in Microsoft Fabric

This episode shows you how to stop flying blind in Microsoft Fabric by designing a proactive, system-level monitoring strategy. We break monitoring into four pillars—performance metrics, error logging, data lineage, and automated recovery—then wire them together so issues surface early, route to th…