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It’s been long coming. We’ve seen it popping up here and there. We’ve got a taste of it, and a choice to enable it.
Yet, some have ignored it. As much as possible.
Now is the time to pull your head out of the sand, and have a good look around. The classical web interface is going away. Whether you like it or not, it’s time to act!
Read the rest of this entry »It has been a while since one of these came out. The last one that stands out in my mind was applicable to Dynamics CRM 2011, even thought there might have been a few since.
I’m referring to the Solution Lifecycle Management: Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement apps. You can get your copy from HERE. And you really SHOULD!
With the changes introduced to the solution concepts, this is one of the best written whitepaper explaining the details of solution layering, and managing development environments (even if you’re just doing customizations and configurations).
This document is giving the reader a good understanding of challenges and recommendations around solution management and deployment, and covers the latest updates done to solution layering, patching, merging configurations, etc. It’s talking about how things used to be done, some of the reasons why, as well as how they can be done going forward.
Spoiler alert – for those still leaning towards using unmanaged solutions all the way through, this is clearly taking the managed solution approach.
Besides solution layering and overall management, a really good part of this whitepaper is the environment management requirements for parallel deployments and patching, showing some of the complexities around it. In addition, it’s covering some of the tools for automation in build, test and deployment-wise.
As I said, really good whitepaper worth reading and keeping it close at hand.
Put your reading glasses on and set aside some time for this!
Nowadays the toolbox is getting big and heavy. We have some level of overlap between some of the various platforms joined under the Dynamics 365 name, we leverage various features of Office 365, we integrate with other products like SharePoint and OneDrive. And this is just scratching the surface. I mean, really, look at the “new fave kid on the block”, the Power Platform.
And here’s another one for the non-developer: Microsoft Forms Pro. It’s now in public preview.
For the first time in Canada, Dynamics 365 Saturday will take place on May 05, 2018 at the Microsoft Meadowvale office.
As the event line-up is taking shape, it’s looking like a great set of presenters, covering a Functional Track, a Technical Track as well as an Ecosystem track with a focus on related technologies like CDS, PowerApps, Power BI.
Spots are filling up quickly, and the seats are limited. Register to reserve your seat HERE.
Note that this is a FREE event, everyone is welcome to attend.
See you all there!
I am presenting a session at the Power BI User Group in Toronto on leveraging Power BI in the context of Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement.
The sign-up page is available at:
https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Power-BI-Meetup/events/248779906/
The session takes place on Wednesday, March 28th. There’s still time to register.
Join us for a night of fun and learning!
