In this episode, Ken, Sean, and Wendy discuss how the Power Platform can help organizations do good. To help explain what good Power Platform can do, we are joined by great people in: Heather McLean - Principal Product Manager of Innovation at Blackbaud, Ben Wong, Senior Principal Product Manager of Sky Developer Platform at Blackbaud, and Josh Bregman, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft. Learn how non-profits can use Power Platform, how Blackbaud helps organizations empower their staff and ...
Jan 30, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 14
In this episode, Mik Ferland, Senior Program Manager joins Ken, Wendy and Sean to discuss one of the newly announced features for Power Platform governance, environment groups and rules. Learn more about how these new managed environments features will provide Power Platform administrators a more efficient way to manage Power Platform at-scale.
Jan 24, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this Sean-less episode, join Ken and Wendy as Tim Robichaux, Principal Service Engineering Manager, teaches us about how Microsoft provides the cloud service updates to Power Platform that keeps Power Platform up and running, communication strategies for changes and how admins can keep up with the latest and greatest features!
Jan 16, 2024•29 min•Season 2Ep. 10
As organizations move forward with implementing Microsoft Copilots across their business units, learn from Sid Gundavarapu, Principal Product Manager in the Power Apps Scale team at Microsoft, about governance and governance tools for low code.
Jan 09, 2024•28 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This one is a long one! Learn how Microsoft uses Microsoft Power Platform internally, how Microsoft governs Power Platform, and can scale their governance strategy for fifty to sixty thousand users and ~ three hundred thousand apps! Wendy, Ken, and Sean are joined by Lianne Zelsman, Senior Product Manager with Microsoft Digital to get the insights in what does it take to manage Power Platform across Microsoft.
Jan 03, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this episode, Ken, Wendy, and Sean are joined by Emma Cooper, Principal PM Manager for Microsoft Power Apps. Emma discusses what Microsoft Copilot is, how Copilot shows up in Microsoft Power Platform, is Copilot for developers too, and slew of other topics. This is a must-listen if you are interested in Microsoft Copilot! Learn more about Microsoft Copilot check out our learning programs here: Browse all courses, learning paths, and modules - Training | Microsoft Learn...
Dec 13, 2023•27 min•Ep. 17
Microsoft Power Platform provides developers and makers the ability to build amazing solutions, and with Power Platform Connectors, developers can take their solutions further! Learn more about how Power Platform connectors can take your solutions to the next level in the most connected ecosystem with Jocelyn Panchal, Product Manager II and Sabin Nair, Principal Group Program Manager.
Nov 21, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 7
It is time for Microsoft Ignite! Ben Walters, Senior Product Marketing Manager joins the podcast to teach us about what type of sessions are available, how to best enjoy to Microsoft Ignite either in person or virtually, and how to interact with Microsoft during the conference!
Nov 14, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In this episode, Wendy interviews Ken and Sean on their experiences during the Microsoft Power Platform conference.
Nov 07, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Hi, How may I help you? You may have seen this prompt appear when browsing a website and wondered how do organizations add those chat bots to their sites and what else can they do? Senior Product Marketing Manager and all-around awesome guy, Jack Rowbotham joins Wendy, Sean, and Ken to chat Power Virtual Agents!
Oct 31, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 7
What is your data and what does it do? Simple question to ask, but hard to answer. Brad Orluk, Global Head of Microsoft Partnership at OwnBackup joins the Ken, Wendy, and Sean to discuss the role of data in low code, security of that data, and how your organization can scale with their data.
Oct 03, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 6
What is Robotic Process Automation (RPA)? How do we use RPA? How has RPA changed the way we work? Join Wendy, Ken, and Sean as they are joined by Bill Ryan, Director of BPM Services as we discuss how robots are taking over workforce! (not really, but RPA is amazing!)
Sep 26, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Join us for a deeper dive into Application Lifecycle Management, where we discuss which ALM tool is best for your organization with Principal PM Manager, Kartik Kanakasabesan.
Sep 19, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Join Ken, Wendy, and Sean as we continue to bust more low-code myths.
Sep 12, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode, we're going to bust some myths about low code development and show you how you can use Power Platform to build amazing solutions with minimal coding. Some of the myths we're going to tackle are: - Low code means low quality - Low code is not scalable - I could use Microsoft SharePoint for these apps. - Low code is not for professional developers We'll also share some examples of how Power Platform has been used by organizations and individuals to solve real-world problems and cr...
Sep 05, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 2
The Microsoft Power Platform Conference is coming up and your hosts, Sean, Ken, and Wendy are eager to share why the MPPC is such an amazing experience and what to expect!
Aug 29, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Ricardo Duncan joins the podcast to discuss the Low Code Signals 2023 report. What is the Low Code Signals 2023 report? I don't want to spoil the episode or the report, but if you want to see how IT professionals and CIOs consider low-code technologies in their organizations and the impact they provide, then this is the episode for you! Check out the report here: Low-code signals 2023 - Microsoft Power Platform Blog...
Apr 25, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 16
You may have heard about the recent announcement on how natural language and copilot integration is coming to Microsoft Power Platform. Hear from April Dunnam, Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, about how the latest AI integrations in Power Platform will speed up application development and how this changes how to approach learning low code development. Want to see April's video on using copilot in Microsoft Power Apps? Check it out here: https://youtu.be/FMEQT8NC-5I
Apr 03, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 15
You may have read about or watched videos from the Power CAT team (and if you haven't, you really should). But what is the Power CAT team and what is their mission? Find out right meow, when Phil Topness, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft and all-around awesome person, joins the podcast! Interested in Power CAT Live? Check it out here: Power CAT Live - YouTube
Mar 13, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode, we demystify the Microsoft Power Platform default environment. Join our experts, Ken Auguillard and Hazim SharafelDin, as they take a deep dive into what the default environment is, how to use it, and the benefits of doing so. You'll learn about the different tools and functionalities that the default environment provides, and how to leverage them to boost your organization's efficiency and productivity. From beginners to veterans, this episode is for everyone looking to optimiz...
Feb 27, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Application lifecycle management (ALM) isn't just for pro developers. Learn from Kartik Kanakasabesan, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, about all things ALM! What is it? Why is it important, and how does one get started? What to get hands on with ALM in Microsoft Power Platform? Check out Low Code February at Welcome to #LowCode February | Low Code & Fusion Dev (microsoft.github.io) to learn and build right now!...
Feb 22, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 12
You may have heard the term 'Citizen Developer' used when discussing low code development. What does it mean? What technical skills does one need to have in order to become a citizen developer? Do citizen developers get membership into a secret society? Find out more when EY Kalman, Microsoft MVP, MCT, and business applications solutions architect joins the podcast to let us know all about citizen developers! Check out EY, aka the CRM Ninja on his YouTube channel!...
Feb 20, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Developers! Developers! Developers! Have you ever wanted to see what low code is about and how it can be an important tool in your toolbox of skills? Sonja Gu, Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft tells us why Low Code February is the place to go to supercharge your skillset of developing amazing solutions on Microsoft Power Platform. Want to check it out? Head over to Welcome to #LowCode February | Low Code & Fusion Dev (microsoft.github.io)...
Feb 14, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 10
When building or architecting a solution, developers decide on what is the appropriate data repository for their solution in their organization. Should they be using SQL? Is SharePoint okay? Dataverse seems cool, but is it the answer? Join Shane Young and I as we discuss the great database debate!
Feb 13, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Building a low code solution can start in many ways, but what is the best way to approach designing your solution? Should you map out ineffective steps in the solution workflow? Should you build with a UX-first approach? Join me and Brendan Hancock, Principal Technical Architect at Microsoft, for a discussion on how to approach building low code solutions with data in mind!
Feb 06, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Getting everyone on the same page with a technical project is not always the easiest task. With different organizations and industries, there is a fair amount of work that goes into getting all parties aligned on a goal. Find out from Angeliki Patsiavou, Senior Change Management Consultant, about the importance of Change Management and how to increase the success of your low code projects!
Jan 30, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Establishing a community around technology is paramount to help users learn and grow as well as enabling organizations to increase adoption and define best practices. Learn from Andrew Gaskins, Global Power Platform Lead, leader of the Power Platform Admin User Group, and all-around amazing person, how communities build inclusion, how to build your own Microsoft Power Platform community and how to get involved in existing communities. Interested in signing up for the admin group? Global Power Pl...
Jan 23, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Cloud solution architect, Wendy Haddad joins the podcast again to discuss the importance of service management and why it is crucial when implementing low code. Is service management the missing component for successful low code adoption in your organization? Is it too late to employ service management? Find out more in this latest episode!
Jan 17, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Microsoft Power Platform gives solution developers all the tools they need to build amazing applications from proofs of concept to large scale enterprise solutions. Learn from Cloud Solution Architect, Wendy Haddad just how powerful Power Platform can really be!
Jan 17, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 4
"How do I turn this off?" is often the first thought that comes to the mind of IT admins when provided a new service to manage. Find out from Microsoft MVP and owner of PowerApps911, Shane Young, about why IT admins shouldn't be so quick to say 'no' when using Microsoft Power Platform. Check out Shane Young at PowerApps911 and on YouTube !
Dec 12, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 3
