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Episode 48: The Washing Machine Episode (w/ Juliet Helms)

We LOVE listener requested topics, and this one is great! Juliet Helms, Senior Business Outcomes Specialist at Microsoft, joins the crew to talk about finding the return on investment of Microsoft Power Platform and how her team helps organizations realize value. Oh, and if you're wondering about the title, there is a fantastic story from Juliet on finding and measuring the value of Microsoft Copilot. 

Episode 47: From Pro Code and Low Code Dev Journey (w/ Rahul Ranjit)

With Build wrapping up, we were able to sync with Rahul Ranjit, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, to chat about how a pro developer approaches low code development and what that means to their skillset and career progression. We cover how low code and pro code tooling work together and where does low code fit in enterprise solution development. 

Episode 46: What Copilot and When? Pt. 2 (w/ Carsten Groth and Daniel Laskewitz)

Carsten and Daniel are back for part two of our Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Studio podcast episode. Learn how to navigate the decision tree of what copilot tool to use when building custom copilots, which will help you get greater ROI faster, and what teams are going to have to get involved when choosing the right tool!

Episode 45: What Copilot and When? Pt. 1 (w/ Carsten Groth and Daniel Laskewitz)

Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Studio provide ways for developers to build custom copilots. But what tool should you use and when? Carsten and Daniel join the podcast to share their thoughts on how organizations should approach Copilot Studio and Azure AI Studio to build amazing custom copilot solutions! This episode is so great we had to break it into two parts! The Power Platform Talks blog:
Power Platform | UPD: Copilot Governance
Power Platform | Copilot Studio, Azure AI Studio or Both?
Microsoft Customer Stories:
How early adopters are transforming their organizations with copilots
 

Episode 44: Talking Low Code Security (w/ Mihaela Blendea)

Security is paramount to Microsoft. Mihaela Blendea, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, joins the podcast to talk about security in Low Code. The difference between governance and security and what that means for large and small organizations. For more information on some of the 'projects' Mihaela discusses on the show check out the Secure and govern Copilot within enterprise-grade low code solutions breakout session hosted by Mihaela and Rahul Dey at Microsoft Build!
 

Episode 43: Realizing the Value of Low Code (w/ Eric Denton and Tara Mason)

In this week's episode, Eric Denton, Global Black Belt - Dynamics, and Tara Mason, Power Platform Specialist join the podcast to discuss how to find the value of Microsoft Power Platform. From understanding business readiness and how organizations can snap to patterns of value, to increase to how organizations solve the solution development problems that already exist, this episode is jammed packed with great advice and steps to take!

Episode 42: The Dataverse that Binds Us (w/ James Oleinik)

Dataverse is big, I mean really big. It is the foundational data layer in Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365. But what does this mean for Microsoft Copilot Studio, Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365, and how does AI Builder fit into this? James Oleinik, Partner PM Director for Microsoft Dataverse, joins the podcast to teach all of us about how Microsoft Dataverse and AI Builder are helping organizations bring AI-enabled modern enterprise solutions forward with first-party and third-party data from different systems of record. 

Episode 41: Known Issues (w/ Mansi Malik)

Yup, the title gives this one away. Mansi Malik, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, comes on the podcast to teach Ken, Sean, and Wendy about the Known Issues feature for Power Platform admins. Learn more about how Microsoft communicates what issues are known with the platform and how they are working on a fix, estimated time to fix, and potential workarounds if needed. Check it out in the Known issues tab in the Power Platform admin center.