Are you having difficulty organizing your inbox? Do you want an easier way to simplify all of your inbox folders? Invest 20 minutes, as Kevin will take us through D365 email tracking. Kevin will show us how to quickly create scheduled tasks, phone calls, meetings and help you save valuable time.

There are a TON of hidden treasures in the Role Center in Business Central! Learn how to use Profiles correctly to suit the job you do every day. Understand how personalization can make you incredibly efficient. Get rid of all the things you really don’t need, and highlight the things you use daily in a way to get to them with a single click. Ready to reduce the complexity in your Role Center? This session will make it SIMPLE!

Looking at ways to improve cloud security remains a top priority for businesses. IBM Security recently announced a plan to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance cloud infrastructure security for hybrid environments.

With the December 2020 release of Power BI Desktop we got an early christmas present. A loooong waited feature that will change how we build Power BI solutions! The feature is called “DirectQuery for Power BI datasets and Azure Analysis Services” also known as Composite Models Gen2.

This link to the Microsoft Community site will show you how to configure your systems to protect your Microsoft 365 cloud environment from on-premises compromise. The author, Alex Weinert of Microsoft, primarily focuses on Azure AD tenant configuration settings, the ways Azure AD tenants can be safely connected to on-premises systems, and the tradeoffs required to operate your systems in ways that protect your cloud systems from on-premises compromise.

By Keith Sayer, May 27, 2020Have you heard about the benefits of the VLOOKUP function in Excel but are having…

Distributed cloud, AI engineering, cybersecurity mesh and composable business drive some of the top trends for 2021

Manufacturers can have a clear view of business operations and equipment performance by analyzing data. Data analysis allows these organizations to operate more efficiently, as AI software can use this information to improve decision making.

Covid-19 has accelerated digital transformation for 88% of global organizations. Trend Micro research reveals the increase in cloud adoption may leave business data insecure.

In this session, we’ll show you how easy it can be to mistakenly create what seems to be a useful dashboard in Excel or Power BI, but isn’t truly relevant due to poor data management. Then we’ll walk through best practices and tools for effective data organization and governance processes so you can ensure you’ll always walk away with what are helpful, accurate dashboards that will drive competitive, stellar results.​​

AI technology is poised to significantly disrupt the industry of web scraping bots due to its ability to analyze vast information and recognize unique patterns.

So your organization has decided to take the plunge and invest in a cloud service provider (CSP): Microsoft Azure. Maybe this is voluntary or alternatively through mergers and acquisitions, but the fact remains the same: Azure is likely an extension to your organizations’ on-premises enterprise network. Whether your organization is configured for a hybrid (cloud/on-premises) or completely cloud-native architecture, there are extensive security considerations. Azure is a fast-moving train; the technologies, services and integrations are constantly changing. Cloud service adoption rates are increasing, and an understanding of the Azure services, architecture, and security is critical. We’ll discuss many of the core security features and considerations that are fundamental tenets of a secure Azure environment.  Additionally, we will touch on a business continuity strategy in the event federation fails or on-premises service is no longer available. It is an ambitious topic, but one that will help you better approach and prioritize your Azure hardening initiatives.                                                                                                                                

Role-based security and the concept of “Teams” are two of the powerful building blocks provided by D365 CE for a successful security design. Proper utilization of security roles requires an understanding of privileges, access levels, and how to properly setup your system organization hierarchy to serve as the dependable foundation. In this presentation, we will discuss how to modify out-of-box roles to create custom security roles tailored for your organization and how to utilize “Teams” for improved flexibility within your security hierarchy.The content of this session is geared toward an audience with beginner-level knowledge of the subject area.

Do you really know what’s going on in your database? Are you sure you’re not affected by some of the most common data quality & integrity problems?

In this session, I’ll present some free tools and queries to find some of the less visible data quality problems and discuss how to fix and prevent them.

The content of this session is geared toward an audience with intermediate-level knowledge of the subject area.

We will discuss the myriad ways to do data repair in GP, we’ll cover normal repair scenarios and go through the best practices for advanced or complex data repair in GP.  We will also be reviewing the myriad tools at your disposal for ensuring you efficiently and accurately get the data repaired with low risk to your employer or client.  Some little known tools will also be shown (free tools) that you can use to your advantage for accurately repairing or cleaning up data!  Some of these tools will be given to you! Tons of tips, tricks and resources to help.

This session is geared for an audience with an intermediate skill set.

This session will be available for CPE credits pending completion of session survey post event.

With the release of Azure Data Lake and surrounding technologies, it is easy to see why there is hope within the AX and F&SCM communities for a better reporting solution than BYOD. Attend this session to gain a fundamental understanding of what an ADL project may entail, its time frame, estimated cost, and the resulting reporting options available to finance teams to make meaningful business decisions. It’s always best to have clear visibility and understanding of the full implementation cycle before making an investment in a new technology.

Do you think this session is not applicable to you because you may not be using Dynamics 365 Commerce? Great news! You can start leveraging the power of Microsoft to start identifying areas of revenue loss without any pre-requisites Dynamics 365 projects!  Dynamics 365 Fraud Protection is one of the newest offerings in the Dynamics 365 family and focuses on increasing the online and instore revenues for retailers and wholesalers by providing actional insights and optimizations using the power of AI and ML.

In this session we discuss the purchase protection, account protection, and loss prevention capabilities of the software and how they relate to business processes and customer experiences. After discussing capabilities we’ll discuss how you can take next steps in evaluating the solutions for your organization and what would be involved in that assessment.

Come and join the Microsoft Fraud Protection product team, a Microsoft Global Black Belt for D365 for Commerce, and a Microsoft MVP in D365 for Commerce to learn more and help answer your questions and provide insights. For specific questions you would like to have discussed in the session, please submit them here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=vBkjbhG_ikiYD5ihUwqy1cwGHWvSbyRInK_XR0SeKDxUME5DRlI0TTVFODY4UUtEQlhaS0ExNjJWVS4u

 To learn more, read about fraud protection here: https://dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/fraud-protection/

Data visualization through tools like PowerBI is now critical. You need to see how your business is running, and understand the dials to move for best performance. Dashboards are only as good as the data behind them. In this session, we’ll show you how you can mistakenly create what appears to be a useful dashboard in Excel or PowerBI, but isn’t relevant due to poor data management.  We will then walk you through best practices and tools for effective data organization and governance processes, so you can ensure you will walk away with accurate dashboards that will drive stellar results. 

This session will be available for CPE credits pending completion of session survey post event.

Level: Intermediate 

If you manage the security of your company’s data, while challenging, you also have the opportunity to be a champion for your company with the right tools. In this session, learn how Fastpath can help provide your company to answers important questions like: Do you know who has access to your data, what they are doing with that data, and the risks to your data? With the Fastpath Assure cloud platform, you can answer these questions and provide an internal control framework to meet your compliance needs. Get rid of manual, prone to error, security related tasks and replace them with solid controls around user access, segregation of duties, tracking changes to critical data, and setting up new users. Fastpath will help your company take your security by design to the next level. We also will review the native controls in Dynamics 365F&O/AX around security, showing where Fastpath can help fill gaps and improve efficiencies in security reporting. In today’s world, with GDPR, SOX, and ever-growing number of audits, having the right security and financial controls in place is more important than ever. This session will show how the Fastpath governance, risk, and compliance solutions can help your company become a security and compliance superstar.

How do you expand reporting when your GP SQL server is overloaded? Set up a new server…isnt that costly?  What if it was less than $100/month? Don’t we need a SQL DBA? No, with Azure Data Factory it’s easy for a business analyst with intermediate SQL skills to copy tables, transform data, and build sophisticated workflows. Power Platform offers similar capabilities, but you might need a full database where you can build views and stored procedures.

In this session, we will walk you through the process of installing a gateway and programming all the logic from the Azure portal.

This session is geared for an audience with an intermediate skill set.

This session will be available for CPE credits pending completion of session survey post event.