In this news desk we sit down with Solver Chief Commercial Officer, Tad Remington, to discuss the the new Microsoft and Solver relationship from a customer and partner perspective. We do a deep dive into the business, process and customer value enabled by Solver’s cloud based planning and reporting platform, and how this brings new levels of agility to an organization.

Bob Evans, creator of Cloud Wars and leading influencer in the business technology category, will define how the digitization of business is impacting every organization, big and small, around the world.  Delivering a customer-centric point of view through his analysis of the digital economy, Evan’s perspective will leave you inspired and curious to learn more as he explains where the world is going and the role you can play.  Evans will also explain why Microsoft is at the top of his Cloud Wars ranking and what that means to all of us in the community.

As a senior executive or CIO, how can you assure yourself that the artificial intelligence or machine learning-derived recommendations are reasonable and flow logically from the project work that has been performed?While you want to be supportive and encouraging of your team’s work, you don’t want to be misled inadvertently, and you want to confirm that the data science team hasn’t misled itself.

Feb 11 Intro to Power BI by Microsoft StoreSee –> Link to RegisterSee –> Link to Course CatalogMicrosoft Power BI L100*This is an introductory course within Microsoft Business Applications.Prerequisites: Familiaritywith Excel and access to the Power BI Service.Power BI lets you easily unify data from many sources to createinteractive, immersive dashboards and reports that provide actionableinsights and drive business results. This course will provide anoverview Power BI and how its services and applications work together.Objectives:• Understand the building blocks of Power BI• Explore how Power BI can enable confident decisions usinganalytics• Collaborate with Power BI in Microsoft Teams• Connect to a Power BI dataset and begin visualizing data• Save a report within the Power BI service

Feb 11 Intro to Power BI * See — Link to Register * See — Link to Course Catalog Microsoft Power BI L100 *This is an introductory course within Microsoft Business Applications. Prerequisites: Familiarity with Excel and access to Power BI Service. Power BI lets you easily unify data from many sources to createinteractive, immersive dashboards and reports that provide actionableinsights and drive business results. This course will provide anoverview Power BI and how its services and applications work together. Objectives:• Understand the building blocks of Power BI• Explore how Power BI can enable confident decisions usinganalytics• Collaborate with Power BI in Microsoft Teams• Connect to a Power BI dataset and begin visualizing data• Save a report within the Power BI service

Join a cast of moderators as they lead us through a review of the material associated with this certification exam. Content will cover Microsoft’s exam guide (found here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/mb-600). Each week we’ll cover a section of the material and discuss the items we believe most pertinent to the exam. This is a collaborative study group – while we have moderators lined up we are always open to questions, insights and knowledge from all participants!

In this article (a few ads), Jody Medich outlines edge computing means to the success of IoT (Internet of Things). Typically, “edge” computing still had some reliance on the cloud, but further advances in machine learning (ML) make it possible for IoT devices to process data in areas without internet connectivity. Couple this with AI, and even more gaps are filled.

Let’s be honest, the dirty secret of the ERP Software Industry is that every major application of new technology has made it harder to install, upgrade and maintain the software. Why users aren’t storming the publishers castles with pitchforks and torches is beyond me.

Welcome to the Introduction video of Azure API Management for Power Apps and Power Automate video series. This series will cover how you can publish and manage API in Azure APIM, export API as a custom connector for Power Apps and Power Automate. Microsoft Announcement: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-api-management-connector-on-the-power-platform/ Further Reading: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-management/export-api-power-platform