The Intelligence Age

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/336 

• A short introduction about Mehdi Slaoui Andaloussi 
• The importance of App Design and usability 
• Mehdi shares his Power Platform journey 
• Mehdi talks more about the Power Apps Code Review tools. 
• The difference between UI and UX 
• What is the importance of UI and UX design and how can it help businesses? 
• The best practices when developing UX/UI. 
• What is UI/UX optimization? 

CREDITS
Music by: StockSounds Title: Energetic Upbeat Pop Summer Licensee: Cloverbase Limited 

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Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/335 

• Talks about Paul Heisterkamp life – family and hobbies 
• Find out how Paul’s journey into technology started 
• Paul talks about his educational and career background 
• Talks about AX 2012 and Microsoft cloud  
• Paul’s view about the use of Dataverse in regard to the Dynamics 365 Finance project 
• A discussion about Paul’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP 
• Paul’s involvement in the community 
• A conversation about Paul’s blog and where the idea about his topic is coming from 
• How Paul manages to write a blog 
• The impact of becoming an MVP on Paul’s life and career. 
• The future of Dynamics 365 Finance that Paul is excited about 

Music Credits
The Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.

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Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/334 

• A brief introduction about Michel Tabakovic  
• A conversation about the history of IKEA 
• Michel Tabakovic’s role in the organization  
• Discussions about the business process and the challenges before the Dynamics 365 and Power Platform  
• How and why did Michel choose Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform? 
• The benefits of using Dynamics 365 
• Michel shared how his staff adopted the new technology 
• How will Michel use the technology with the new business? 

Music Credits
I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

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Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/333

• A discussion about Scott Gaines background – family, life in Georgia and hobbies 
• Educational and career background of Scott 
• Scott’s journey into technology 
• As a Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations 
• The changes happening in Dynamics 365 F&O and what’s new 
• Scott Gaines’ journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP
• How did Scott get into the MVP Program? 
• Who nominated Scott? 
• Talks about Scoot’s YouTube channel:
  • The process involved 
  • Time management 
  • How Scott decides on what to cover for the next episode 
  • Tools Scott uses for creating a video 

Music Credits
The Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/332

• Mary Angiela Cerbolles chats about her experience about moving to Singapore from Manila, Philippines 
• A conversation with Mary Angiela about how her technology journey started 
• Talks about Mary Angeila’s SharePoint and Power Platform journey  
• The impact of COVID 19 on Mary Angiela 
• How Mary Angeila’s journey into becoming an MVP started 
• The impact of becoming part of the MVP program on Mary Angeila’s career and to her personal life 
• How to get involved in the MVP community 
• Mary Angeila’s plans - speaking events and community engagement 

Music Credit 
The Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license 

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/331

• An introduction about Ryan Maclean 
• A conversation about Ryan’s Dynamics CRM journey 
• Ryan talks about his experiences and what led him to his current role  
• Discussion about how Ryan funds his projects and licensing with Microsoft  
• Ryan’s thoughts about creating a Center of Excellence within his business that focuses on using Power Platform  
• The tools that Ryan use that helps support him  
• Ryan shares his relationship with Microsoft  
• In line with his experience as a customer working with partners, Ryan talks about how partners create a better experience for the customer 

Music Credits
I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/330

• A brief introduction about Mark Carrington’s life 
• Mark’s view regarding the post COVID world and the concept of the way he works. 
• The Pros and Cons of Working from Home 
• Discussion about Mark’s thoughts about employees returning to work 
• A conversation with Mark about his journey and passion for technology. 
• Talks about Mark's educational and career background. 
• A story about how Mark landed his first job. 
• Find out more about the interesting projects and reporting Mark worked on 
• Check out Marks journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP 
• Mark’s first contribution tool for the community 
• Check out Mark’s ways to develop his skills. 
• Discover more about the XrmToolBox and SQL 4 with Mark. 

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/329 

• A short introduction about Ryan Cunningham 
• A conversation about the growth of the Power Platform  
• Ryan talks about his vision on organization-wide adoption 
• Discussion about the journey as the company goes on from a single app to a company-wide 
• The pattern, the company maturity, and the staffing of the company 
• What are the trends that Ryan is seeing when it comes to the Digital Transformation 
• How is Azure playing a more creative role with the Power Platform 
• Ryan’s view on the opportunity now for people who want to become app makers, the companies to scale with apps, and the growth. 

CREDITS
Music by: StockSounds Title: Energetic Upbeat Pop Summer Licensee: Cloverbase Limited

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/328

• Talks about Richard Wilson’s family, life and hobbies 
• Career background of Richard 
• A discussion about what led Richard into technology? 
• What is Microsoft’s Government Community Cloud (GCC)? 
• Switching from Dynamics 365 to Power Platform environment 
• What can Microsoft Government Cloud do for you? 
• The type of solutions you can build with Microsoft’s Government Community Cloud 
• Talks about Richard's journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP 
• Richard’s involvement with PCF controls and CoE Starter Kit 
• The impact of becoming a Microsoft MVP on Richars’s career 
• Richard’s plans for the next few months when it comes to development 

Music Credits
The Happiness of Larry by radiotimes (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/327

• A conversation about Matt Beard’s life – origin, family and hobbies 
• Matt’s view about the ISV in the modern world of Microsoft 
• Matts interest in the modern ISV 
• What is Data8 – what do they do in Microsoft Business Applications  
• Common industries they work with? 
• How do they handle international customers? 
• How did Matt get into technology and get involved in the community? 
• User group in London Matt enjoyed working with 
• Introduction to connected.gallery 
• Find out more about WHAT3WORDS 
• Matt’s journey and the process of becoming a Microsoft MVP. 
• What Matt is looking forward to 

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith