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Power BI March Updates Released by Microsoft
Query parallelization helps to boost Power BI dataset performance in DirectQuery mode We are excited to announce significant query processing improvements in the Power BI engine around query parallelization in DirectQuery mode, which can help to accelerate query...
Modern Advanced Find Demo
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SharePoint: Team Site vs. Communication Site
Team Site vs. Communication Site - Which one should I choose? | Microsoft Docs Things to Consider: What type of security do you need? Will external users also need access to collaborate? What is the flow of information? One-way flow of communication?...
Azure Synapse Analytics February 2023 Updates
Historical monitoring dashboards for Azure Synapse dedicated SQL pools Deploy rich, interactive monitoring templates for historical monitoring of your Azure Synapse dedicated SQL pool. Azure Synapse Analytics January Update 2023 Welcome to the January 2023...
Power BI February Updates Released by Microsoft
Power BI Activity Logs: New Workspace Metadata for Excel Scenarios We are announcing improvements to the Power BI audit logs that helps Power BI admins filter usage of Power BI data in Excel by workspace name and workspace id. Create stunning and more...
Add a Loading Spinner to Your Power App
Spinners can be helpful when you want to ensure that data is loaded before a user either exits the app or clicks on something else which can cause some havoc. I dove into spinners when I had an end user, who was entering a large number of records and would close...
Azure Synapse Analytics January 2023 Updates
Improve Spark pool utilization with Synapse Genie Synapse Genie Framework improves Spark pool utilization by executing multiple Synapse notebooks on the same Spark pool instance. It considers the sequence and dependencies between notebook activities in an ETL...
Power BI January Updates Released by Microsoft
Thank You Power BI Community! Thank you, Power BI Community, and look back of 2022 feature releases, and when the upcoming release will be available. Announcing: Viva Goals + Metrics integration, scorecard time zones and more New year, new features! We are...
View Marketing Insights on a Contact
If you’re using the Sales Hub or Marketing model-driven apps, you should be able to see an Insights Tab on the Contact form. If you’re using a custom Contact form in any model-driven app, you will want to reach out to your administrator to get the Insights tab...
Microsoft Teams Update for November 2022
Desktop and web Microsoft Polls for quick check-ins Presenters can launch a poll without preparing in advance. Simply ask your question aloud and people can answer by selecting one of two answers (yes or no, thumbs up or down, heart or broken heart). ...
Azure Synapse Analytics December 2022 Updates
How Data Exfiltration Protection (DEP) impacts Azure Synapse Analytics Pipelines Data Exfiltration Protection (DEP) is a feature that enables additional restrictions on the ability of Azure Synapse Analytics to connect to other services – enabling you to further...
Power BI December Updates Released by Microsoft
Announcing: Enterprise scorecards with hierarchies and linked metrics in Power BI Metrics Announcing new Power BI Metrics features hierarchies and linked metrics. Subscribe to a report with filters applied You can now create a subscription to a view of a...
Search a view then save the results!
Search a view then save the results! Also, why can’t I use wildcard in a search?! Today we cover a nifty feature Microsoft released that can benefit end users, especially those that don’t like to mess with filters (whether using traditional Advanced Find or...
Add Missing D365 Entities/Tables and Columns/Fields to Dataverse Search
With the introduction of Dataverse search in Dynamics 365 CE, the way you configure search changed just a bit. You still need to use the Quick Find View within the table to configure which fields are searchable in that table. The change and the steps below describe...
Azure Synapse Analytics November 2022 Updates
Data mesh: A perspective on using Azure Synapse Analytics to build data products As organizations grow, the volume of data and the number of systems generating data also grows. The size and number of disparate systems introduces procedural, operational and...
Power BI November Updates Released by Microsoft
Power BI November 2022 Feature Summary Welcome to the November 2022 update! This month we introduce an Optimize ribbon which makes your report creation experience more streamlined, especially if you are working in DirectQuery mode. Also new this month are Linked...
Azure Synapse Analytics October 2022 Updates
New informative Livy errors codes for Apache Spark in Azure Synapse Analytics! Apache Spark for Azure Synapse now provides descriptive Livy error codes. When an Azure Synapse Spark job fails, this new and updated error handling feature parses and checks the logs on...
Power BI October Updates Released by Microsoft
Join Us! Power BI Dev Camp: Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 11:00 AM PST– 12:00 PM Noon PST Campers should review and understand the concepts discussed in the August 2022 session before attending or watching this session. Deployment pipelines – announcing...
Introducing the Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit
The number one thing we hear from IT groups is they want to enable users (Makers in the Power Platform world) in their organization to create solutions in the Power Platform, but they are TERRIFIED about trying to govern it. Concerns about licensing, creating new...
Microsoft Teams Update For August 2022
Desktop and Web Leave a meeting on all your devices If you've joined a Teams meeting on multiple personal devices, you can now leave the meeting from all the devices you've connected to the meeting by selecting the down arrow next to Leave, then select Leave...
Azure Synapse Analytics September 2022 Updates
New query optimization techniques in Apache Spark for Azure Synapse The Azure Synapse Analytics team has prominent engineers enhancing and contributing back to the Apache Spark project. One of our focus areas is Spark query optimization techniques, where Microsoft...
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Power BI June Updates Released by Microsoft
REMINDER: Announcing the retirement of data support for Streaming Dataflows Streaming Dataflows has now been retired and all data retained from the experience will no longer exist starting mid-June 2023. You can now migrate to Azure Stream Analytics (ASA) No-code...
Unleashing the Power of Microsoft Semantic Search through Semantic Index for Copilot: Revolutionizing Information Retrieval
Introduction In the vast ocean of digital information, effective information retrieval is paramount. Traditional keyword-based search engines often fall short in understanding the user's intent and delivering relevant results. To address this limitation, Microsoft...
Elevating Customer Satisfaction with MS 365: Empowering Your Customer Service Division with the Right Tools
In the realm of customer service, meeting and exceeding customer expectations is crucial for business success. To achieve this, having the right tools and technologies in place is paramount. Enter Microsoft D365, a comprehensive suite of applications and services...
Introducing Microsoft Fabric: Revolutionizing Data & AI with Next-Generation Solutions.
The last few decades have seen a paradigm shift in the way we access and consume information as users have become accustomed to interactive, on-demand, and accessible data. This shift has been powered by the cloud, big data, streaming data ingestion, and innovative...
Power BI May Updates Released by Microsoft
Announcing: Now you can use item links to configure Power BI Tabs in Microsoft Teams You can now use item links to configure the Power BI tab in Microsoft Teams. Read this blog for all the details. Pre-Announcing Better Power BI Report Integration with...
Azure Synapse Analytics May 2023 Updates
Azure Synapse Analytics April Update 2023 Welcome to the April 2023 Azure Synapse Analytics Update! This month, we have a new ARM template to deploy Azure Data Explorer DB with Cosmos DB connection, as well as additional updates in Apache Spark for Synapse, Synapse...
How to Streamline Your Sales Process with Dynamics 365 Sales
As a sales professional, your time is valuable. You need a tool that can help you streamline your sales process, so you can focus on what you do best: closing deals. That's where Dynamics 365 Sales comes in. In this blog post, we'll show you how Dynamics 365 Sales...
Forbes gave Dynamics 365 Business Central 5 Stars!
Forbes has voted Dynamics 365 Business Central as the Best ERP System for May 2023! What is Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central? Dynamics 365 Business Central is an all-in-one business management application that helps companies connect their financials,...
Get ready to put the power of AI to work for your business
SMBs are rapidly becoming the new adopters of AI. Businesses are using AI-powered tools for sales and marketing automation and business operations automation. In fact, in a recent survey of 550 businesses with fewer than 200 employees, 72 percent said they are...
Power BI April Updates Released by Microsoft
Now on Deployment Pipelines: View item’s code changes before deploying it The new feature of Deployment pipelines, Change review, completes the missing piece of the Compare action, by allowing you to review the schema of a changed item while its changed lines are...
Azure Synapse Analytics April 2023 Updates
Synapse pipelines storage event trigger security deep dive ADF and Synapse Pipelines offer a feature that allows pipeline execution to be triggered based on various events, such as storage blob creation or deletion. This can be used by customers to implement...
When QuickBooks is not enough for your growing business
When QuickBooks is not enough for your growing business Many organizations struggle early on in their bookkeeping from paper, to Excel, then to Quicken or QuickBooks while cost and financial accuracy are large factors, employee availability and time...
What is Dynamics 365 Business Central?
Eliminate multiple systems and connect your entire business. Automatically pull your systems and processes together with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Are you tired of disconnected systems and siloed information? Are you managing your business in Excel?...
Azure Site Recovery
Disaster recovery planning is an essential aspect of any organization's IT strategy, especially when moving to cloud-based data centers. One of the most effective ways to ensure that your data and applications are secure and accessible in the event of a disaster is...
How Dynamics 365 Marketing Can Help You Drive More Sales-Ready Leads
Generating sales-ready leads is critical to any business. Without a steady flow of qualified leads, businesses cannot achieve sustainable growth. While there are many lead generation strategies available, marketing automation tools such as Dynamics 365 Marketing...
Azure Synapse Analytics March 2023 Updates
Using OpenAI GPT in Synapse Analytics Azure OpenAI hardly needs an introduction, but for those who managed to evade all tech new lately, let me give you a brief overview. Azure OpenAI is a suite of natural language processing (NLP) models developed by OpenAI. The...
Power BI March Updates Released by Microsoft
Query parallelization helps to boost Power BI dataset performance in DirectQuery mode We are excited to announce significant query processing improvements in the Power BI engine around query parallelization in DirectQuery mode, which can help to accelerate query...
Modern Advanced Find Demo
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