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6 Reflections on the NetHope Annual Summit 2019

November 9, 2019 NetSuite

Posted by Kate Daniels, Strategic Partnerships Leader

NetSuite and NetHope have collaborated throughout the year – including co-creating webinars featuring Compassion in World Farming and Mana Nutrition, elevating thought pieces together such as the Dollars to Outcomes research, jointly promoting the Digital Nonprofit Ability (DNA) Assessment and the forthcoming NetSuite-sponsored IDEA journey for NetHope members.

Last week, Oracle NetSuite Social Impact spent a rich, full, wildly interactive and deeply satisfying week with the NetHope community, at the 2019 Annual Summit in Puerto Rico. Here are six takeaways from the week:

1. Every NGO is a technology organization

Gone are the days when organizational leadership could divert their attention from the technological components of fundraising, program, finance, HR and logistical systems. Today, every organization is a technology organization. Becoming comfortable with that fact and shifting your focus to how technology can enable critical nonprofit operations will reduce the time spent on backend processes and increase the likelihood of earning large donor funds. It will also facilitate mutually beneficial relationships with technology companies rather than combative or reluctant ones. And most importantly, it will increase the scope, speed and professionalism of your development work.

2. International NGOs should begin to think differently about their digital strategy

NetHope’s release of the Digital Nonprofit Ability (DNA) Assessment comes at an excellent time. The DNA Assessment can reveal critical insights into an NGO’s technology capacity, abilities and the gaps therein. This feedback can then inform whether and how organizations interact with the IDEA journey concept (Imagining the kind of organization desired; Designing the systems and technology required; Executing on design; and finally, Assessing the execution). This concept is structured, carefully thought through and appropriate to International NGOs, in that it honors the NGO funding cycle and the need to have a well thought through concept available before approaching donors.

3. Leveraging the best in technology (AI, Machine Learning) for development makes good business and organizational sense

There are good reasons for nonprofit leaders to look at AI with some skepticism when considering new and innovative ways to serve at-risk populations and the environment. The risks to development organizations will carry far more significant weight than the risks to for-profit companies. When a retail company harnesses AI in its customer service business unit, with a chat bot, for example, the worst thing that can happen is that the customer service is poorly delivered and needs to be supplemented. When the International Rescue Committee harnesses AI in a refugee camp, the consequences of it not working include failure to deliver critical services to human beings already existing on the periphery of society.

Yet, there is no reason whatsoever that the best-in-class technology and most cutting-edge innovations should be reserved for the private sector. Tools like artificial intelligence, machine learning and retina scanning in refugee camps enable improved service delivery, faster relief efforts, more efficient management of resources and improved transparency.

The International Rescue Committee, for example, has piloted a retina scanning project in a refugee camp in Thailand, with early success. The downside involves nefarious forces (e.g. oppressive governments) that would attempt to harness this data to exact harm on populations deemed undesirable. These are not insignificant risks. Yet the idea of foregoing the best that technology has to offer in light of the intractable challenges development agencies face makes little sense.

4. Integrating finance, program and fundraising is an important and compelling reason to invest in an NGO data model

International NGOs face mounting pressure to clearly link the dollars raised and grant activities to the outputs and outcomes of those activities. They must be able to then link that back to the financial and program reports submitted to donors. The issue of marrying data from different departments is complicated by the fact that many organizations use different digital (and sometimes, analog) systems. Finance uses one system to track costs, program uses another to monitor and evaluate programs, grants management uses another and fundraising maintains pipeline and constituent relationship matrices in yet another system. The technology to marry this data on one platform exists through integrations and connectors. Early adoption of these integrated systems can dramatically improve reporting, transparency with donors and the capacity to convey impact.

5. The NetHope working group on Frontline Humanitarian Logistics and the need for a multi-layered platform will compel technology companies ordinarily in competition to cooperate

Mike Smith from Oxfam International, together with support from NetHope, has convened a multi-disciplinary, multi organizational working group to address the complex needs of organizations whose operations include frontline humanitarian logistics. What is unique about this project is that it requires the collective input, contributions and technology of not only International NGOs, but also of companies, many of which classically compete with one another (e.g. NetSuite, Microsoft and Salesforce) in various markets. And this is exactly how we need to address complicated development problems. By consciously leaving our egos and territoriality at the door and discussing how our technologies can integrate, connect and talk to one another, we can maximize the power of our collective platforms to design something that is truly greater than the sum of its parts.

6. Donors are thinking about technology for development differently than ever before and they know they have a lot to learn

Greg Olson from USAID’s Food for Peace program offered a session, entitled Innovating Delivery: Technology and the Global Food Assistance Supply Chain, during which he explained the way the program supplies food aid with antiquated technology and in settings that often off the grid, disconnected and difficult to link via mainstream technology for development methods.

He articulate that the donor community is increasingly aware that technology is not only useful and helpful, but critical to getting work done. USAID, the largest single donor in the world, is waking up to its role in ensuring the funding for technology is provided for in grant awards and in budget line items, not only because technology enables reporting, but because technology is critical to impact.

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13 Top Exhibitors You Can’t Afford to Miss at User Group Summit 2019 – CRM Blog Members

October 13, 2019 CRM News and Info

Over 7,000 people are expected to attend the Microsoft Dynamics User Group Summit 2019 in Orlando October 13-18. A highlight of every Summit event is the Expo. It is your chance to meet hundreds of Partners that sell services and products to enhance the Microsoft Dynamics ERP products.

Here is our recommendation of 13 top companies, all CRM Software Blog members, that you can’t afford to miss at User Group Summit.

Bonus: Tweet a photo of you at their booth, tag @crmsoftwareblog and be entered to win a $ 200 Amazon gift card. Subscribe to the Twitter List for easy access.

AKA Enterprise Solutions: Stop by AKA Enterprise Solutions to learn about our streamlined upgrades and Azure Integration Framework. Complex organization? Problem solved with AKA’s Multi-Entity Management solution and managed services to support your current and future D365 solutions. Mention this post to receive a Two Way Bluetooth Finder. (while supplies last) Booth 1700. @akaesny

Crowe LLP: Calling all financial services, banking, insurance, and project management companies at Summit. Visit the Crowe team at booth #1323 to talk about our unique industry offerings in Microsoft Dynamics 365. And try our golf putt challenge to win big prizes! @CroweCRM

deFacto Global: Visit us at Summit 2019 to see why deFacto Planning is the leading enterprise-level corporate planning solution for Microsoft customers across all major industries. An AI-enabled solution, deFacto Planning provides advanced analytical, planning, and reporting capabilities for optimizing the financial and operational performance of your businesses. @defactoglobal

emfluence Marketing Platform: Send the best version of yourself with the emfluence Marketing Platform. Come to booth 1135 to see how you can attract, personalize, automate, and nurture your CRM leads and contacts with ease through our direct integration to Microsoft Dynamics 365. Plus, get to know our community of email marketers! @emfluence

Inogic: Inogic is excited to be a part of CRMUG Summit 2019, find us at Booth #1331 with our renowned Microsoft Preferred Solutions – Maplytics™ (CRM + Maps), InoLink, Click2Export, Click2Clone, User Adoption Monitor, Attach2Dynamics, and Alerts4Dynamics. Also, discuss how our services on Dynamics CRM, PowerApps, Power BI, Flow & Microsoft Portal can help you increase your business ROI. @inogic

Ledgeview Partners: See Ledgeview Partners at Booth #1521 and during their three exciting educational sessions to learn all about the power of putting your Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service Processes first to drive success with leading technology like Microsoft Dynamics 365. Put the art of the possible to work for your business! @ledgeviewcrm

Logan Consulting: Logan Consulting is an experienced Microsoft Dynamics Partner based in Chicago providing services throughout the US. We help clients gain value from their investment in Microsoft Dynamics by taking a business process-focused approach. Visit booth #1524 to win a $ 150 Visa Gift Card! @Loganconsulting

PowerObjects: PowerObjects is a leader in delivering Microsoft Business Applications solutions and the Dynamics 365 workloads through unparalleled offerings of service, support, education, and add-ons. Please visit us at Booth #607 to get your free PowerObjects hoodie and other daily giveaways, as well as to ask our experts your burning questions! @PowerObjects

RSM: Visit us at Booth #1023 @RSMUSLLP

Stoneridge Software: With seasoned expertise across Microsoft Dynamics (D365, AX/FinOps, NAV/BC, GP & CRM), Stoneridge Software works shoulder to shoulder with your team from day one. Solving problems from simple to complex – we’re there for the long haul. Ask us an upgrade or support question and get a free Starbucks gift card! @stoneridgesoft

Synoptek: Join Synoptek at UG Summit, October 15-18 and stop by our booth #1633 to learn more about Microsoft Dynamics 365 services and exclusive offers. Don’t miss the session ‘How to get started with a cost analysis for your Dynamics 365 upgrade or reimplementation’ that will help you get started with ERP and CRM in 2020. @Synoptek.

Velosio: Deploying business applications through the cloud and delivering unparalleled client experiences across Dynamics, Office, and Azure is how @Velosio helps enrich the work your team does. Stop by #UGSummit Booth 431 for a chance to win your ticket to success. @velosio

Xpertdoc: Xpertdoc Technologies is an ISV and Microsoft Gold Partner specializing in Document Flow Automation. Our industry-leading solutions – ranging from entry-level document generation to full-scale enterprise document flow automation – empower organizations to digitally transform their document-centric processes. And with our cutting-edge API integration, Xpertdoc can scale along with your business. Learn more about Xpertdoc, our IT-touchless solutions and how we’ve enabled over 800 customers worldwide to take control of their processes by allowing them to deliver better documents, faster. Sign up for a free 30-day Trial! @xpertdoc

Bonus: Tweet a photo of you at their booth, tag @crmsoftwareblog and be entered to win a $ 200 Amazon gift card.

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How to watch Transform 2019 and the Conversational AI Summit live

July 10, 2019 Big Data

Transform 2019 is VentureBeat’s most ambitious event to date, with more than 1,000 attendees gathering July 10-11 to explore the impact of AI across six different tracks, ranging from computer vision, AI at the edge, and business integration to AI tech, implementing AI, and intelligent RPA.

Didn’t get a ticket? No worries — we’ll be livestreaming every minute of the main stage sessions starting at 9 am PT on Wednesday, July 10. Check out the whole agenda here.

Plus, on a separate stage, we’ll be livestreaming the Conversational AI Summit, presented by LogMeIn. The Summit will examine, from many different perspectives, the massive impact conversational AI is having on business right now. See the full Summit agenda here.

How to watch Transform Main Stage live

You can watch Transform 2019 live on YouTube and Facebook. We will also embed the video here once it’s live — bookmark this page and come back when you’re ready to tune in!

All listed times are Pacific Standard Time (PT).

Schedule

Wednesday, July 10

9:00 – 11:10 am

1:40 pm – 3:00 pm

Thursday, July 11

9:05 – 11:10 am

1:35 – 2:35 pm

How to watch the Conversational AI Summit live

The Summit will be livestreamed on Youtube and on Facebook. We’ll embed the video in this post as well once it’s live — so, again, bookmark this page so you can return to it quickly to start watching!

Schedule

Wednesday, July 10

12 -12:30 pm

3:30 – 4:20 pm

4:40 – 5:20 pm

Thursday, July 11

11:45 am to 12:35 pm

3 – 3:50 pm

4:10 – 5:00 pm

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TIBCO Talks About Going Cloud-native with The New Stack at Cloud Foundry Summit 2019

June 22, 2019 TIBCO Spotfire

This year’s Cloud Foundry summit in April was an exciting one for us here at TIBCO. We announced that TIBCO Cloud™ Mashery® is now cloud-native. This cloud-native deployment supports Cloud Foundry customers via deployment on PKS (Pivotal Container Service). It’s a ‘pivotal’ move for us, in order to further empower customers with cloud-native API management using TIBCO Cloud Mashery. Mashery can be deployed anywhere, and supports next generation cloud-native architectures to deliver more speed, scale, and agility for market-leading enterprises.

Watch this interview with the New Stack that took place at the Summit where TIBCO Senior Product Manager Beerinder Rodey, interviewed by Joab Jackson, managing editor for The New Stack, on April 22nd, discusses the cloud-native launch of TIBCO Cloud Mashery and what it means for users. According to Beerinder, in today’s world, we see both cloud-native and traditional enterprises. And, we hear a lot of customers ask “How can I leverage and augment the systems and applications I already have on-premises?”

That’s the great thing about cloud-native Mashery. You can go fully on-premises, SaaS, or use containers in your private cloud, and manage API endpoints for services deployed anywhere. Cloud-native Mashery allows you to bring cloud-native deployments on-premises, and is a good way to start for customers whose architecture doesn’t align with the public cloud, but want all of the benefits of cloud.

APIs have also evolved to become fully integrated with DevOps and front and back-end development. Among the benefits APIs offer, well-developed APIs serve integral role allowing organizations to realize their business goals more efficiently and rapidly.

In the video, Beerinder also discusses:

The current state of API management
How organizations are using API management for both external and increasingly internal use cases
The evolution to cloud-native API management
How Mashery now makes Kubernetes deployments easy and integration with DevOps tooling even easier
TIBCO BusinessWorks(TM) Container Edition is also certified on Cloud Foundry

To learn more about the TIBCO Cloud Mashery API management platform, please visit our API management landing page or contact us.

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On demand now — full session lineup from Microsoft Business Applications Summit!

June 13, 2019 Self-Service BI

The conference might be over, but there’s so much more in store! Get ready to transform your business with the latest in Microsoft Business Applications. Explore 200+ sessions, workshops, and keynotes from Microsoft Business Applications Summit, available now in the Power BI Community.

You can also watch the opening keynote on-demand.

Build your skills at your own pace.

Learn directly from the engineers behind Dynamics 365, Power BI, Excel, PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, mixed reality, and more. Download presentations to review in-depth and connect with experts in community forums.

Get fresh ideas to solve your toughest challenges.

Dig into game-changing technology — like AI and mixed reality — to amplify the impact of the tools you use every day. Collaborate with the community and share hints and hacks.

Jumpstart what’s next for your business.

Watch visionary keynotes and get a first look at the new features and capabilities coming next for Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. Learn how to take your data, your insights, and your business to the next level.

Here’s a sample of just some of the sessions available on demand, and be sure to check out the Power BI Community for the full rundown:

Microsoft Power BI: The future of modern BI — roadmap and vision
Microsoft’s BI leadership team shares the Microsoft Power BI vision and strategy. Learn how Power BI brings success to organizations and helps you harness the insights that live within your data.

Microsoft Power BI: AI-powered analytics
Learn how AI can empower you to solve your toughest business problems.

Microsoft Power BI: BI power hour
Filled with fun and informative demos, the BI power hour is designed to show the flexibility and power of Microsoft BI.

Microsoft Power BI: Creating accessible Power BI reports
From accessibility testing checklists to tips for cultivating more inclusive design habits, this session will show you how to leverage Microsoft Power BI’s latest accessibility features and make your reports accessible to everyone.

Get inspired, boost your skills, and power major digital transformation at your organization. It’s just a click away — watch now.

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Watch live: Microsoft Business Applications Summit opening keynote

June 5, 2019 Self-Service BI

Can’t make it to Microsoft Business Applications Summit this year? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered – catch the opening keynote live from Atlanta, Georgia June 10 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

Watch as James Phillips – Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Business Applications Group – kicks off the conference with a special keynote celebrating the Dynamics 365 and Power Platform communities. Plus, he’ll give you a sneak peek into the newest innovations from Microsoft Business Applications.

See the latest technologies. From AI to mixed reality and more, get a first look at the new features and capabilities coming next for Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform (Power BI, PowerApps, and Microsoft Flow). Learn how you can use game-changing technology to do more every day.
Hear from visionary leaders. Business leaders from across industries will join James onstage to share how they are reimagining their organizations, and show how they’ve used Microsoft applications to power their business transformations.
Get inspired to drive your next innovation. James and his guests are sure to inspire you innovate at your organization and move your business forward.

Mark your calendar – you won’t want to miss this livestream event. Join us June 10 at 8:30 a.m. EDT on the Microsoft Business Applications Summit website for the broadcast. Learn more and save the date!

And there’s even more to explore after the conference is over – our post-event, on-demand content will give you hours of breakout sessions, workshops, and keynotes to boost your skills. You can learn from the experts and engineers behind your favorite tools, download presentations to review at your own pace, ask questions in forums, collaborate with the broader community, and more. We’ll keep you posted on when our on-demand content is available in the Power Platform Community, so stay tuned!

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Last chance! Register for Microsoft Business Applications Summit today

May 29, 2019 Self-Service BI

Make your plan and embrace what’s next for your business. Don’t miss Microsoft Business Applications Summit, coming to Atlanta, Georgia, June 10 – 11, 2019. We’re gearing up for an amazing 2+ days filled fresh approaches, the latest technologies, and new ways to power digital transformation at every level.

Save your seat today – they won’t last long

The conference is filling up, and this is your last chance to secure a spot. Register today and get ready to discover the best hints and hacks to help you do more with your data.

Check out what’s in store

Get a 360° view. We’re covering Microsoft’s end-to-end business applications, including Dynamics 365, Power BI, Excel, PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, mixed reality, and more. Learn how you can optimize the products you already use, and integrate the latest solutions into your day-to-day operations.
Ramp up your skills on the ground. Our 150+ sessions and 16 pre-days go beyond big ideas: they’re hands-on deep dives with the experts, designed for data drivers like you to learn new skills on the spot. You’ll walk away with tips and tricks you can apply right away.
Ask good questions, get great answers. With 300+ experts and engineers onsite, you can meet one-on-one to gain new strategies and solve your toughest challenges. From the Ask the Experts area to engineer-led sessions and workshops, you’ll have plenty of chances to dig deep with the people behind your favorite tools.
See the future of business applications. Get inspired in visionary keynotes with Microsoft Corporate Vice Presidents James Phillips and Alysa Taylor, and special guest Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit and Initialized Capital.
Gain fresh insights everywhere you go. Get exclusive looks at the latest products and solutions – like AI and mixed reality – build new contacts at our bigger-than-ever expo, and collaborate with your peers in our expanded community area. We’re hosting a multi-stream viewing lounge too, so you can experience as much content as possible.

Last chance to register – don’t wait

Register now and get ready to innovate into the future with better data, stronger solutions, and bigger transformation. We hope to see you there!

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Meet Community stars at Microsoft Business Applications Summit!

May 20, 2019 Self-Service BI

Microsoft Business Applications Summit June 10 – 11 in Atlanta, Georgia is almost here and you have one more reason to attend year…A chance to meet the community super stars. We know, one of the primary reasons people go to conferences is to meet the presenters. And at the Microsoft Business Applications Summit (MBAS), we have an entire “Ask the Experts” experience to make this easy to meet Microsoft full time employees…but what about community folks like MVPs, Authors and Industry experts?

We have created a community lounge and will be scheduling a subset of those community stars for you to interact with. Here are some highlights of the community members and topics you will find at this year’s MBAS.

Starting and Running a World Class PowerApps User Group by Keith Whatling

In addition to being a PowerApps MVP and one of the earliest/best PowerApps developers, Keith Whatling also started one of the first (and just recently recognized as one of the best) PowerApps user groups on the planet. Keith will be discussing the tactics that helped him in his community journey.

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Keith Whatling is an experienced analyst with a demonstrated history of award-winning innovation in transportation. “I have a wealth of experience from digital content creation and data analysis to Microsoft’s Power Platform, using PowerApps and Flow to drive digital transformation. I can hold my own with Python, VBA and have some C# experience.”

Collaboratively Organizing One of the Largest Power BI Groups by Prathy Kamasani

Prathy Kamasani helps organize one of the largest Power BI user groups in the world and in this session she will share with the community how she manages this process and continues growing their membership.

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Prathy Kamasani is a Microsoft Valuable Professional (MVP) working as an independent MSBI contractor based in London. She specializes in Power BI, SSIS, SSAS and SSRS. Prathy is active in the Microsoft Data community as a speaker, volunteer, and organizes the London Power BI User Group.

Running the Largest Power BI Community Site in the World by Mike Carlo

In addition to co-managing one of the most successful US Power BI user groups, Power BI MVPs Mike Carlo and Seth Bauer also manage to find time to host the largest Power BI community site in the world. Wondering how? Then this session is for you!

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Power BI MVP, user group leader and frequent conference speaker that is Passionate about data, analytics and helping people learn same has developed a website knowledge repository for all things PowerBI, (www.PowerBI.Tips). This site is uniquely set up for people to read and learn about data modeling and visualizations within Power BI with over 60 kudos to date!

How to Leverage the Microsoft Communities Platform and Grow to a Super Community by Seth Bauer

In addition to co-managing one of the most successful US Power BI user groups, Power BI MVPs Seth Bauer and Mike Carlo also manage to find time to host the largest Power BI community site in the world. Additionally, Seth Bauer finds the time to answer many of the Power Service questions in the community forums. Find out how he gets his information.

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About Seth Bauer: I am a Director of Business Intelligence at Syndigo. I’m a Microsoft Data Platform MVP (Power BI). I’ve been working with the Microsoft stack for over 10 yrs, but my major focus area now is Power BI, and sharing what I’ve learned with the User Community. I am a Microsoft Certified Professional, a co-leader of this Microsoft Power BI User Group, and a PUG Board of Advisors member. I enjoy working with clients across the Midwest implementing BI / Power BI solutions.

How to use Microsoft Forums to Learn DAX by Phil Seamark

Author, conference organizer, User Group leader, MVP Alumni, and now Microsoft employee, Phil Seamark is recognized as one of the foremost DAX experts. He recently confided in a community gathering that most of what he learned in DAX was through his participation in community forums. In this informal get together, discuss with Phil his techniques for leveraging community forums into his incredible resume of experiences.

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Philip Seamark is an author, Microsoft Data Platform MVP employee of the Power BI CAT Team, and an experienced database and business intelligence (BI) professional with a deep knowledge of the Microsoft B.I. stack along with extensive knowledge of data warehouse (DW) methodologies and enterprise data modelling. He has 25+ years experience in this field and is an active member of Power BI community. He is a Super User with 1,945 answers and 590 kudos on the community website http://community.powerbi.com

The Value of Joining the Dynamics Online Community by Fawad Khan

Strategy and operations leader with 15+ years of experience managing businesses from $ 10-20M and leading global IT teams of 100+. “I have helped deliver over $ 5M in cost savings in Service Delivery along with a 5% improvement in Customer/Partner Experience.” Fawad is a Digital and Cloud Computing strategist in today’s world of AI, Machine Learning, IoT and Hybrid Computing.

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The Magic Around Delivering an Amazing Presentation by Mico Yuk

Based on requests and feedback on her story-telling presentation, Mico has agreed to share with the community her best practices on delivering an amazing presentation.

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Mico Yuk (@micoyuk) is the founder of BI Brainz (the leader in enterprise visual storytelling) and the BI Dashboard Formula (BIDF) methodology. She has trained thousands globally on how to use the power of data visualization strategically to enhance the decision-making process. In the last nine years, her company has worked with Fortune 500 companies like Procter & Gamble, Honda, Kimberly-Clark, Royal Dutch Shell, Nestle, Qatargas, Ericsson, and FedEx. She has also authored Data Visualization for Dummies (Wiley 2014).

The Art of Creating a Microsoft Flow Presentation by Kent Weare

Kent Weare is an experienced leader who possesses strong technical skills. Passionate about architecture with a specialty in integration, he is recognized by Microsoft as an Integration MVP.

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How to Use Community to Make the World a Better Place by Shannon Lindsey

Shannon Lindsay of the Informatics Team at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) runs the Power BI User Group (PUG) community in Washington, DC. Her associate, Stephanie Bruno, runs the PUG in Pittsburgh, PA. They also run an internal PUG at EGPAF in which they invite all countries to meet (via conference calls) to share resources and ideas and collaborate on projects.

In this session, Lindsay will share her story of how “Community has been the key to our success in relation to the implementation of Power BI (among other technologies) here at EGPAF. In fact, it is because of our relationships with the community that these trainings happened at all! Stephanie heard about the Microsoft MySkills4Afrika program a few years ago from a volunteer at the Data Insights conference in Seattle.”

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Shannon Lindsey is a data and analytics professional specializing in collection, management, and use of targeted data for program improvement and strategic decision making, solving problems for non-profit and government.

What It Takes to Be a PowerApps Flow MVP by Anton Robbins

Anton Robbins is the CTO of Seisay IT Solutions, a PowerApps and Flow MVP, PowerApps Champion, DC PowerApps User Group Leader and slayer of bow ties. That he has a passion for the Microsoft Power Platform (Flow, Power BI, and PowerApps) communities is an understatement. “It takes a community to elevate technical brethren.” When he is not speaking at an event, he is usually volunteering or organizing events. He has been, in the past and currently is, a speaker at Microsoft conferences and local User Groups. In his spare time, which he rarely has, he likes to roller skate.

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Becoming a Community Super User by Gilbert Quevauvilliers

While there are roughly 500 Business Applications MVPs including Power BI, Dynamics, PowerApps, and Flow, there are fewer than 50 community super users who answer the unanswerable questions in the Microsoft forums. Gilbert Quevauvilliers will share his process for getting this knowledge and how to best use the Microsoft forums.

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“Currently, I’m working as a Power BI & Data Analytics Consultant. I have over 10+ years’ experience working with data of any size and any source. By leveraging my skills, I am able to provide insights into customers’ data quickly and efficiently. And this has enabled my customers to gain a better understanding of their business. Which relates to better sales, or significant cost savings.

“I was recently awarded a Microsoft MVP award for Power BI. Power BI, in my opinion, is the logical choice for creating insights, being cost-effective and providing dashboards and reports on Web, Mobile, or in Apps out of the box.

“I have proven competencies in the implementation of data analytic solutions from the ground up, which included developing data warehouses, SSAS Cubes and, most recently, Power BI solutions for customers in various business sectors.

“I have worked within teams, managed teams, as well as worked alone on various successful data analytics projects.

“I have focused on providing Power BI Solutions to customers since the inception of Power BI in July 2015.”

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Demystifying the MVP Process by Julie Yack

In addition to running a Dynamics User Group conference, Julie Yack is one of the most distinguished of the Dynamic MVPs. In this informal get together, Julie will be happy to field any questions about the MVP program and nomination process.

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Julie Yack is a Colorado-based Microsoft Dynamics CRM MVP serving clients across the globe, providing training, implementation, analysis and insight for companies wanting to take their service to the next level. Julie’s blog, http://www.julieyack.com addresses pertinent topics of the day, ranging from Dynamics CRM to technology in education to travel to voting rights.

Lounge Hosts

This all-star community will be joined by the entire Microsoft community team with members like Charles Sterling, Jon Levesque, Brian Dang, and Purvin Patel.

Jon Levesque

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on Levesque is an entrepreneur and strategist with an expertise in brand engagement, community building and creating winning evangelism strategies. He is a Senior Program Manager on the Microsoft Flow product team focusing on helping Flow evangelize the product and how to use it, helping customers understand the platform and its benefits.

Jon’s background has ranged from project management to customer experience, to support and marketing. He has over 12 years in the industry and has helped lead community and engagement efforts in the low code/no code space since its inception. He has worked with large brands like Microsoft & HTC and smaller, local brands like Forterra NW Inc, as well as musical artists like Jethro Tull & DJ Nano.

As a speaker and educator, Jon has created the first Microsoft Flow EdX Course, The official Guided Learning material for Microsoft Flow and Ehang Drones and also created a series of YouTube videos guiding users on how to transform business process digitally using Microsoft Flow.

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Brian Dang now a program manager on the PowerApps team is helping shape the product to make it easier to use and adopt for the world of citizen developers. Formerly a third and fourth grade teacher, Brian Dang (known as Mr. Dang by his students) used PowerApps to create several education apps for teaching, managing his classroom, and gamifying the learning experience. In this in-depth interview, Brian shares his experience meeting Bill Gates, how he got started with PowerApps, how students and teachers are using apps in the classroom, and his vision for PowerApps in the education space. Teachers and students are very excited about using apps in the learning process. Not only do the kids get engaged in the subjects they are learning, but they also explore the technology and authoring tools used to create the custom apps, like the spelling and banking apps. His fourth graders even collaborated in teams to create their own apps, such as one with a Harry Potter theme. Since recording this video, Brian has joined the PowerApps team to execute his vision of bringing PowerApps into the classroom and enabling teachers, students and administrators to “not settle for the apps they have, but create the apps they want.”

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Gartner Demo: Spotfire in Action at the Gartner Data and Analytics Summit

April 2, 2019 TIBCO Spotfire

Feeling lonely? You’re not the only one. In an age where we are all constantly connected, more and more people are feeling disconnected and alone. Loneliness is becoming a growing problem for many people in wealthy countries.

But solving an issue as widespread and complex as this one isn’t an easy task. For this and other real-world problems, data and analytics can do a lot of good. The more we can learn from the data, the better we can understand the problem and go about solving it.

This year at the Gartner Data and Analytics Summit in Orlando, Gartner invited analytics vendors to unearth interesting findings from a research study on loneliness conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist.

TIBCO eagerly took up the challenge. Here’s what we found:

Key insights

To help get us kick-started, TIBCO Spotfire^® generated automated insights. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI), the automated insights generated were especially useful because it quickly and easily pointed us towards the best relationships to explore at the click of a few buttons. Based on these insights, Brad Hopper, VP Product Strategy, built a dashboard to quickly see what was going on with the data from a high level.

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The first thing he noticed was the oldest and the youngest age groups holistically represent the loneliest age groups. Drilling down, the loneliest group overall was the 18-24 year-old females and the next highest was the 65-79 year-old females. But, surprisingly, Hopper found that while Japan reported the lowest rates of loneliness, they also reported the lowest rates of happiness. Also paradoxically, the happiest group overall was the 65-79 year old females.

Many experts have hypothesized about the possible connection between technology, social media, and loneliness in the past, but what’s the reality? Interestingly enough, when Hopper investigated the data further, he found that those who responded “no” to using the internet were also more likely to say that technology has made it harder for them to connect with others. Since this group responded “no” to using the internet, perhaps they are not even giving technology a chance. They might be discounting the ways technology could help them feel more connected even before trying it.

Image caption: A greater amount of the people who said they use the internet (left bar) claimed that it has helped with their loneliness (green section)

Real-time actions using Streaming BI

One of the biggest struggles companies have today is how to take insights, like the ones we just uncovered, and translate them into intelligent actions for the business.

Spotfire^®’s streaming capabilities can help. With Spotfire^®, you can get alerts about when to take action in real-time based on conditions you set. For example, this feature could be used to trigger an alert to a crisis hotline if there is a sudden spike in those who respond with a high likelihood of committing self-harm or violent acts.

The ability to publish and distribute reports from the Spotfire^® dashboard would also come in handy in this case. Officials could easily schedule reports to send out to state governors with monthly updates on the data relevant for their region or state, ensuring that stakeholders are always informed and can quickly assess the situation as it relates to their particular domain.

The more we can learn about this growing problem, the better prepared public officials and policymakers can be to address it. Do you have data from something you are passionate about? Download your own 30-day free trial of Spotfire X and see how quickly you can get from data to insights.

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