Get ready for Directions North America, the annual conference that no Microsoft Dynamics partner should miss. Taking place from April 16-19 in Orlando, FL, this event is an essential part of the Microsoft Partner Network. As an indirect Microsoft partner, Stratos Cloud Alliance is thrilled to host the pre-Directions Partner Day event on Saturday, April…
While Copilot for Microsoft Dynamics 365 may be the first to lift off, Microsoft is already providing details on how it will incorporate AI into its renowned productivity suite, Microsoft 365. Here’s a quick overview of the direction Copilot is headed. We’ll cover these capabilities more extensively in upcoming articles. Copilot in Teams Copilot in…
As Microsoft Copilot features make their way through preview and into general release, some of you might be getting antsy to get your hands on the latest AI features designed to help sellers to be more productive. You’re not alone. Release and stability will take a bit of time. While we wait, we thought that…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is easily the most important enabler – no, accelerant – of digital transformation. We’ve watched these predictions play out in real-time – amid conditions no 2010s-era alarmist could possibly have imagined. The point is, coping with the challenges we anticipated, plus all of the post-COVID chaos we didn’t, is a lot for…
In today’s data-driven world, every business needs a smart strategy. But for professional services firms, intelligence is a critical success factor (CSF). Their “product” is a unique blend of insights and expertise, and their bottom line depends on delivering results that other firms can’t match. While human experts have always been the foundation of success,…
The Microsoft Power Platform is a suite of low-code development tools that empowers users of all abilities to build and launch custom apps, design automated workflows, and leverage the platform’s baked-in intelligence to solve problems and create value. Power Platform apps were designed to be combined with each other and with the rest of the…
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Microsoft’s security protections are one of its biggest strengths. But – sometimes those protections create barriers, making it harder to work with stakeholders outside of your organization or adding friction to the customer experience. Power Apps Portals is a low-code tool that allows Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement subscribers to easily share data, content, and apps…
Microsoft Power Automate has come a long way since its introduction in 2016. More connectors are available than ever before and Microsoft is paving the way for Power Automate to be the future of workflows in D365. A common occurrence is the need to automate sending emails and this can easily be accomplished using the…
With Microsoft Power BI, you get a platform that integrates with any data source you need, enabling you to create and share intuitive and visually appealing reports and dashboards that can revolutionize the way your organization uses data. What’s more, Power BI keeps your reports up-to-date by managing the connections from your data sources to…