SLG Business Applications Updates for April 2024
We are kicking off Spring with a large crop of new events for Business Applications in State and Local government. To start the 11th annual Business Applications Launch Event will be held virtually April 10th. During this digital event, Microsoft product leaders and engineers will provide an in-depth look at the latest AI features and capabilities in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform. The event aligns with release wave 1 for 2024 and will showcase hundreds of new features and enhancements to the Biz Apps Portfolio.
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Spring also brings our Microsoft Build 2024 for developers on May 21st through 23rd online and live in Seattle. This celebration of technology is a chance to hear the latest announcements and get hands-on with new technology. Learn how to create new features and opportunities with AI and copilots, dive deep into the latest tech, and develop the skills that are needed for tomorrow — today.
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New this month is a whitepaper on Enterprise Security for Low Code from our Power CAT team and Engineering teams. It explains the security landscape, the typical vulnerabilities of Low Code and the best practices for Power Platform.
Read on for more upcoming events and insights including a special Tech Series event on April 4th announcing Power Apps and Dynamics Co-pilots for the US Government Cloud.
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State and Local Government Tech Series
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April 4th at 2:00PM EST
Due to the overwhelming demand for the rich experiences provided by Copilots and Generative AI, we have accelerated the timeline for customers in our GCC and GCC High regions.? Specific features are now available (with more coming soon) through an opt-in model using controlled?data movement across regions.? Join us to learn more about what this announcement means and how these features promise to transform government services and operations!
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D365 Series - Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
April 11th at 2:00PM EST
The latest feature release for D365 Customer Service brings new innovations that provide you with significant capabilities to transform your organization. Dynamics 365 Customer Service provides a powerful agent desktop, with infused generative AI, seamless collaboration capabilities, and productivity tools in a customizable workspace that boosts agent effectiveness, enabling them to deliver personalized customer experiences across any channel that empowers agents to work more efficiently.
April 18th at 2:00PM EST
Join us for an inspiring and educational session that will leave you eager to explore the possibilities of canvas app creation. ?We’ll show you how to bring your creativity and ingenuity to life through real-world examples from our work with customers. Learn how to add that extra touch of magic to your canvas apps and take your skills to the next level.
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Pro Code Series - Maximizing Power FX’s Potential: A Pro Developer’s Guide
April 25th at 2:00PM EST
Join us to learn about the full extensibility of Power Fx, Microsoft’s low-code language that is used across the Power Platform. In this session, we’ll focus on the full extensibility and advanced capabilities of Power Fx, tailored to those familiar with traditional programming languages like .NET.
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State and Local Government Solution Series
April 2nd at 1:00 PM EDT
Join Avanade to learn how they revolutionize citizen interaction through the Power of AI. Today's constituents expect a best-in-class experience when interacting with their municipalities as they do with leading private sector organizations. States must digitally enable government services and provide these services to their constituents safely and effectively. This session will cover how AI can unleash creativity and allow for faster iteration as well as how you can elevate your employee and citizen experiences through intelligent virtual agents for a fully integrated 311 solution.
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April 10th at 2:00 PM EST
Sparkhound will host this webinar focused on the current challenges facing the Public Sector in contract management and where this could be a good first place to start exploring use cases with the Power Platform for the uninitiated.
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Business Applications – Community Development App- PowerGov 1:MANY Demonstration – Top of Mind Tuesdays
April 16th at 3:00 PM EST
The rapid pace of innovation and societal changes are presenting new challenges for cities and state & local governments. Sector leaders are seeking new ways to become more efficient with public money, ensuring security-enhanced data, and delivering new services with greater engagement with citizens.
Formerly MazikCity, Quisitive PowerGov is fully integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365 for a full view of operations and citizen requests. This application will streamline and automate workflows to allow offices to be more efficient and better meet the demands of modern citizens and businesses.
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Business Applications – FOIA Request Solution 1:MANY Demonstration – Top of Mind Tuesdays
April 23rd at 3:00 PM EST
Complying with, and fulfilling, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests remain a costly and time-consuming process. Even in the face of information technology advancements and Government-wide initiatives like the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, managing the FOIA process is fraught with frustrations and bottle necks for lawmakers, Agency officials, and requestors alike. Learn how MERP Systems are leveraging D365 & The Power Platform to provide valuable benefits by using a fully automated approach to FOIA request submission and fulfillment.
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Live, Virtual and On Demand Events
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Looking Ahead: May 13 - 16 DynamicsCon?LIVE,?hosted by?Dynamics User Group??Denver, Colorado
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AI Corner
AI in the Public Sector – Intel Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the game for businesses and Organization of all types.? New advanced natural language processing capabilities around generative AI and large language models have captured the world’s imagination.? These capabilities have the potential to revolutionize both the way governments interact with citizens and how the public workforce addresses society’s challenges.? Explore this Worldwide Learning Collection and start imagining how AI can help your public sector organization.
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With a large crop of events across a wide range of topics we trust you will find something that piques your interest. If not, let me know. We would love to hear from you. Happy learning.
Always On Learning and Workshops
With Power Pages anyone can build an enterprise trusted and secure low-code website quickly. This online workshop is designed for walking prospective makers through end-to-end creation of a Power Pages website.
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Experience how Microsoft?Power?Platform can meet your business challenges quickly and effectively by attending a virtual, one-day training workshop.
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Power CAT works with large customers on global enterprise-wide Power Platform implementations. In this series we take you along with the process, showcasing solutions and talking with the team on new and upcoming features along with the people making them.
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Provides guidance during the implementation of Dynamics 365 on technical and functional best practices.
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Microsoft strives to maintain functional parity across our localized data center deployments. However, there are a few exceptions that are highlighted throughout the Product and Feature Availability table.
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Power Apps & Automate Webinars - Register and watch recorded Apps sessions on-demand.