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Enterprise Architecting an Ecosystem
Co-presenting with Ana Demeny, Sr. Cloud Solution Architect @ Microsoft
Power Platform solutions are increasingly being built to integrate with one another and with the larger enterprise application and data ecosystem, and the most successful organizations are using Power Platform to build ambitious, high-value solutions. In other words, solutions are being tied together rather than architected in isolation, and this is generating vast datasets built as "single sources of truth". This session will get you thinking like the world's boldest solution and enterprise architects as we explore real-world examples of how organizations have knitted their workloads together into an ecosystem, best practices for doing so, and lessons learned along the way.
Strategic Thinking for the Microsoft Cloud
Co-presenting with Ana Demeny, Sr. Cloud Solution Architect @ Microsoft
I have come to understand strategic thinking as more art than science. Strategy is surely informed in part by data, but I find that our society in general and the technology industry specifically too often confuse data and wisdom, that we foolishly (though understandably) seek heuristics or processes so that we can turn the art of strategic thinking into a game of color by numbers so simple that anyone can do it. When it comes to strategic thinking, better that we seek methods of framing our thoughts rather than shortcuts to the answers themselves. This session offers practical approaches to injecting strategy into your organization’s Microsoft Cloud journey, indeed, a selection of the same approaches I take with my clients. We explore a wide range of topics, including the impact of AI on the strategic landscape, how organizations have ever-decreasing time to absorb waves of innovation into their operating models, the transition from activity-based to system-based value, and how governance fits. We’ll then investigate a model for weaving strategic intent into the ongoing cloud journey, and explore industry-specific ecosystem maps that illustrate how other organizations have found success doing this.
Tyranny of the Deliverable
Forrester research released in August 2022 confirmed the huge economic value that organizations receive "going big" with premium Power Platform. But many IT departments are still struggling to achieve that value. This session draws on our experience working with organizations worldwide sharing stories of three major organizational challenges we see almost everyone encounter, and then finishes with tried-and-true approaches to overcoming these barriers. Those working in Microsoft customer organizations--as well as consultants who guide those customers--should join.
