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The Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Ohio (AICUO), in partnership with Microsoft and ScholarBuys, through their Professional Development Series is offering three presentations focused on Microsoft's Power Platform solutions in education this November. This data platform provides quick and easy data insights, automated processes, app building, and virtual agent capabilities built on the Common Data Service platform.

Power BI Training: Tuesday, November 2nd at 10:00 a.m.

Power BI lets you easily unify data from many sources to create interactive, immersive dashboards and reports that provide actionable insights and drive business results. This course will provide an overview of Power BI and how its services and applications work together.

Power Automate Training: Thursday, November 4th at 10:00 a.m.

Automate streamlines repetitive tasks and processes so you can focus your attention where it is needed most. In this course, learn the basics of Power Automate and start creating flows from templates or from scratch.

Power Apps Training: Tuesday, November 9th at 10:00 a.m.

Power Apps increases agility across your organization by helping you rapidly build low code apps that modernize processes and solve tough challenges. Get started by taking a tour of Power Apps and creating your first app.

Note: These trainings are delivered through Microsoft Teams which will allow you to interact directly with the facilitator, ask questions, and collaborate with other attendees.

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Want to learn more about Power Apps? Have questions about what's new and what's changed in the world of Power Apps for professional developers?

Register now for this live event to get answers to your questions, gain valuable insights and best practices.

Kicking off at 10:00 AM Pacific Time on November 11th, 2021 with a panel hosted by Per Mikkelsen, this event is your chance to connect with our best minds working on Microsoft Power Apps today.

Speakers:
Charles Lamanna - CVP, Microsoft
Ryan Cunningham - Partner PM Director, Microsoft
Per Mikkelsen - Principal GPM, Microsoft
Kartik Kanakasabesan - Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
April Dunnam - Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

To check out our full library of upcoming live events, or to watch the recorded sessions on-demand, follow this link.

Live Event
Developers Roundtable with Power Apps Experts
Thursday, November 11, 2021
10:00 AM–11:00 AM Pacific Time

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Webinar: Transform Your Org with Low Code App Platforms

Organizations are increasingly turning to low code application development platforms. From optimizing inefficient and manual processes to eliminating the app gap, everyone now has the tools to solve complex business challenges more quickly and at scale. Join us for this short webinar, where we will demonstrate how Microsoft Power Apps can unlock the potential for everyone in your organization to work together and quickly build apps with an intuitive and easy to use tool.

You'll learn:

What “low code” is and how it is different from traditional coding
Why everyone, regardless of technical ability, can now build apps and solve business problems
Why more and more organizations are adopting low code to solve problems
How you can get started with Microsoft Power Apps today

Speaker:
Clay Wesener, Principal GPM, Microsoft

Building large-scale solutions with Power Platform

Organizations are increasingly turning to low code application development platforms. From optimizing inefficient and manual processes to eliminating the app gap, everyone now has the tools to solve complex business challenges more quickly and at scale.Join us for this short webinar, where we will demonstrate how Microsoft Power Apps can unlock the potential for everyone in your organization to work together and quickly build apps with an intuitive and easy to use tool.

Microsoft Power Platform has enabled companies of all sizes across the globe transform the way they approach technology challenges by empowering them to analyze data, build solutions, automate processes, and create virtual agents. However, while Power Platform has provided developers a pathway toward building apps and systems more efficiently and effectively, many traditional developers express concern over using it for projects of significant size and complexity.

You'll learn:

How to transform your business from custom development to automated development through Power Platform
How to set up large-scale projects through Power Platform to save time and money
How to use Power Platform in ways that enable you to be code-first

Speakers:
Dustin Sitton, Principal, Incite Automation
April Dunnam, Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

Accelerate Foundational Application Development

Learn how to accelerate foundational app development with The Developer’s 7-Step Guide to Low-Code App Development. Explore using pre-built connectors and custom APIs in Microsoft Power Apps to integrate cloud-based and on-premises data and add powerful in-app intelligence in real-time.

Learn these 7 steps to start using Power Apps:

Define data for your app
Design the interface
Apply business logic
Use data visualizations
Add reporting
Validate and publish
Share your app with your colleagues

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Empower Your Dev Team

Discover use cases on how you can empower your dev team to build better apps, faster with Microsoft Power Platform.

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9 pro tips to help you build your first app

Build your first business app with help from the pros

Quickly and easily build custom business apps with 9 Pro Tips to Get Started with Low-Code App Development.

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Microsoft Power Platform Virtual Training Day: Fundamentals

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 | 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM | (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Microsoft Power Platform Virtual Training Day: Fundamentals will cover everything you need to know about building and managing innovative business solutions so your organisation is ready for whatever comes next. You’ll discover how to connect your data to analyse real-time business performance, act on data and insights with custom-built apps, and automate workflows to improve how people work, both remotely and in the office. This two-part training will teach you how to create innovative, future-proof solutions for an evolving business environment.

During this training event, you will explore how to:

Prepare for the Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals certification exam
Build and manage innovative business solutions with Power Platform
Easily connect all your data to analyse business performance with custom-built apps
Automate workflows to improve daily processes, regardless of your technical expertise

After completing this free training, you’ll be eligible to take the Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals certification exam at no cost.

Automate Document Processing with AI Builder

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and AI technologies can be used together to automatically process documents such as forms, invoices and contracts, generating cost saving opportunities and reducing risk of manual errors.

Join this webinar to learn how to setup a robust document processing solution using AI Builder, Power Automate, Power Apps, and Microsoft Dataverse. Manage different types of documents, read and validate extracted data, and export the document data to external systems in an end-to-end process.

You will be able to:

Understand how intelligent document processing works
Leverage pre-built AI Model capabilities to process invoices and receipts
Customize an AI Builder form processing model to process non-standard documents
Install and configure the AI builder document automation solution
Validate and export extracted data to external systems

Speakers:
Gwenael Bego, Principal GMP, Microsoft
Joe Fernandez, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

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Streamline Workflows with Power Platform Connectors

Organizations looking to utilize best-in-breed services to augment their business solutions and gain efficiency are in luck. The new Independent Publisher connector program is live and offers companies the ability to view and use connectors with Airtable, HubSpot Marketing, Jira Search, and many more!

These new connectors are available directly within Power Automate, Power Apps, and Logic Apps as premium connectors. Independent Publisher connectors are connectors developed, tested, published, and supported by independent developers.

Join us as we talk to Program Manager for Power Platform Connectors Natalie Pienkowska all about the new Independent Publisher Connector Program: what it is, and how to get started creating.

Speakers:
Natalie Pienkowska, Program Manager, Microsoft
Greg Hurlman, Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft

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