The definition of “community” in its most basic form is “a group of people with shared interests.” Community-building may take many different forms, and organizers may prescribe to different approaches and philosophies — but it always comes back to that simple, core definition. Without shared interests (i.e. shared purpose) there...
One of the fastest growing areas within Microsoft’s many different productivity solutions has been PowerApps and Flow, helping to expand the concept of the “citizen developer” within the enterprise through the creation of Business Apps. By providing templates that end users can leverage to build custom software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, and the...
The SharePoint Conference North America (www.SharePointNA.com) is rapidly approaching, and things are heating up! Microsoft is partnering with an external event team, and has put together an advisory board of MVPs and Regional Directors to make the much-loved SharePoint Conference a reality once again, which will take place at the...
For Episode 19 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series, I was able to catch up with another fellow Office Servers & Services MVP, Paul Keijzers (@KbWorks), an Office 365 Specialist with Wortell who is based out of the greater Amsterdam area, The Netherlands (a very beautiful part of the world, btw). As I share in...
In Episode 18 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series, I caught up with fellow Office Servers & Services MVP Erwin van Hunen (@erwinvanhunen), based out of Stockholm, Sweden, while we were both attending the Microsoft MVP Summit in early March of this year. In addition to being an MVP, Erwin is...
The definition of “community” in its most basic form is “a group of people with shared interests.” Community-building may take many different forms, and organizers may prescribe to different approaches and philosophies — but it always comes back to that simple, core definition. Without shared interests (i.e. shared purpose) there...
In Episode 17 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series, I sat down with long-time community friend and Data Platform MVP Tobiasz Koprowski (@KoprowskiT), an independent consultant and trainer, and the founder of Shadowland Consulting in Nottingham, UK. The video below was captured while we were both attending the Microsoft MVP Summit...
For Episode 16 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series, I tracked down fellow Office Servers & Services MVP Liam Cleary (@helloitsliam), an Associate Director with Protiviti, while the two of us were presenting at SharePointFest DC a couple weeks back. For those of you who have not met Liam, he largely...
I was happy and humbled to learn that I was selected to be a part of the Microsoft Regional Director program today, and wanted to that everyone that has been sending their congratulations via Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook for the kind words and support. I’m joining a talented group of...
I’m sure some of you are wondering if I am still writing regular articles, or focusing more on video. Well, I’ve just about caught up with my video and podcast backlog, and am wrapping up two major research projects (both will be available later this month), and will soon move...
In Episode 15 of #MVPbuzzChat, I caught up with Magnus Mårtensson (@noopman), the first Azure MVP awarded from the Nordics, and CEO of Loftysoft, a consulting firm focused on helping customers get cloudy. Magnus is also a member of a very exclusive group of Microsoft Regional Directors, who work closely with...
In Episode 14 of #MVPbuzzChat, I caught up with fellow Office Servers & Services MVP Sonia Cuff (@Cuff_S), virtual-CIO and co-founder of The Missing Chair, and based in Brisbane, Australia, while the two of us attended the annual MVP Summit held each year on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. In this video,...
In Episode 13 (published on a Friday, no less!), I connected with fellow Office Servers & Services MVP Mikael Svenson (@mikaelsvenson), a long-time SharedPoint guy and Chief Technology Officer for Puzzlepart, and located in Oslo, Norway. Mikael is one of those familiar faces that I’ve seen at various events over...
