This first article in the "Power Platform Connectors A to Z" series introduces Power Platform custom connectors, describing what they are, how they operate, and their benefits to businesses. It gives an overview of potential use cases, security implications, required skills, prerequisites, and associated costs. The article also includes steps to get started and key elements in custom connector design.

Generative AI such as ChatGPT and technologies like OpenAI and Azure OpenAI will transform businesses and jobs. This article explores how machine learning and artificial intelligence generate and understand natural language with writing assistance, code generation, conclusions from data, and more.

Shifts in Microsoft Teams is an often-overlooked app in the Microsoft stack because it’s marketed as being for firstline workers, who don’t have their own computing devices. However, with a few simple tweaks, an organization can use Shifts to track who is working from home or from the office on any given day.

This “how to” article explains how you can connect with Microsoft 365 (Office 365) Exchange Online using PowerShell. Besides giving you the necessary details, it also gives you a video to help you learn things better.

Azure Functions is a serverless computing service from Microsoft Azure. Developers can build and deploy applications without having to manage underlying infrastructure. With scalability, cost-effectiveness, and seamless integration, Azure Functions empowers development of modern, event-driven applications in the cloud.

Implement deep linking for an in-app admin approval screen, to streamline the approval process in Power Apps. This makes it easier for administrators to access and approve requests and improves the user experience.

Service accounts are essential for Active Directory service and application support. With such high privileges, service accounts are often leveraged in cyberattacks, which requires them to be secured.

By focusing on five key areas, organizations can harness the full potential of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem and cultivate continual improvement. In a digital-first world, understanding and optimizing digital productivity is a critical component of an organization's strategic toolkit. Tracking and measuring digital productivity is key to remaining agile, competitive, and future-ready in our evolving business landscape.

Now rolling out everywhere, Microsoft has tried to simplify the sharing experience in Windows, OneDrive, SharePoint, etc. The experience used to vary significantly depending on which product you started with, but now is it easier to share folders and files? Generally, yes. But changes to some default settings don't seem to have a GUI.

A common complaint about Microsoft Forms is that the notifications built into the application aren’t helpful or reliable. There's a quick solution. Learn how to build a simple, but powerful, Power Automate flow and send email notifications or Teams notifications, when someone fills out a form.

This video shows how to create a purchase quote in Dynamics 365 Business Central and then convert it to an order.

This fourth article in this series, "Tech Leaders’ Journey to AI Using Azure Machine Learning Platform,” describes the general machine learning workflow where I’ll explain end-to-end steps to train, test, and evaluate a machine learning model. The list of other articles in the series are listed at the end and, as the series is published, the articles will have links to each other.