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MSDW Podcast: First impressions of the July 2017 Microsoft Dynamics 365/CRM release with Chris Cognetta

by Jason Gumpert
Editor, MSDynamicsWorld.com

Chris CognettaIn this episode of the podcast we welcome Chris Cognetta to discuss last week's public reveal of the next generation of Dynamics 365 customer engagement apps. You can see our day 1, day 2, and day 3 recaps.

Chris is a Dynamics veteran who attended the executive briefing and documented almost all Microsoft's announcements. He's a Microsoft MVP and a Dynamics 365 evangelist, and he's also the director for the center of excellence and the client field services engineering team at Tribridge.

Show Notes:

  • 7:10 - Jason's top picks from the Microsoft executive briefing
  • 8:15 - Chris's top picks from the briefing. See his blog post for his full top five.
  • 9:50 - Importance and implications of the platform plans
  • 15:50 - Cloud deployment model plans for Dynamics 365/CRM
  • 17:00 - Org Insights app and the implications for partner support of clients
  • 21:00 - How many times was "on-premises" discussed at the three day briefing?
  • 22:00 - Security and regulatory compliance in the cloud
  • 23:50 - On the different approach to the rollout approach for this release compared to past launches
  • 27:00 - Hints on the future of Dynamics 365/CRM leadership?
About Jason Gumpert

As the editor of MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason oversees all editorial content on the site and at our events, as well as providing site management and strategy. He can be reached at jgumpert@msdynamicsworld.com.

Prior to co-founding MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason was a Principal Software Consultant at Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), where he implemented solutions, trained customers, managed software development, and spent some time in the pre-sales engineering organization. He has also held consulting positions at CSC Consulting and Monitor Group.

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