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Newsletter: Perspectives on Power Platform
Company: Niiranen Advisory Oy
A year in the life
A year of rebuilding something that has been missing from my life. A year of reflecting on what is important, and what could be possible next.
Jukka Niiranen
Power Platform Advisor, Owner at Niiranen Advisory Oy. Microsoft Business Applications MVP since 2013. CRM geek since 2005. Craft beer aficionado. Original techno junkie. Dad.
7 months of Perspectives – start of my newsletter journey
Learning a new way to write after 16 years of WordPress based blogging. Why the tools we've always used may not take us where we want to go next.
Why start a newsletter instead of writing a blog
First came the social media algorithms, now the generative AI bots. People who want to have an impact through writing & sharing their thoughts should reconsider how to connect with their audience.
Silence of the lambs
Reflecting on NDAs that aim to keep former employees silent (case OpenAI), and the role of transparency in defining company culture.
My final Microsoft MVP award
After 11 years in the MVP program, the time has come to move on in life. Here's the background story on why I've decided not to pursue the awards anymore.
This blog is now part of the Fediverse
How ActivityPub can make blog posts visible on the modern, decentralized social web. Reflecting on my 15 years of blogging and how the technology around it has evolved.
Don’t trust the Microsoft 365 admin center product information
Power Apps licensing options under the "purchase services" section have shown outdated information for many years. Why aren't these MS portals kept up to date?
The world beyond apps – my thoughts on AI’s impact
How LLM based generative AI systems are challenging the role of traditional business applications, as well as the job roles of people building them.
Your Power Apps user settings are probably wrong
Are the date, time, number and currency fields looking funny in your app that uses Dataverse? Here's where to fix the settings & why managing them is so complex.
Something to look forward to in 2023 Release Wave 1
My top 5 items from the latest Microsoft Power Platform release plans to keep an eye on - and also a few notable omissions.
