Microsoft 365 EduCon &amp; PWR EduCon&nbsp;(a Microsoft 365 and Power Platform conference)&nbsp;brings to you the world’s leading experts in&nbsp;Microsoft 365,&nbsp;SharePoint, Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Power Platform and Azure. Whether you are&nbsp;new to Microsoft 365, SharePoint or Power Platform, or an experienced power user, admin or developer, 365 EduCon has content designed to fit your experience level and area of interest. Our workshops and sessions are taught by Microsoft Certified Trainers, Microsoft MVPs, Microsoft Regional Directors and Microsoft engineers.
At Microsoft&nbsp;365 EduCon &amp; PWR EduCon, subject matter is divided into tracks and each session is designated for beginner, intermediate or advanced. Tracks are offered for the following subjects:&nbsp;SharePoint, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Azure, Teams, OneDrive, Search, Content Management, Power Users, Business Value, Implementation/Administration, Workflow, Business Intelligence, SharePoint Development, and more.
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In this hands-on workshop, we will cover how to use Azure for custom development in Microsoft Platform, Power Automate, Power Apps, Power Virtual Agents, Dataverse, and Power BI.

We will cover:
- Microsoft Azure Key Concepts
- How does Power Platform use Azure?
- How can fusion teams take advantage of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power Platform?
- Authentication and Authorization in Azure
- Azure + Power Automate
- Azure + Power Apps
- Azure + Power Virtual Agents
- Azure + Power BI
- Azure + Dataverse
- Azure Open AI + Power Platform
- What are Azure Functions?
- What are Logic Apps?
- What is Azure Bot Service?
- How to create an enterprise-grade app using Azure and Microsoft Power Platform?

At the end of the workshop, attendees will have a working knowledge of Azure and how to use it to implement the customizations in the Microsoft Power Platform.

Access to Azure, Microsoft Power Platform ( Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents, and Power BI ) will be provided to create the customization. The target audience of this hands-on workshop is Developers, Power Users, and IT Pros who want to get into development.

Please note: Attendees will need to bring their laptops with internet access and modern browsers like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari. The tablets will not work.

You Will Learn :
1. Authentication and Authorization in Azure?
2. How does fusion teams can take advantages of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power Platform?
3. How to create enterprise grade app using Azure and Microsoft Power Platform

Hands-On: Azure, ChatGPT, and Azure OpenAI For Power Platform Developers Masterclass

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Hyper Automation and Robotic Process Automation ( RPA ) are one of the fastest-growing segments in the enterprise space. A lot of organizations are using RPA and Hyper Automation to achieve operational efficiencies by integrating disparate enterprise applications.

Power Automate For Desktop help us to create and manage desktop flows, the robotic process automation (RPA) capability in Power Automate with a user-friendly interface. Desktop flows broaden the existing robotic process automation (RPA) capabilities in Power Automate and enable you to automate all repetitive desktop processes and in turn, help us to increase personal as well as organizational productivity.

In this workshop, we will cover,
1) What is Robotic Process Automation?
2) What is Power Automate Desktop?
3) How to set up Power Automate For Desktop?
4) How to use the desktop and web recorders to build flows while editing the recorded actions in real-time across the web or a desktop?
5) Integration of Desktop flows with the Cloud Flows
6) How to use AI services to build intelligent automation
7) How to use Power Automate For Desktop to build enterprise-grade automation in Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, etc
8) Best Practices

Power Automate Desktop Flows Master Class

With ChatGPT, other large language models and generative AI has caught the attention of global consumers, enterprises, and c-suite.

Microsoft Power Platform is a low-code platform for rapidly building customized end-to-end business solutions. It consists of five product areas: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Virtual Agents, and Power Pages. Each area can be used individually or together. Thanks to native integration with Azure OpenAI and ChatGPT, Power Platform professionals can use their skills to extend Microsoft Power Platform with ChatGPT and different Azure OpenAI services.

In this demo-driven half-day workshop, Microsoft Business Applications and AI MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer Prashant G Bhoyar will cover how organizations can use Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT, and Power Platform services to implement next-gen sophisticated enterprise-grade business applications. The target audience for this workshop is Power Users, Citizen Developers, and Professional developers.

We will cover:
• Azure OpenAI Key Concepts
• ChatGPT key concepts
• How can fusion teams take advantage of Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Power Platform?
• Authentication and Authorization in Azure
• Azure OpenAI + Power Automate
• Azure OpenAI + Power Apps
• Azure OpenAI + Power Pages
• Azure OpenAI + Power Virtual Agents
• Azure OpenAI + Power BI
• Azure API Management
• Copilots in the Power Platform
• Power Platform Custom Connectors
• AI Builder and Power Platform
• How organizations can use Azure OpenAI and Power Platform services to implement next-gen sophisticated enterprise-grade business applications?

At the end of the workshop, attendees will have a working knowledge of Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT, and how to use it to implement next-gen sophisticated enterprise-grade business applications using Microsoft Power Platform services, Azure Open AI, and ChatGPT.

In case attendees are interested in the hands-on labs, access to Azure OpenAI, and Microsoft Power Platform will be provided to follow the demos/labs.


How do Citizen & Professional Devs build Next-gen Apps with Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT, & Power Platform

Leverage the ease of Power Automate Connectors, Open AI, and Azure Communication Services to trigger generative messages for SMS, chat, and email. 

Suitable for low-code developers in marketing and business units with mass campaign and notification needs to deliver information at the right time, place, and end user preference. 

Generative communications with Power Automate, Azure Open AI, and Azure Communication Services

Viva Amplify is one of the newest experiences within the Viva family.  Learn how you can orchestrate all of your communications from one central location. Understand what features are available to make your campaigns engaging to end users with this new tool. Find out what scenarios you can use to get started and other adoption resources to make it successful.  You will walk away from this session with a good understanding of Viva Amplify to take back to your organization.  

What is Viva Amplify

What's going with intranets these days? Should corporations be investing in creating or modernizing their Intranets? How does the rise of Teams and new tools like Viva impact your intranet? What does it all mean? 

Join Stephanie Donahue and Mark Rackley for a frank discussion about the future of Intranets and what you need to do today to prepare for tomorrow. 

The Intranet is dead... long live the Intranet!

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The creation of the first intranet happened in the latter part of the 20th century, but no one would recognize that as an intranet by today’s standards. Since then, intranet implementations and the platforms they’re built on have matured significantly and grown more complex. 

In this session, we’ll be looking at the modern intranet through the lens of SharePoint. There are plenty of decisions to consider and points to deliberate even before you jump into action. We’ll discuss optimal team composition, roles that should be factored-in, technological considerations, stakeholder involvement/representation, project lifecycle needs, launch considerations, and more. 

I’ll be sharing my experiences, highlights, triumphs, and painful lessons learned architecting intranets of varying sizes for the last decade or so. 

In short: we will be covering all of the things I wish *I* had known before I ever started building intranets in the hopes they will spare you some of the pain I endured.

Reaching Airspeed Velocity to Get Your New Intranet Off the Ground

Microsoft Viva provides critical applications and experiences to improve employee engagement and connection. New features and capabilities provide opportunities to ensure that your employees are both connected and engaged, no matter where they work. 

In this session, you will learn practical approaches for employee communications in Microsoft 365 – from SharePoint news to the personalized Viva Connections feed in Teams to Viva Engage and Viva Amplify. 

Take away insights into what you need to know about what is possible, what is coming, and how to improve communication and engagement outcomes with Microsoft Viva and Microsoft 365.


How to leverage Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva to improve employee communications and engagement

It's a flat new world in SharePoint. We've moved on from classic and hierarchical site collections and built an array of modern sites. But how do we organize our content, sites, and intranets in this new world? 

This session introduces home sites and hubs and provides guidance on how to build a strong content management strategy for their use. We'll define what home sites and hubs are, lay the conceptual groundwork for understanding their use, and provide a creative new way of conceptualizing the logical ties between your myriad of flat SharePoint sites. 

We’ll also discuss how Viva Connections plays into our intranet and home site strategy.

Building your organizational home site and hubs strategy

Employees need more from their job to feel connected, valued, and a sense of belonging. We will talk through what employees want, how Viva can enhance the employee experience, and what that could mean for your organization. By taking a close look at Viva Goals, we will talk you through our successful pilot program that delivers tangible results, hands-on experience with the tool, and access to subject matter experts to help employees feel a sense of purpose at work.

The Viva Goals Pilot- Giving Purpose to Employees

In this session, you'll learn about Power BI Metrics and how they can be used in your organization to track the metrics that matter to you.

You'll learn about:
1. Scorecards
2. Metrics
3. Check-ins
4. Target and Current values

What are Power BI Metrics?

Microsoft Viva Connections is the new gateway to a modern employee experience designed to keep everyone engaged and informed. Viva Connections is a customizable app in Microsoft Teams that gives everyone a personalized destination to discover relevant news, conversations, and the tools they need to succeed.  

This session will do a deep dive into how to get started and actual use cases to build the story on how to improve the employee experience at your organizations.


Using Viva Connections to Build a World Class Employee Experience

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations need to ensure that their intranets and Microsoft 365 environments are effectively governed to meet both business and compliance requirements. But having a governance plan is not enough. Unless you can effectively define and communicate roles and responsibilities, provide actionable guidance and best practices to site owners, content authors, and end-users, your governance plan will not be effective or sustainable.

Attend this session to learn how you can effectively plan and implement governance for your intranet, Viva Connections, and Microsoft 365 to support your organization's digital transformation. 

Whether you are just starting your governance journey or looking to take your existing efforts to the next level, this presentation will provide you with actionable insights, practical guidance, and content to help you get started!

Planning for Effective Governance of your Intranet in Microsoft 365

In today's fast-paced business world, an effective intranet is essential for staying connected and productive. The Viva Connections Dashboard enhances every employee's experience by delivering flexible and dynamic information in their flow of work. Using the Dashboard's adaptive cards, we can bring a customized experience for each user. 

Creating adaptive cards that bring value to your users can start with simple, no-code solutions. Developers can also create cards to connect to data sources and bring enhanced functionality by creating complex integrations.
 
In this session we will discuss how to create true, no code solutions in the Viva Connections Dashboard, as well as low and full code adaptive cards. Learn how to create and customize adaptive cards, as well as best practices for integrating them into intranets. 

By the end of the session, attendees will have a better understanding of how to use adaptive cards to improve their intranet and make it more engaging and user-friendly.