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App Insights. Connect your Power Apps to Application Insights. It gives you telemetry on user behavior. "Nobody is clicking the 'Submit' button." Maybe it's because the button is off-screen on an iPad? App Insights tells you what users do, not what they say.

#Telemetry #UXResearch #PowerPlatform
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Salary vs. Equity. 💸 In the Dynamics world, equity is rare unless you join an ISV (Product company). For consultancies, Cash is King. Don't take a lower salary for "profit share" unless you have seen the books. Demand market rate.

#Compensation #TechJobs
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The 3 Stages of a Power Platform Career (and how to get unstuck) 🧵

Most people plateau at Stage 2. Here is how to break through to Stage 3.
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
D365 Sales "Sequences" (Sales Accelerator). This is replacing standard "Workflows" for lead nurturing. If you are still building complex Power Automate flows to create tasks for salespeople... stop. Use Sequences. It gives them a UI checklist. It’s built-in. Use standard features first.
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The "Why us?" question. Don't say "Because you are a big Microsoft partner." Say "Because I saw you delivered the [X] project for [Client Y], and I specialize in that vertical." Flattery works, but researched flattery works better.

#InterviewTips #Research
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Power Pages "Anonymous" Access. Be careful. If you enable "Anonymous" on a table permission, you are exposing that data to the public internet. Always double-check your OData feeds and Liquid templates. One wrong permission = Data Breach.

#Security #WebDev #PowerPages
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Contract Renewals. If you are a contractor and your contract ends in March, start talking NOW. Feb 9th is the sweet spot. "I'm enjoying the project and wanted to discuss plans for Q2." Don't wait until March 15th.

#Freelance #Consulting #Business
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Power Automate: Trigger Conditions. Stop triggering your flow on every modification and then using a "Condition" action to stop it. That counts as a flow run ($). Use Trigger Conditions (the expression at the top) to stop it from ever starting. Save money. Save API calls.
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Don't stress about "Imposter Syndrome." The platform changes every week. Nobody is an expert in everything anymore. We are all just professional Googlers who know how to read documentation. Confidence comes from the ability to find the answer, not knowing it instantly.

#MentalHealth #TechLife
February 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
XrmToolBox "Attribute Usage Inspector." Ever wonder "Can I delete this field?" This tool tells you exactly how many records are actually using that field. If it's 0% populated, delete it. Keep your schema clean.

#DataHygiene #AdminTools #D365
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Saturday project: Clean up your LinkedIn "Skills" section. Delete "Microsoft Word." Delete "Internet Explorer." Add "Copilot Studio," "Power FX," "Fabric." The algorithm matches candidates based on these tags. Keep them fresh.

#LinkedInOptimization #Career
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Power BI "Direct Query" vs "Import." Direct Query sounds great ("Real time data!"). But it kills performance for the user. Always default to Import unless you strictly need second-by-second updates. Fast reports > Live reports.

#PowerBI #DataViz #Performance
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The "Ghost" Job. 👻 Some job postings are just there to collect resumes for the future. How to spot them:

- Posted 30+ days ago.
- Very generic description.
- No hiring manager listed. Focus your energy on "Posted 3 days ago" with a "Hiring" badge.

#JobSearchStrategy #Recruiting
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Dataverse Search (Relevance Search). Enable it! The standard "Quick Find" is archaic. Dataverse Search gives you the fuzzy matching, global search, and performance of Azure Search without the setup. It’s a toggle. Flip it.

#Search #UX #D365
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Don't ignore the "Functional" questions in a "Technical" interview. "How would you explain a 'Many-to-Many' relationship to a user?" This tests your communication skills. Don't draw an ERD diagram. Use an analogy (Students vs. Classes).

#SoftSkills #TechCommunication
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The "Fusion Team" Model - How to actually make it work 🧵

We talk about "Pro Devs" and "Citizen Devs" working together. Usually, it's a disaster. Here is the structure that actually works in 2026:
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
D365 F&O (Finance) developers: RSAT (Regression Suite Automation Tool) is mandatory now. With "One Version" updates happening constantly, you cannot manually test the ERP every month. If you aren't scripting tests in RSAT, your upgrades will eventually break the ledger.

#D365FO #TestAutomation #ERP
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Consultants: Focus on "Billable Utilization" in your interviews. Ask: "What is the target utilization rate?" If they say 95-100%, run. You will have zero time for training or admin. A healthy target is 75-85%.

#ConsultingLife #WorkLifeBalance
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Solution Checker is your best friend (and worst enemy). Run it before you try to export. It catches the silly stuff: "Retrieving all columns," "HTML in labels," "Deprecated client APIs." Fix the warnings now, or fix the bugs in Production later.

#QualityAssurance #DevOps #D365
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"Full Stack" in Microsoft land doesn't mean MEAN stack. It means:

- Power Apps (Front End)
- Power Automate (Logic)
- Dataverse (Database)
- Azure Functions (Backend Extensions)

If you have all 4, you are a "Microsoft Full Stack" dev. Own that title.

#FullStack #Microsoft #Career
February 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The "Citizen Developer" vs. "Shadow IT" debate. It's a fine line. If IT doesn't know the app exists, it's Shadow IT. If IT knows it exists and has a policy for it, it's Citizen Development. Governance is the only difference.

#Governance #ITManagement
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Sunday Prep: Clean your desktop. If you are screen-sharing during an interview/demo and your desktop is a mess of 500 screenshots, it looks chaotic. Create a folder called "Demo Assets." Look organized, be organized.

#Productivity #InterviewPrep
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Monitor (The tool). Stop debugging with "Notify()" messages! Use the Monitor tool in Power Apps to see the network trace. You can see exactly how long the data retrieval took and which query is slowing you down. It’s the F12 of Power Platform.

#Debugging #ProTips #PowerApps
January 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM
LinkedIn Recommendations. They matter more than you think. Don't ask for "A recommendation." Ask for specifics: "Could you write a sentence about how I handled the data migration project?" Specific praise is believable. Generic praise looks fake.

#SocialProof #PersonalBrand
January 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
SharePoint is NOT a relational database. I don't care that it's "free." Once you hit 5,000 items, or need complex security permissions, or need referential integrity... SharePoint breaks. Start with Dataverse. Even the "Developer Plan" is better than a production SharePoint list for complex apps.
January 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM