Microsoft 365 PnP Weekly - Episode 211

Microsoft 365 PnP Weekly - Episode 211

In this installment of the weekly discussion revolving around the latest news and topics on Microsoft 365, host – Vesa Juvonen (Microsoft) | @vesajuvonen and Waldek Mastykarz (Microsoft) | @waldekm are joined by Belgium-based consultant - Elio Struyf (Struyf Consulting) | @eliostruyf

Topics discussed in this session

  • He’s back! Yes, fully recovered from bike crash and fully back to Community.
  • Working on VS Code extensions in the developer focused space at Rapid.
  • The most intriguing aspect of working in the larger VS Code dev tools space as opposed to the Microsoft 365 space.
  • How API creator and API consumer developers approach development differently.
  • A correlation between doing open-source work and finding a job!
  • Difference between development in Microsoft vs Google ecosystems.
  • Partner opportunities in Microsoft 365.
  • Tradeoffs between Best of Breed, but somewhat incompatible and compatible, functional.
  • Working in a Microsoft Teams manner inside Slack.
  • Allegiances to Microsoft, not Microsoft, and sorted garbage!
  • How is the Microsoft 365 World evolving for Partners and tips for how Partners should approach this change.

Referenced during conversation

There are no articles showcased in this episode as it was recorded only 2 days after Episode 210. There will be plenty of articles to share in Episode 212.

This week

  • Waldek – at ECS in Düsseldorf – presenting in keynotes and spending time on the Expo floor, plus Hackathon prep work.
  • Vesa – at ECS in Düsseldorf – presenting in keynotes, spending time on the Expo floor plus Community calls.
  • In general - cool things will be announced at ECS and at Build this week. The Microsoft Teams Global Hack starts next week – June 1st – 15th.

Agenda items

00:00 – Intro

01:15 – Interview

40:29 – Closing

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This session was recorded on Wednesday 17th of May 2023.

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