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The MSDW Podcast dives into the latest news and events in the Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM community. Produced by the editors of MSDynamicsWorld.com, the podcast features interviews and discussions on the latest issues confronting Dynamics AX, GP, NAV, and CRM users and professionals.
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The technologies of securing physical space during the pandemic with Andrew Busby
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Acknowledging the pandemic in the UK is presenting some unique challenges. Andrew Busby, the founder of Retail Reflections and co-founder of SafePrem, talks about how is the pandemic is impacting retail in the UK and across the world and the digital technologies and trends retailers are specifically using that are really making a difference right n…
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Real time data-driven decisions and responses with Jamshed Patel and Nick Leimer
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In this episode, we talk about making data-driven decisions using DataVisor with Jamshed Patel, Vice President of Solution Engineering. Nick Leimer, Principal Industry Lead in Microsoft Azure for Insurance, explains how seeing more fraud-based solutions in the insurance industry means moving to real-time analysis, alerting, and remediation with Dat…
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Previewing the Global Power Platform Bootcamp 2021
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With the tools and services of the Power Platform evolving so rapidly, Microsoft and community leaders face a complex challenge in engaging with the experienced users and subject matter experts from around the world while also fostering an ecosystem that welcomes newcomers. The Global Power Platform Bootcamp, taking place live (virtually) on Februa…
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Finding success with a Dynamics 365 distributor partner
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This episode of the MSDW Podcast is sponsored by Stratos Cloud Alliance. Microsoft continues to forecast significant growth in Dynamics 365 business, but to achieve it more partners will have to get involved. But building a practice focused on business solutions is quite different from cloud, productivity, or other specialties. Our guests are Len D…
Join us for a quick recap of top headlines from the first month of 2021 in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform channel. Show Notes: 1:00 - First look at the 2021 release wave plans 3:40 - Microsoft earnings 7:00 - The reveal of Microsoft Cloud for Retail 10:00 - New partner deals: HSO and Incremental Group 13:30 - The Contingent's use of …
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COVID-19 Driven Changes in Healthcare – Will They Endure? with Irma Rastegayeva and Evan Kirstel
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In this episode, we discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic affected healthcare so rapidly in 2020 and whether these changes will stick in years to come. David Houlding, Director of Healthcare Experiences on the Microsoft Industry Experiences team, describes some of Microsoft’s current major initiatives around Healthcare like investing in AI. Our guests,…
As the pandemic drags on, the Microsoft business applications community is finding a new and evolving ways to connect. The DynamicsCon virtual event began in 2020 and will run for the second time in March. To learn more about how it began and what is going into the next event, we talked to the founder, Jon Stypula. MSDW is a media sponsor of the ev…
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High-performance, flexible, and scalable databases with mongoDB with Alan Chhabra
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In this episode, Alan Chhabra, SVP of Partners and SVP of Asia Sales at MongoDB, talks about MongoDB, a high-performance database best suited for Big Data applications and Agile software development practices. It offers a flexible data model, elastic scalability, and high performance. Microsoft Azure is one of the best places to run MongoDB workloa…
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AppSource update with John O'Donnell and Rick McCutcheon
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In this special edition of the MSDW Podcast we are featuring a recent conversation between Microsoft MVP Rick McCutcheon and Microsoft global strategic ISV alliance manager John O'Donnell on how partners are utilizing Microsoft AppSource. Rick originally published this conversation as part of his Partner Talks series. Microsoft launched its AppSour…
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Making the case for AI Builder with Dynamics 365
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The Microsoft's Dynamics 365 FastTrack team has been holding a TechTalk webcast series in recent months featuring the use of various tools and capabilities of the Power Platform in the context of strengthening a Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management (a.k.a., Finance and Operations) system. Series organizer and FastTrack architect Rachel …
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Disrupting Financial Services with Dr. Louise Beaumont
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In this episode, Dr. Louise Beaumont talks about the idea of exploiting disruption: the most meaningful and promising disrupting trends or technologies she is watching, as well as how open and accessible data changes the landscape of financial services, and the technologies driving change around data usage. She also discusses the concept of open ba…
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What Dynamics GP customers will hear from Microsoft in 2021
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On this episode we welcome back Peter Joeckel of TurnOnDynamics and Karen Riordan of Menlo Technologies for a discussion of the new year's Dynamics GP outlook for customers and partners. Dynamics 365 Business Central is Microsoft's SMB ERP product of the future, so changes still to come are to some extent predictable already starting to play out: i…
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Microsoft’s Cloud for Healthcare is Live!
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This episode is about the newly announced Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare which is now available! We delve into the capabilities of this industry-vertical cloud and get a sense of why industry clouds are starting to emerge with Microsoft’s Jenn Roth and John Doyle. Healthcare is in transition. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated healthcare technol…
This episode is sponsered by HCL-PowerObjects. As the Microsoft Power Platform has enjoyed greater adoption, the challenges of managing security, governance, data migration, licensing and other needs have gained greater urgency for customers. John Doris and Jamie Barker of HCL-PowerObjects join us to discuss their experiences working with a wide va…
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Emerging Trends in Financial Services with Nasir Zubairi
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In this episode, we discuss trends and technologies influencing and supporting the financial services industry with special guest, Nasir Zubairi, CEO of the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT), a public/private sector initiative to drive fintech and digitalization for Luxembourg's financial services industry. Nasir shares with us innov…
Microsoft Dataverse; US politics; Azure Purview; FastTrack; Sales Insights
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Evolving eCommerce with Jason Goldberg and Sahir Anand
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In this episode, we talked about retail and consumer goods with a focus on eCommerce and the fast-paced change the industry is seeing with our guests, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis Jason Goldberg, and Principal Industry Lead for Retail & CPG at Microsoft Sahir Anand. We talk about Microsoft’s retail and consumer goods strategies, inte…
Note: This episode is sponsored by Avanade. Learn more about Power Platform at Avanade here. Venkat Rao, Power Platform go to market lead for North America at Avanade, joins us for a conversation following up on his recent five part article series on the Power Platform and its role in supporting the evolution of business applications. (Check out pa…
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Steve Mordue on ISVs, Power Platform, Teams, and IP
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The Microsoft channel is ever-changing, and ISVs can spend considerable time optimizing their approach according to the latest incentives, rules, restrictions, and opportunities. Microsoft MVP Steve Mordue returns to talk about some of the latest updates in the channel. Steve is the founder of the ISV business RapidStartCRM. He's also a popular blo…
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Powering a Sustainable Future with Darryl Willis
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We talked about Microsoft initiatives, solutions, and technologies in the energy sector with Darryl Willis. Darryl is the Vice President of Energy at Microsoft and he is responsible for driving digital transformation all around the world for companies within oil & gas, mining, renewables, and power & utilities. We’re all aware that energy sustainab…
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Marketing automation performance for Dynamics 365 users
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Editor's Note: This episode is sponsored by GetResponse MAX for Dynamics 365. Mac Ossowski of marketing automation solution provider GetResponse joins the podcast to discuss how sales and marketing teams can work together with shared technology, even when performance goals may differ. Mac has been active in the email and marketing automation field …
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Previewing the new BC Tech Talk virtual event
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The Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365 Business Central community has a heritage of conferences around the world, some that go back decades. But with the pandemic, everything has changed in 2020. Some events have gone online, others have been put on hold, and still others have emerged as new alternatives. BC Tech Talk is the latest new event. …
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Lessons from an energy firm's Dynamics AX 2009 to Dynamics 365 journey
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Pattern Energy, a company that develops and operates wind and solar energy generation projects around the world, had many years invested into a Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 ERP solution that was on-premises and highly customized. But by 2018 they knew that their aging system needed to be replaced. On this episode, Nick Tavenier, the ERP systems analy…
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Proven Field-Tested Sales Tactics to Explode Commercial Marketplace Sales with James Mastan
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In this episode, James Mastan of Audienz talks about The Business Transformation Playbook for the Azure Marketplace how to effectively go-to-market from the perspective of sales, marketing, operations, and other non-technical factors. When organizations decide to sell their solutions through the Microsoft Commercial Marketplace, it isn’t unusual fo…
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Kim Congleton on what's new in Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2
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The latest release wave for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is now rolling out with a range of updates that should benefit users, developers, and system administrators. Dynamics NAV and BC veteran Kim Congleton of New View Strategies has been busy examining the new updates and helping the community understand how to make use of the improvem…
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David Ogilvie on ERP selection and supply chain performance
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Australia-based business consultant David Ogilvie has been thinking and writing on how businesses can adapt to economic conditions triggered by the pandemic, looking at factors like managing capital, supply chain optimization, and customer service. And managing across all of those areas require the ability to track the right metrics. David discusse…
This episode is sponsored by Provance. Support a digital transformation in IT with Provance ITSM—the most Microsoft-centric IT Service Management product on the market. On this episode we catch up on some of the top headlines and contributed articles from the last month, including highlights of the Dynamics 365 and Power Platform 2020 release wave …
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Using Digital Simulations for Bringing Product to Market with Andy Byers
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This episode explores amazing technologies and techniques that add tremendous value to organizations looking for new and better ways to bring product to market and discusses simulations of real-world situations in the Azure cloud. Andy Byers, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Ansys, talks about product simulation priorities: more demand for com…
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Achieving Scale and Growth with Ecommerce in the COVID Era
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In our first panel episode, Sahir Anand hosts Microsoft partners to discuss effective digital experiences that are driving ecommerce systems and the supply chain. We hear from our panel of thought leaders about how retailers are successfully acting with agility, especially in the coming holiday season. In addition, the conversation covers how Azure…
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Samuel Adranyi on building community around tech
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Samuel Adranyi is a Microsoft MVP who brings his expertise to the local, regional, and international Microsoft Azure and Power Platform communities. He tells us about his own professional development, the decision to move back to his home country of Ghana from a role in the US, and what he is doing today to encourage others to gain expertise in Mic…
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The evolution of Martech in the Microsoft channel
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This episode of the MSDW Podcast is sponsored by dotdigital. Find out more about their Microsoft Dynamics offering here. As marketing technology continues to evolve, so does thinking on where it can deliver the most impact in an organization. The marketing-to-sales funnel remains the most common way to deploy marketing automation tools, but Dan Gri…
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Entering a New Digital Age for Media with Microsoft
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In this episode we discuss how Azure and our partner ecosystem supports the media and communications industries including current applicable trends and technologies. And some of the tech is pretty amazing. We cover the Azure services media and communications organizations find most valuable and the outcomes experienced by several partners and custo…
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Blue Horseshoe and Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management
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Blue Horseshoe Solutions holds a notable role in the history of Microsoft's enterprise ERP development. The firm was founded in 2001 and some if its own modules for warehouse and transportation management have become part of Microsoft's core ERP products, first with Dynamics AX and now Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. On this episode, sponsore…
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Microsoft Power Platform as a tool for opportunity and inclusion
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Members of the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 community came together for a series of online pub quizzes in July to raise money for local charities and support social action against racism. The events took place in midst of civil protests in cities around the world drew hundreds of participants and raised money for local non-profits. In …
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Partnering with Microsoft and Growing Your Business
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This episode is for anyone looking to take their business to the next level by becoming a Microsoft partner, or for existing partners who want to make the most of their benefits. We’re joined by Casey McGee, Vice President for ISV Partner Strategy at Microsoft, who focuses exclusively on our thriving partner ecosystem. Casey shares ways to partner …
The news roundup returns, and on this episode, we look back at top headlines from the last several weeks of executive hires, Microsoft revenue numbers, product wins, partner updates, and more. Show Notes: 0:45 - New leadership for Microsoft Business Applications group 2:35 - More insight into Dynamics 365 revenue performance 6:45 - Microsoft Lists …
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Neil Benson on big Dynamics 365 projects, Scrum, and training
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Microsoft MVP, solution architect, and Scrum expert Neil Benson recently concluded two years of work on a membership and sales platform upgrade for RACQ (Royal Automobile Club of Queensland) that involved Dynamics 365 Customer Service, integration with multiple other SaaS vendor solutions, and, of course, lots of legacy data to contend with from th…
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Productivity & Remote Work with Jared Spataro
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This episode examines Microsoft Team and other productivity tools with a special focus on remote work. The conversation includes the value of our partner ecosystem and how they have added tremendous value to Microsoft’s productivity suite of tools. Learn how Microsoft Teams has become a platform for life, work, and learning. Hear the story of Teams…
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Lisa Crosbie on Microsoft Business Applications 2020 Wave 2 and professional development
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Lisa Crosbie joins us to talk about her many community activities and interests in the Microsoft Business Applications space. Lisa is a technology evangelist at Barhead, a Microsoft partner, and when she's not working with their sales and professional services teams, she can be found doing a range of things, from blogging to podcasting to videos to…
Meet the next generation of technologists and the Microsoft programs that support them. Jennifer Ritzinger and Pablo Veramendi talk with us about the developers you want for your next round of interns! Skilled students are building sophisticated solutions serving many industries and in this conversation we discuss how Microsoft is supporting them. …
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A Rapidly Changing World of Data with Todd Singleton.
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The ways companies are managing data is rapidly changing. New patterns and technologies focused on data management are emerging to help. Join Todd Singleton, General Manager of Solutions in the Azure Data Group at Microsoft, to hear how Microsoft is bringing solutions to help with the explosion of data. In this episode we discuss how to gain insigh…
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Erik Hougaard on the evolution of development in Dynamics NAV and D365 Business Central
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Erik Hougaard returns to the podcast with new perspective on Dynamics 365 Business Central development and customization. Over the last few months, Erik has been creating a rich new library of developer skills videos on his YouTube channel, covering everything from OAuth and Javascript controls to web services and String operations. He recently cre…
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Examining the Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Upgrade, Ep. 4
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We continue the Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 migration podcast series with a conversation focused primarily around making the case for D365 Finance and Operations, once again joined by Karen Riordan of Menlo Technologies and Peter Joeckel of TurnOnDynamics. In some ways, the path to F&O could be described as only marginally easier than a migration f…
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Microsoft Dynamics and Azure News Roundup, July 2020
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With Microsoft's big summertime virtual event, Inspire 2020, now behind us, the MSDW editorial team chats about some of the biggest news of the event, as well as some of our readers favorite new articles from recent weeks. Up for discussion are the newest Microsoft business applications product names: Customer Voice and Dataflex, as well as Azure c…
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On the Cutting Edge with Microsoft Azure IoT Featuring Sam George and Jeff Cornwell
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The Internet of Things (IoT) has taken off in a huge way and is impacting industries far beyond the traditional use cases. In this episode we discuss modern IoT solutions and capabilities including managing large scale IoT implementations, Microsoft-specific devices, using Azure IoT services, IoT on the edge, developing IoT solutions, and even runn…
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Mark Stuyt of Neural Impact on the challenge of COVID selling
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Editor's Note: This episode is sponsored by Ingram Micro Cloud. The coronavirus pandemic has become a core element of Microsoft's FY21 cloud strategy. And the company now expects their partners to align with goals around remote and returning workers, industry specialization, and digital transformation. While that vision rings true in many ways, it …
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Elif Item on Dynamics 365 Commerce deployment and training
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Microsoft only revealed Dynamics 365 Commerce a year ago, but the offering is already evolving. In reality, Commerce came into existence as a rebrand of Dynamics 365 for Retail with a new e-commerce and content management tools introduced. Today's roadmap for Commerce calls for updates all over the wide ranging solution, from back office to warehou…
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Diving Deep on Azure Storage Solutions, Part 2
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In this final episode of a 2-part series on Azure Storage and DataLake, Vamshi Kommineni shares some things with us of interest to any technology decision maker. We discuss what backup, recovery, disaster planning, failover, governance, and other factors look like regarding storage solutions. Further we dive deep into customer use cases and stories…
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The importance of pre-project planning for Microsoft Dynamics 365 success
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Editor's Note: This episode is sponsored by DXC Technology. There is no single approach to successfully tackling challenges like project methodology, executive sponsorship, user adoption, or planning for post go-live support, but they are all absolutely critical to a successful Dynamics 365 project outcome. This podcast episode explores some of the…
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Diving Deep on Azure Storage Solutions, Part 1
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In this first of a 2-part series, Vamshi Kommineni takes us through Azure Storage and Data Lake from the perspective of industry use cases and relevant capabilities. Not only do we learn about the different capabilities of these services, but we also cover discuss their use at hyper-scale and what that can mean for customers. Vamshi shares several …