The Daily Friction

A daily newsletter about automation and eliminating friction.

Timeline Bookmarks?

Timeline Bookmarks?

Timeline Bookmarks? I just noticed a new icon Bookmarks in the Timeline in Dynamics 365 (New Look). You can save your filters and give it a name (like personal views). I have a different association with Bookmarks, but it's a nice tiny new feature to improve the...

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Slice Through Your Workload!

Slice Through Your Workload! Work-life balance isn't a myth, it's achievable. Ditch the hamster wheel and reclaim your time. No more endless days, no more drowning in tasks. Automation will lighten your load, allowing you to laser focus on what's truly crucial. Take...

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Outgrow your Virtual Assistant? 🧐

Outgrow your Virtual Assistant? 🧐 If you are hiring too many people to do manual tasks... Chances are you can cut those costs and automate it instead. This leads to higher margins and less overhead. πŸ’° You don't need several Virtual Assistants to work on tasks that can...

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ASP .NET Core 8 is even more performant!

ASP .NET Core 8 is even more performant! IIS used to be the default for running ASP .NET websites, but it only runs on Windows. Then Kestrel, the small cross-platform web server voor ASP .NET Core took over. Its competing with the fastest web servers in the world, see...

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Common Data Services Default Solution is gone?

Common Data Services Default Solution is gone? Everything you do in Dataverse (Dynamics 365) outside of a solution is being 'recorded' in the Common Data Services Default Solution. Very convenient! See the changes you forgot to add to your solution. Nice for customers...

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C# was originally a copy of Java.

C# was originally a copy of Java. How the tables have turned! My looking at the new features in Java 21: records improved switch multiline strings instanceof pattern matching

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Dynamics 365 Customer Insights is here

Dynamics 365 Customer Insights is here It's a combination of two existing apps: - Dynamics 365 Marketing (journey) - Dynamics 365 Customer Insights (data). See this as the Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement bundle. You pay one price, but it exists out of multiple apps....

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Ever heard of LOGAF?

Ever heard of LOGAF? LOGAF stands for 'Level of Giving a Fuck' and, trust me, it's not just a fancy term. It’s a life-altering philosophy you'll want to embrace. Rewind to my youthful days, armed to the hilt, ready to challenge, ready to combat. The battleground?...

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Think it’s necessary to mock ILogger?

Think it's necessary to mock ILogger? Using Moq or NSubstitute to do this? Think again. In the C# world, many developers do this - but there's a more efficient way. Enter NullLogger. NullLogger, a minimalist logger from Microsoft, lets you fulfill your dependency...

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Remy van Duijkeren

Remy van Duijkeren

Power Platform Advisor

Microsoft Power Platform Advisor with over 25 years of experience in IT with a focus on (marketing) automation and integration.

Helping organizations with scaling their business by automating processes on the Power Platform (Dynamics 365).

Expert in Power Platform, Dynamics 365 (Marketing & Sales) and Azure Integration Services. Giving advice and strategy consultancy.

Services:
– Strategy and tactics advise
– Automating and integrating

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