MVP Insights: Christian Abata on Finding Community, Power Platform Solutions, Summit NA Teaser
Welcome to “MVP Insights,” a podcast that explores the universe, ideas, and opportunities of the brightest stars in the Microsoft business applications ecosystem.
In this episode, John Siefert welcomes Christian Abata, Power Platform Architect, Business IT, Microsoft MVP. Chrisitan shares details on his journey to becoming an MVP, his areas of expertise, and details his session at the upcoming Community Summit North America 2024.
This episode is sponsored by Community Summit North America, the largest independent gathering of the Microsoft Business Applications ecosystem, taking place Oct. 13-17, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. Register today to connect with thousands of users across the Microsoft business applications ecosystem at the for user, by user event.
Key Takeaways
- MVP overview: As Christian began one of his earlier architect positions, he was searching for content on community forums. From there, he started creating his own content, but noticed that his local community – based in Ecuador – was lacking content in their native language. He combined his passion for community and creating Power Apps content into one and started delivering his tutorials and how-to’s in Spanish. Based on the great work he provided to the community, he was nominated for an MVP award.
- Areas of expertise: Christian’s expertise lies in the Power Platform, where his work has been focused over the last seven years as a solution architect. He decided to focus specifically on automation and automating solutions to help companies streamline their processes.
- Toughest project: As it relates to one of his toughest projects, Christian reflects on a project he worked on with an Australian company. The project involved migrating the client’s ERP system to Dynamics 365, and he had to consider how to manage subscriptions, payments, invoices, and plan changes. It required custom flows and web resources to develop the proper integrations but was a successful migration, which he attributed to a passionate and collaborative team effort.
- Summit NA session: Christian will be leading a session at Community Summit NA 2024 on RPA unattended flows. Attendees can expect to learn about the top tips for RPA flow strategy, adoption, and implementation. To learn more from Christian on all things Power Platform, visit his YouTube channel or LinkedIn.
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