MVP Insights: Justin Carter on Community Involvement, Favorite Features, Summit Sessions

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In episode 57, Giuseppe Ianni welcomes 11x Microsoft MVP Justin Carter, VP of Technology, Solution Architect, Caf2Code LLC, to discuss how he became involved with the Microsoft community, sharing his knowledge and expertise, favorite features, and Community Summit sessions.

Key Takeaways

• Microsoft journey: Justin recounts the journey of how he became involved with Microsoft FO/AX, which led to him becoming an 11x Microsoft MVP. As he built his background in programming and consulting, he got involved with Blue Horseshoe and its AX practice. Then, he started his DAX Dude blog in 2008 to share his knowledge and experiences with others in the community.
• Inspiration to teach: “It’s just kind of ingrained in my DNA,” Justin says. “It’s just something I do and I enjoy it.” He has drawn inspiration from his dad and other family members who have served as teachers in different capacities. While he started with a blog and still publishes blog posts, he has also found it fun to get in front of people to teach.
• Summit NA: User enablement is the overarching theme of the sessions Justin will be part of at Community Summit North America. He encourages attendees to come in with an idea of what they want to learn and even questions to ask to get the most out of their Summit experience. His sessions include:
  • PSS: Integration Experts Roundtable: New Tactics for Today’s Challenges on Monday, October 20th
  • The Ghosts of Testing Past, Present, and Future: A Dickensian Guide to D365 F&O Implementations on Monday, October 20th
  • Ask the F/SCM Experts: Real-World Insights and Lessons in Dynamics 365 Commerce on Monday, October 20th
  • Microsoft Learn Deep Dive: Empower Your Team With Custom Learning Plans on Monday, October 20th
  • Become a master of your data – Dynamics 365 Excel Addin on Tuesday, October 21st
• Features and functions: Inventory visibility is a service that Justin has appreciated. “You’re going to see it on literally every implementation, you won’t necessarily find a use case for it until you know it exists, and then you’re going to see the use cases for it everywhere,” he says. He highlights a Power App that users can deploy that tests a lot of scenarios for inventory visibility services.

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