FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/95Personal background – living in Issaquah, hobbies, family Career highlights being part of the Microsoft Business Applications team Thoughts on the idea of Microsoft’s shift in focus from apps to the platform The “measuring stick” that Microsoft uses to define a top ISV Patterns that successful ISVs do effectively to become a top ISV Creating a business model around being an ISV Various tools that Microsoft have available to enable ISVs in their journey to the Power Platform Unpacking the different categories of ISVs: Build ISV, Extend ISV, Connect ISV Examples of companies that are under the three categories of ISVs Splits between the different types of ISVs Difference between vertical and horizontal solutions Understanding the Power Platform and app separation, pivoting towards starting with CDS and building dedicated applications at their layer Thoughts on possible changes in how recognition works in the future for an example use case Size of the potential market opportunity for ISVs in the business application market Opportunity for SIs to spin up new business units that specifically focus on creating IP Dev Centres – what they are, their purpose, and who can access them RESOURCESDynamics 365Become a Microsoft PartnerAzure Consumed Revenue (ACR) Dynamics 365 blogs Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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