Using AWS S3 buckets from Microsoft Power Platform is limited when you use standard connectors. In other words, you can list buckets and read the content of objects. But you can’t move your data to an AWS S3 bucket with the standard connector. So, what can I do? Right, a custom connector for AWS S3 is the solution. But my journey to a working connector was not so easy as expected. In other words, I faced challenges and solved a…
I recently came across a new way to write and create source code. I had been looking for an alternative because my computer didn’t have the necessary administrative privileges to install software and the resources available on it were also limited. In detail, I had no Git for source code management, no Docker Runtime, no AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), and no AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK). In other words, I was lost, but I discovered GitHub Codespaces….
Creating a new Amazon Expert Q for Business application was straight forward. I wrote about this in my last blog post. You have seen, I uploaded documents from my local folder directly in Amazon Q. Afterwards, Amazon Q indexed my documents and automatically created a search index. Finally, I tested Amazon Q in the web experience preview. Great job so far! Today, I’ll deploy the web application and configure my Microsoft Azure tenant to act as the identity provider. I…
Amazon Q is the new star at AWS Cloud. No, no it is not only another AI powered chatbot! First, Q comes across in two flavors. As Amazon Q (For AWS Builder Use), Q is your smart AI buddy for AWS which assist you with understanding, creating, expanding, and managing AWS applications. Well, this is like a built-in copilot for AWS. But wait, there is much more than that! Amazon Q is also made for business. As Amazon Q (For…
Single Sign-On (SSO) is a great thing! It simplifies my life in more ways than one. With SSO, I only need one username and password from my Microsoft account to access multiple websites and apps. This is making my online experience easier and more secure. It also saves me from password fatigue and streamlines the management of my accounts. The benefits are huge, but how can I setup Single Sign-On for my AWS accounts? In other words, I want also…
I can’t say this often enough, I love to automate manual repetitive tasks. An automated process save time and reduces mistakes. For that reason, I want to share a new example with you. Moreover, I use the Microsoft Power Platform together with AWS cloud in perfect harmony. So here is the story: some days ago, I stumbled upon a terraforming process for new AWS Accounts. The initial idea was, to prepare reusable and preconfigured building blocks. In other words, my…
I write code wherever I am. This is too good to be true, isn’t it? So, all I need is a browser and a development environment. I could use an Azure Virtual Machine with remote desktop, but mostly there can be limitations on a local machine to do this. However, I discovered recently AWS Cloud9 in a workshop and was surprised in a positive way. The AWS offering says that AWS Cloud9 provides numerous benefits for developers. It allows you…
As a software developer or a team lead, you know the importance of code reviews in ensuring the quality and maintainability of your codebase. However, managing and assigning reviewers for your GitHub pull requests can be a time-consuming and tedious task, especially if you have a large team or multiple projects to manage. In addition, assigning reviewers by policy is not always sufficient, and manually assigning special reviewers does not scale. That’s why I want to introduce you to Power…
In this post, I’ll show you how you can use AWS Cloud to analyze your Dynamics data. As you may know, Dynamics data captures important information about your customer interactions, sales, and other key business processes. Furthermore, analyzing this data can provide valuable insights into operational efficiency, customer behavior, and business performance. Before diving into how to bring Dynamics data into AWS, it’s important to understand why you might want to do so. After all, Microsoft already offers tools like…
Playing around with virtual tables made me aware, that this technology is amazing to integrate foreign data into Dataverse. But what is with Dataverse for Microsoft Teams? Can I also setup virtual tables in these environments? Furthermore, setting up virtual tables in Dataverse for Microsoft Teams seems impossible. This is because, you have no option to access the Advanced Setup like in a real Dataverse: Yes, this is because the Advanced Setup is based on the classic CRM interface. And…