It's about time for another news roundup from our editorial team. We look at new product launches, Microsoft Dynamics and Azure partner news, new sales figures, and some of the most popular article contributions from subject matter experts. Show Notes: 0:45 – The launch of Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services set for Nov 1 2:00 – Report estimates Dynamics 365 Field Service closing in on $200 million in annual revenue 3:45 – Azure for healthcare: Opportunities abound in the cloud 5:00 – Microsoft to bolster Cloud for Healthcare with Truveta data platform investment & partnership 7:45 – Zuora to run subscription management services on Microsoft Azure, integrate with Dynamics 365 and Power BI 10:00 – Akerna expands ERP portfolio with $17 million acquisition of Microsoft ISV 365 Cannabis 12:15 – How Microsoft partners are building solutions with Azure Machine Learning 13:30 – Updates to Dynamics 365 media and entertainment accelerator adds Teams integration, content workflow support 14:30 – Microsoft's Power Apps Portals customers were exposing millions of private records, security firm reveals And related discussion at MSDW: Portals Community Call, September 2021: Securing Power Apps Portals Portals Community Call, August 2021: Using React with Power Apps Portals 19:15 – Features roundup How Microsoft customers should prepare for intelligent edge investment Microsoft Dynamics 365 Training Insights, Session 11: e-Commerce My favorite new features coming to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service in 2021 release wave 2 Power Platform 2021 Release Wave 2: Experts note developer improvements, simplified Dataverse access https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRlXHCXEk_c

Organizations live and die by the decisions they make in response to change, so converting the explosion of enterprise data to actionable information is more paramount than ever. From industries like healthcare and financial services to manufacturing, distribution and retail, the key to addressing change head on is having planning agility and visibility across all organization levels and departments. By making continuous business planning and analytics part of the culture of an organization and maintaining a forward-looking view, companies can experience true digital transformation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU7clpaE-dA

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