{"id":42,"date":"2019-07-25T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mscp.10uplabs.com\/powerplatform\/?p=42"},"modified":"2025-05-14T19:38:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T02:38:59","slug":"accelerating-innovation-with-dynamics-365-and-the-power-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/2019\/07\/25\/accelerating-innovation-with-dynamics-365-and-the-power-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerating innovation with Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year, we bring together thousands of Microsoft partners from around the world to celebrate, connect, and learn about what\u2019s coming in the next year. Just last week, I had the chance to join this year\u2019s Microsoft Inspire with 13,000 of our partners in Las Vegas, and it was an amazing week full of energy and excitement.<\/p>\n

I had the opportunity to share how we\u2019re accelerating innovation with Dynamics 365<\/a> and the Power Platform<\/a> in two featured sessions. Hayden Stafford joined me to talk about the business opportunity in FY20 for Business Applications, and Charles Lamanna and Arun Ulagaratchagan showed off the innovation and partner investments across the Power Platform. In both sessions, partners from Hitachi Solutions, VeriPark, WorkSpan, and EY joined me on stage to talk about the opportunities they\u2019re seeing in the market. Check out the session recordings to see more.<\/p>\n

We also shared a few major announcements with the partner community throughout the week that will deepen our partnership, align with how our business is growing, and help customers realize the potential of digital transformation. Take a look at a few highlights below.<\/p>\n

Launching the new Microsoft Business Applications ISV Connect Program<\/h2>\n

ISVs that build on Microsoft Dynamics 365 and PowerApps can offer their customers innovative apps they couldn\u2019t build elsewhere using connections to industry-leading cloud services on Azure and developer tools built just for them.<\/p>\n

After previewing elements of the program in the spring, we officially launched the Business Applications ISV Connect Program on July 15th. This program brings together platform and program benefits created specifically for ISVs to support their success. We\u2019re laying a path for a stronger partnership with our ISVs through ongoing platform investments, development tooling enhancements, and go-to-market support for mutual success. Read Steven Guggenheimer\u2019s blog<\/a> for more information about the program\u2019s requirements and benefits.<\/p>\n

Expanding our Dynamics 365 Industry Accelerators<\/h2>\n

We know our partners want to go to market fast. Our industry accelerators help them do just that.<\/p>\n

At Inspire, we introduced two new industry accelerators: the Dynamics 365 Automotive Accelerator and Dynamics 365 Banking Accelerator. We also announced significant updates to the Dynamics 365 Nonprofit Accelerator.<\/p>\n

Each of these accelerators was developed in deep partnership with industry experts to provide pre-built dashboards, sample data, and workflows that align with common industry scenarios. Steven Guggenheimer\u2019s blog<\/a> has more on this update as well.<\/p>\n

Updating our Dynamics 365 packaging model<\/h2>\n

In October, Microsoft will be moving from \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d Microsoft Dynamics 365 licensing plans to focus on providing customers with the specific Dynamics 365 applications that meet the unique needs of their organization. Customers need software that aligns to their functional roles and scenarios, and they require the ability to add or remove applications as their company grows and changes over time. The new licensing model will allow customers to purchase the applications they need, when they need them. Each application is extensible and applications can be easily mixed and matched to configure integrated solutions that align to a customer\u2019s unique business requirements.<\/p>\n

To learn more about these new options for your customers, check out the Inspire sessions \u201cCustomer Engagement Licensing Updates<\/a>\u201d\u00a0and \u201cUnified Operations Licensing Updates<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Introducing new licensing options for PowerApps and Microsoft Flow<\/h2>\n

Over the past few months, we\u2019ve announced a set of continued investments in the Power Platform<\/a> and vision for one connected platform that enables everyone, regardless of their skill set or background, to innovate.<\/p>\n

In addition to the general availability of innovations like AI Builder<\/a> and PowerApps Portals<\/a>, we will be introducing new licensing options in October 2019 shaped by the feedback we\u2019ve received from our customers and the community of makers and creators who have been with us on the Power Platform journey. At Inspire we previewed new licensing options for PowerApps and Microsoft Flow that:<\/p>\n