Tobias Fenster's guest appearances

Tobias Fenster

The MSDW Podcast

The CollabTalk Podcast

Microsoft Business Applications Podcast

Julie Yack

Jon Levesque

Nicholas Hayduk

Linda Rose

Alex Meyer

Wim Geukens

Malin Donoso Martnes

Steve Mordue

Haniel Croitoru

Oleksandr Olashyn

Venkat Rao

Melissa Hubbard

Dux Raymond Sy

Kuldeep Gupta

April Dunnam

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DevOps has changed a lot in the last decade. And in the world of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and its predecessor, Dynamics NAV, the devops landscape has absorbed many of those changes in just the last two to three years as Business Central emerged as a cloud-first SaaS ERP product. Our guests on this episode, Tobia Fenster, a Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Regional Director and fellow MVP Waldo (a.k.a., Eric Wauters), discuss their experiences with DevOps for Business Central, including the tools and services they have created to improve the experience. Their work in this area has been driven by both a need to help their internal teams and to offer solutions for the broader BC developer ecosystem that take on a range of needs in areas like container management and automated build pipelines. DevOps requirements are more sophisticated than ever, which means the tools are more powerful, but the concepts are also more complex. That rapid shift could be a risk both to partners and to BC customers that rely on customizations in the cloud. The situation remains quite manageable, Tobias and Waldo say, but development teams joining the BC community need to address the challenges straight away and understand the stakes,  for their own sake and for their customers. Show Notes:  1:40 - Introductions to Tobias and Waldo 4:00  - How is the developer experience today different from the old days? 6:45 - Waldo's outlook on embracing Extensions 10 :00 - How is the development community adapting to modern techniques? 13:30 - Who needs to have expertise in modern CI/CD and containerization for an ISV or a VAR organization? 18:00  - The origins of ALOps (created by Waldo) and its reception in the community 20:45 - Tobias's experience as an ALOps early adopter and use of the tool at Cosmo Consult 25:15 - What are Waldo and Tobias are asking of Microsoft to strengthen DevOps 30:00 - What types of partner organization can benefit from finding an existing DevOps framework 33:00 - What, if anything, should customers and others in the community understand about these development topics and the impact on their systems? 37:00 - What to look for in the near future  Links:  Tobias: MVP | Regional Director | Blog | Cosmo Consult Waldo: MVP | Blog | ALOps | iFacto 

DevOps has changed a lot in the last decade. And in the world of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and its predecessor, Dynamics NAV, the devops landscape has absorbed many of those changes in just the last two to three years as Business Central emerged as a cloud-first SaaS ERP product. Our guests on this episode, Tobia Fenster, a Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Regional Director and fellow MVP Waldo (a.k.a., Eric Wauters), discuss their experiences with DevOps for Business Central, including the tools and services they have created to improve the experience. Their work in this area has been driven by both a need to help their internal teams and to offer solutions for the broader BC developer ecosystem that take on a range of needs in areas like container management and automated build pipelines. DevOps requirements are more sophisticated than ever, which means the tools are more powerful, but the concepts are also more complex. That rapid shift could be a risk both to partners and to BC customers that rely on customizations in the cloud. The situation remains quite manageable, Tobias and Waldo say, but development teams joining the BC community need to address the challenges straight away and understand the stakes,  for their own sake and for their customers. Show Notes: <ul> <li>1:40 - Introductions to Tobias and Waldo</li> <li>4:00  - How is the developer experience today different from the old days?</li> <li>6:45 - Waldo's outlook on embracing Extensions</li> <li>10 :00 - How is the development community adapting to modern techniques?</li> <li>13:30 - Who needs to have expertise in modern CI/CD and containerization for an ISV or a VAR organization?</li> <li>18:00  - The origins of ALOps (created by Waldo) and its reception in the community</li> <li>20:45 - Tobias's experience as an ALOps early adopter and use of the tool at Cosmo Consult</li> <li>25:15 - What are Waldo and Tobias are asking of Microsoft to strengthen DevOps</li> <li>30:00 - What types of partner organization can benefit from finding an existing DevOps framework</li> <li>33:00 - What, if anything, should customers and others in the community understand about these development topics and the impact on their systems?</li> <li>37:00 - What to look for in the near future</li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li>Tobias: <a href="https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5002758?fullName=Tobias%20Fenster" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">MVP</a> | <a href="https://rd.microsoft.com/en-us/tobias-fenster" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Regional Director</a> | <a href="https://tobiasfenster.io/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://www.cosmoconsult.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Cosmo Consult</a></li> <li>Waldo: <a href="https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/mvp/Eric%20Wauters-38281" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">MVP</a> | <a href="https://www.waldo.be/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a> | <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Hodor.hodor-alops" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">ALOps</a> | <a href="https://www.ifacto.be/en/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iFacto</a></li> </ul>

Tobias Fenster and Waldo on DevOps for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Episode 112 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder &amp; CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and dual MVP's in Business Applications and Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Regional Director Tobias Fenster (@tobiasfenster), an Ulm, Germany-based information technology professional skilled in IT strategy, Software as a Service (SaaS), solution architecture, software development, and Docker. Tobias is also the Chief Technology Officer for Cosmo Consult.In this episode, Tobias and I discussed his activities with Business Central, Microsoft's cloud-based ERP solution for small and midsize organizations. While Business Central is his primary focus, he also writes and speaks on topics such as Docker containers, Azure DevOps, Visual Studio, Azure automation, and the broader Dynamics ERP space. We also talked a little bit about our shared experiences in the manufacturing sector, and the growth of Dynamics over the past few years as more companies are turning to Microsoft for flexible CRM and ERP solutions.You can also watch this entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/9XNqsZyHmnk

Episode 112 of the #MVPbuzzChat series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), Founder &amp; CEO of CollabTalk LLC, and dual MVP's in Business Applications and Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Regional Director Tobias Fenster (@tobiasfenster), an Ulm, Germany-based information technology professional skilled in IT strategy, Software as a Service (SaaS), solution architecture, software development, and Docker. Tobias is also the Chief Technology Officer for Cosmo Consult. In this episode, Tobias and I discussed his activities with Business Central, Microsoft's cloud-based ERP solution for small and midsize organizations. While Business Central is his primary focus, he also writes and speaks on topics such as Docker containers, Azure DevOps, Visual Studio, Azure automation, and the broader Dynamics ERP space. We also talked a little bit about our shared experiences in the manufacturing sector, and the growth of Dynamics over the past few years as more companies are turning to Microsoft for flexible CRM and ERP solutions. You can also watch this entire episode on the CollabTalk YouTube channel at <a href="https://youtu.be/9XNqsZyHmnk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/9XNqsZyHmnk</a>

MVPbuzzChat Episode 112 with Tobias Fenster

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/219Talks about Tobias Fenster's Podcast A conversation with Tobias’ role and responsibilities as a CTO Tobias’ origin story, life and family background – what they do together during his free time How COVID19 affected his lifestyle and business The area where Tobias specializes in Microsoft Business Applications MVP The fundamental difference being a Microsoft Business Applications MVP and AZURE category MVP Talks about Tobias’ contributions to the MVP Community Tobias’ journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP – how his journey startedWho nominated Tobias and the nomination process How being an MVP affected Tobias’ life? Shares his thoughts about the MVP program The biggest value of being an MVP Difference between engaging in Azure and Business Applications of the Product Team Tobias journey like across NAV and Business Applications Advice and recommendations to people who are wanting to become a Microsoft MVPMicrosoft Regional Director Program AgileXRM AgileXRm - The integrated BPM for Microsoft Power PlatformSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES <a href="https://podcast.nz365guy.com/219" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcast.nz365guy.com/219</a><ul><li>Talks about <a href="https://www.cdc-germany.de/speakers/tobias-fenster/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tobias Fenster's</a> Podcast </li><li>A conversation with Tobias’ role and responsibilities as a CTO </li><li>Tobias’ origin story, life and family background – what they do together during his free time </li><li>How COVID19 affected his lifestyle and business </li><li>The area where Tobias specializes in Microsoft Business Applications MVP </li><li>The fundamental difference being a Microsoft Business Applications MVP and AZURE category MVP </li><li>Talks about Tobias’ contributions to the MVP Community </li><li>Tobias’ journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP – how his journey started</li><li>Who nominated Tobias and the nomination process </li><li>How being an MVP affected Tobias’ life? </li><li>Shares his thoughts about the MVP program </li><li>The biggest value of being an MVP </li><li>Difference between engaging in Azure and Business Applications of the Product Team </li><li>Tobias journey like across NAV and Business Applications </li><li>Advice and recommendations to people who are wanting to become a Microsoft MVP</li><li><a href="https://rd.microsoft.com/en-us/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft Regional Director Program</a> </li></ul> <a href="https://www.agilexrm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AgileXRM</a> AgileXRm - The integrated BPM for Microsoft Power Platform<a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nz365guy" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nz365guy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linkedin</a>. Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

Tobias Fenster on The MVP Show