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Directions Asia 2026: Two Sessions, Four Standouts, and a Shift in How I Think About Our Craft
I just got back from Directions Asia 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and I am still processing how much happened in those few days. I had the privilege of presenting two sessions, sat in on some genuinely brilliant talks from people I respect, caught up with old colleagues, and walked away with a…
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Directions EMEA 2025 – Reflections, Insights, and the Dawn of a New Era for Business Central
For me, Directions EMEA always begins long before the first sessions start. It begins with the long-haul travel, the endless airport corridors, the confused time zones, and the inevitable jetlag that becomes a yearly companion. Since 2018, this has been my routine, exhausting, unpredictable, and yet somehow comforting in its familiarity. But every year, without…
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From BC TechDays to the Heart of Business Central
What a whirlwind! Just seven days ago, I was on stage in Antwerp, and before the applause faded, I was already airborne to Denmark to huddle with the Business Central product group. (Stay tuned – those behind-the-scenes conversations deserve their post.) Today, though, I want to capture the magic of BC TechDays 2025 – the…
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Directions Asia 2025: People, Power, Progress
As I flew back from Directions Asia 2025 this morning, I felt inspired to jot down my thoughts during the quieter moments of the flight. My wife and daughter quickly drifted off, likely exhausted from our exciting nights filled with vibrant parties and adventures in the lively city of Bangkok. It was a joy to…
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Directions ASIA 2025 – Join Us in Bangkok!
I’m excited to announce that I will speak at Directions ASIA 2025 alongside Steve Gichure. This year, the event expands to three full days of learning, networking, and innovation, and we can’t wait to be a part of it. 💙 This event is also extra special because my wife, Shanika Ranathunga, plans to join me!…
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Directions Asia 2024
Recap: Presenting at Directions Asia 2024 Conference in Bangkok I recently had the pleasure of presenting at the Directions Asia conference in Bangkok, and I must say, it was an incredibly rewarding experience. If my memory serves correctly, it was my 4th Directions Asia conference. As usual, the event was exceptionally well organised, and everyone…
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BCTechDays 2023
I am excited to announce that Vlad and I will be presenting a session on the topic of Future Management for Continuous Delivery at BCTechDays 2023 in Belgium. Our session will focus on the practice of feature management, which leverages feature flags to enable dynamic feature administration and quick changes to feature availability on demand.…
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Directions ASIA 2023
If you want to connect with other partners, have a front-row seat to learn about the newest releases, share information with other Business Decision-makers, or simply grow together with the Dynamics 365 community, attending Directions ASIA is a no-brainer. Directions4Partners are gathering the Microsoft teams and the best of the industry to come and teach you all the latest information in person, including:…
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Notes from Directions EMEA 2019
Below are some notes I took during Directions EMEA 2019. A bit late to publish but didn’t want to just delete them. Treat extensions as products. Which means releasing them to customers periodically. Allow proper testing with proper test cases (Preferably automated testing). Try to run all the customers on the same version. Proper code…
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AL Extensions, Announcement, Conferences, Development, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics Business Central
Report back from Directions EMEA 2019: Technical
The first-day keynote was packed with stats and exciting announcements from Microsoft. As for the Microsoft general manager Toby Bowers, 1400+ partners selling Business Central worldwide. 4000+ customers actively using Business Central. 450+ business central solutions are available on AppSource. The number of users doubled compared to last year. This clearly indicates that Business…
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Report back from Directions EMEA 2019
Starting from the second week of July to today, I had a completely packed schedule. It is a simple explanation about me blogging about the Directions EMEA after two months. August month started with 4 different Dynamics 365 Saturday community events every weekend and then came the Directions EMEA, after a few weeks time NAV…
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Directions EMEA 2019 : We safely landed in Vienna
We safely landed in Vienna after flying over more than 18000+ Km. This is just normal to most of us who live on the edge of the world. As our prime minister used says even the shortest flight to our neighbor is more than 4 hours away. So flying for more than 24 hours is quite common…
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Dynamics 365 Saturday – Melbourne 2018
I will be taking the stage this Saturday with Wagner Silveira at Dynamics 365 Saturday – Melbourne to talk about “Richer integration with logic apps for Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365”. Join us. Please provide your feedback with a comment. Thank you and Regards,Tharanga Chandrasekara
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Directions Asia 2018 Bangkok: MVPs report back
The original post is posted in Theta’s Official Blog. Directions is the biggest Microsoft Dynamics NAV conference in the world, and was held for the second time in Asia, on 15th and 16th March in Bangkok. It’s an independent conference for Microsoft Dynamics partners from the ERP and CRM channels focusing on the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market,…
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Direction Asia 2018 : Richer integration with logic apps for Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365 (CRM)
I’ll be speaking at #DirectionAsia 2018 this March in Bangkok together with Wagner Silveira. Join with me and other Dynamics expects at the Directions ASIA conference! Topic: Richer integration with logic apps for Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365 (CRM). Session Type: Technical. Abstract: Precise, up-to-date Information is key to success, as it adds real value…