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October 5, 2026 · Parker Jacobs · 3 min read
Using AI to Accelerate D365 F&O Performance Analysis
AI trace analysis revealed that a slow D365 F&O Project Budget Revision process was caused by standard application code, not custom code. Comparison with a clean baseline and expert review both confirmed these findings.
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September 27, 2026 · Wes Burke · 4 min read
Refresh-Proof Your Fabric Reporting: Low-Latency Link to Fabric Without the Broken Models
Non-production refreshes quietly break Dataverse-to-Fabric reporting. Two tools — workspace identity and semantic-model parameters — make the new low-latency Link to Fabric resilient.
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August 24, 2026 · Chris Groh · 4 min read
Iterate Locally on Power Platform Web Resources and PCF Controls with @hummingbirdworks/proxy
A lightweight developer proxy that redirects Dataverse web resources and PCF assets to your local builds, so you can iterate without deploying on every change.
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June 15, 2026 · Chris Groh · 2 min read
When the Power Apps Grid Control Won't Stick: Digging Past the Layers
The Power Apps grid control (formerly known as the editable grid) is a welcome upgrade for model-driven apps — it offers inline editing, sorting, filtering, and a generally more modern experience. Microsoft's documentation for enabling it is straightforward, and in most environme
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June 5, 2026 · Hummingbird · 4 min read
Real-Time Dev for PowerApps: Vite + HMR in Dynamics 365
Hot Module Reload (HMR) fixes that by letting you edit code and see changes instantly in the browser without refreshing (and without losing state in many cases). Vite’s dev server is excellent at this, but web resources are served from your Dynamics domain—so we need a way to “sp