What do you say when your CIO asks you to build the entire IT infrastructure for a new Cloud-Based, Virtual University? You take a deep breath and then say; “Yes, of course!”
In this session, I will take you on a journey of how we built the IT infrastructure for a new Cloud-Based, Virtual University from scratch. I will share our experiences and challenges in building the IT solution all in the Microsoft Cloud, with the heart in Dynamics 365. I will also discuss how we learned Dynamics 365 while designing and building everything at the same time.
ECIU University (https://eciu.eu) is a consortium of 13 universities in Europe that has worked together for over 25 years and now takes everything to a new level.
Today, two years after the question from our CIO, the team has built:
– Our own IAM system
– A custom-built frontend web
– A Student Information System
– A Course Catalog
– An Integration Hub with APIs and Queues to communicate with the 13 member universities
The systems above is build on:
– 48 custom tables in D365 (Dataverse)
– 26 Cloud flows (Power Automate)
– 3 Canvas apps used in different forms (Power Apps)
– 2 Custom Connectors that are calling AI services and ESCO APIs
In this session, I will show you things like:
– How we added a workflow to handle the creation process of a course, including technical reviews and an approval flow
– A custom plugin that prevents manipulating published courses
– How we develop and deploy new versions of Dynamics 365 solutions
– And more…
Benefits of Attending this Session:
- Discover how we learned Dynamics 365 from scratch while building our IT infrastructure
- Explore the possibilities of Dynamics 365 beyond the standard modules
- Use Custom Connectors to take your solution to the next level
