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Errin O'Connor

With over 25 years of experience in Information Technology and Management Consulting, Errin O’Connor has led hundreds of large-scale enterprise implementations from Business Intelligence, Power BI, Office 365, SharePoint, Exchange, IT Security, Azure and Hybrid Cloud efforts for over 165 Fortune 500 companies.

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Dynamics 365 for sales-boosting customer experience

Posted by Errin O'Connor on Aug, 16, 2022 09:08

Dynamics 365 for sales have supported building powerful relationships with salespeople and their respected customers. The entire fundamental of Dynamics 365 for sales is based on insights that help to close the deals faster. It helps to nurture the sales agreements, starting from leads to orders to sales being collateral. This Cloud-based application combines ERP […]

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Topics: Custom Application Managed Services, Custom Development, Dynamics 365 sales, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft dynamics 365 Business central, SharePoint Custom Development

EPC Group’s SharePoint 2013 Development Best Practices

Posted by Errin O'Connor on Aug, 01, 2016 06:08

This EPC Group blog is intended for developers who want to create custom solutions for SharePoint 2013. The purpose of this document is to share EPC Group’s proven best practices for developing customs solutions for SharePoint 2013. BLOG SUMMARY This blog provides guidelines and practices related to development for a SharePoint 2013 environment. This blog contains […]

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Understanding Office 365 API Tools for Best Practices Office 365 Development

Posted by Errin O'Connor on May, 10, 2015 04:05

Microsoft has recently introduced the next step in the evolution of the Office 365 platform by releasing the Office 365 API Tools, as shown in the image below. This continues to extend the platform and opens up more possibilities around the hybrid cloud with the capability to access SharePoint 2013 on-premises. It also extends the platform in Office 2013 […]

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SharePoint 2013’s APIs, Office 365 API Tools and Development Options

Posted by Errin O'Connor on May, 08, 2015 04:05

SharePoint 2013’s APIs enable apps, as well as other elements, to connect and integrate with SharePoint’s core features. The APIs, as depicted in the image below, provide apps the capability to view content or integrate with a workflow or even perform searches. For example, if you were developing an app for a business intelligence initiative, SharePoint 2013’s APIs would […]

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Security & Identity Management Considerations for Application Development

Posted by Errin O'Connor on May, 08, 2015 12:05

There are various security, identity management, and authentication considerations when developing custom applications and related features in SharePoint 2013, Office 365, SharePoint Online, and Microsoft Azure. You should always keep in mind SharePoint 2013’s “claims first” authentication architecture during your development, as well as in discussions with the business about their custom requirements. With SharePoint […]

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SharePoint 2013 & Office 365 APIs & Development Options for Accessing Data

Posted by Errin O'Connor on Mar, 10, 2015 03:03

SharePoint 2013’s APIs allow apps, as well as other elements, to connect and integrate with SharePoint’s core features. EPC Group’s development teams use APIs, as shown in the image below, provide apps their ability to view content or integrate with a workflow or even perform searches. For example, if you were developing an app for a […]

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