July 2022 (pre-Inspire) news roundup

With Microsoft’s annual global partner event Inspire 2022 set to begin this week, we look back at some of our relevant reporting and features. Recent coverage discussed by the MSDW and MSCN editorial team on this episode includes:

• The departure of channel chief Rodney Clark and some analysis of the future of Microsoft’s executive leadership of channel and ecosystem. And just after we recorded this episode, Microsoft announced its new partner ecosystem leadership.
• Microsoft has unveiled Viva Sales, the first role-based module in the Viva lineup.
• P&G’s new commitment to new manufacturing tech built on Azure
• Our discussion with Steve Mordue on business apps leadership, channel issues, and more
• The announcement of Dynamics 365 and Power Platform 2022 release wave 2.
• The impact of the Synlapse vulnerability
• A partner’s Business Central priorities
• New features on multi-tenant Azure projects in federal agencies, Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse, and the MVP experience.