In August, Microsoft brought Dynamics 365 2019 release wave 2 to early access. Initially, 74 new capabilities were showcased, targeting various applications that are part of Microsoft’s enterprise resource planning suite of services. These applications include Dynamics 365 for Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Field Service, Finance and Operations, and Retail, as well as the Power Platform which comprises of PowerApps, Flow, and Power BI.
We recently posted about new licensing changes.
At the same time this latest release wave is now generally availabile,
It brings over 400 new capabilities and feature updates to users – one of the largest ever update plans for Dynamics 365.
Microsoft has invested billions of dollars in AI research to bring insights to everyone in context of the task at hand—a key to transforming from a reactive to proactive organization. New AI-powered insights applications were also released last week, including: Dynamics 365 Product Insights, Commerce, and Connected Store.
Additional capabilities for already existing services were also introduced.
Moreover, Dynamics 365 Fraud Protection is also generally available starting today.
Power BI, gets new features every month. We now have a unified platform for enterprise BI, and self-service analytics for all.
•Unified platform for enterprise BI •Data Protection (Preview)
•Shared and Certified Datasets
•Data lineage capabilities (Preview)
•Open platform connectivity (XMLA Read/Write) (Preview)
•Datasets larger than 10GB in Power BI Premium (Preview)
•Admin usage metrics
•Unattended Power BI template app installation
•Self-service analytics for everyone •New experience for report consumption
•Home customization
•Mobile Home
Other apps on the Power Platform are also have updates, with AI Builder for Powerapps and Flow reaching general availability. Administrators benefit from richer tooling, such as PowerShell Command lets (cmdlets) and the new Power Platform Admin Center.
https://dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/business-applications/product-updates/
