Microsoft business applications · ideas into outcomes
Making complex
business systems
work simply.
I'm Mark Armstrong. I design and deliver practical solutions across Business Central, Power Platform and Microsoft Fabric—then share what I learn here.
What I do
Technology is only useful when it solves the right problem.
I bridge business needs and technical delivery—bringing curiosity, clarity and a bias for useful results.
Business Central
Functional design, APIs, AL extensions, warehousing and integrations
Power Platform
Apps, automation and agents that improve everyday business processes
Microsoft Fabric
Data engineering, lakehouses, semantic models and Power BI reporting
Solution delivery
Discovery, architecture, governance and translating needs into outcomes
Latest thinking
Notes from the workbench.
Practical guides, honest lessons and working patterns from the Microsoft business applications world.
Testing Business Central with Claude Cowork: An End-to-End Sandbox Test
I tested whether Claude Cowork could complete an end-to-end deferred-payment process in a Business Central sandbox using Playwright MCP—from blanket order to customer ledger entry.
Automating Purchase Approvals in Business Central with Power Automate
Discover how to automate purchase approvals in Business Central using Power Automate. This guide shows how to enable email approvals, enforce approval limits, and streamline your approval workflow
Power Automate with APIs: How I Reboot Phones by Cycling Meraki Switch Ports
Power Automate becomes a very different tool when you start using it with APIs. In this article, I show how a simple flow uses the Meraki Dashboard API to safely cycle switch ports and reboot desk phones — turning Power Automate into a lightweight IT operations and runbook engine rather than just a workflow tool.
How I Eliminated Power Pages Caching
Fix Power Pages caching issues instantly by replacing Liquid FetchXML with the Dataverse Web API. Step-by-step real-world solution for real-time data update
Top 10 Essential Power Apps Tips Every Maker Should Know
Unlock the true potential of Power Apps with these top 10 Power Apps tips to build faster, smarter, and more efficient business applications with ease.
Automate Blanket Purchase Order Releases in Business Central with Custom API Integration
Automate the release of blanket purchase orders (BPOs) in Business Central using custom API and Power Automate for seamless integration.
About me
Business-minded.
Technically curious.
Always improving.
I'm an IT leader and Microsoft business applications specialist based in Lincolnshire. My experience spans infrastructure and security through to ERP, automation and modern data platforms.
I'm at my best where technology meets a genuine operational challenge: understanding the detail, seeing the wider system and getting a solution into people's hands.
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