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With the digital transformation, the competitive environment in the field of technology is reshaping. This competitive environment further strengthens the position of CIOs. CIOs, who need to prepare their organizations for the world of innovation, have a very difficult job in institutions that are hesitant to the cloud transition process. Because these institutions cannot go beyond traditional network connections.
According to IDC’s Turkey survey results; In Turkey, 78 percent of CIOs think that cloud computing companies are critical in terms of digital transformation strategy. The first factor that lead companies to consider cloud services is that 40 percent of their hardware is approaching the end of their lives. The second is that 29 percent of data centers require update or replacement, and the third is that 26 percent of organizations demand more agility / speed from IT.
Evaluating the survey results, PEAKUP CEO Ahmet Toprakçı explained what CIOs should pay attention to when determining digital strategies. Stating that almost half of the hardware in the hands of corporations has expired, Toprakçı says that cloud investments will show a rapid transition towards SaaS services in the coming years, and the SaaS market is growing by 20 percent every year.
Stating that cloud services are of great importance in digital transformation, Toprakçı said, “It is vital to set up the right cloud strategy in terms of digital transformation strategy. To acknowledge the cloud reality and create a strategy accordingly, CIOs should pay attention to the following:
They should carefully examine the sector in which their company is located and the practices and strategies of similar institutions abroad.
They must identify and be prepared for the challenges they will face in the transition to cloud.
There should be solutions on how to avoid being dependent on providers in large clouds.
They should plan how compliance and data management issues should be.
They should investigate if they can combine the multiple cloud backends they have.
As the scale grows, they should find an answer to the question of whether or not they should or need to adopt payment-based consumption models.
Stating that there is a $100 billion SaaS market in the world according to Gartner, Toprakçı said, “SaaS market is growing by over 20 percent every year. So, while many workloads are shifting to SaaS infrastructures in the cloud, basic systems such as e-mail make up some of them. According to the research of SaaS-Powered Workplace, by 2022, organizations will host more than 80 percent of their applications in SaaS infrastructures. At the same time, according to the Cisco Global Cloud Index, SaaS applications will create 74 percent of all cloud workloads as of this year. As a result, 40 percent of the hardware in the hands of institutions is coming to an end. Considering all these trends, hardware shifts to the cloud and cloud investments to SaaS are among the most important trends of 2020. “In the future, there are machine learning and artificial intelligence that are waiting for us on our way.”
A User Screen can be designed where basic user information is displayed for the entrance off an app.
*In addition, this user info can be used to track actions and register them to process data.
Start by adding a Label that enables you to show data and Image that enables you to display images from the Insert tab to the user screen.
Add a Label
Insert–> Label or Insert–>Text–>Label
Add an Image
Insert–>Media–>Image
After you add the items, you can position them the way you want.
It is very important to name all the items added to the interface based on the data it contains or action it executes to prevent confusion and also use these items.
1. Object Label: named as lbl_user_name.
2. Object Label : named as lbl_user_mail.
3. Object Image: named as img_user_photo.
We will call the login info of users with the User Function.
Login information -which is the most basic information- is accessed with the User Function. Contains the Name Surname, Mail and Photo info for the user that is logging in.
We call the related information with the parameter we add after the point User( ).
The name and surname of the user will be displayed when User().FullName is written into the Text property of lbl_user_name.
You need to write “Name Surname: ” & User().FullName into the Text property of the lbl_user_name item to display a text like Ad Soyad(Name Surname): Kübra Demir as in the example.
You can do the same for mail info. You can write “Mail:” & User().Email into the formula bar of the Text property of lbl_user_mail item.
* You need to write the text into a double-quote (” “) and use concatenation operator in order to use a text in a formula.
Write User().Image into the formula bar of Image property of the img_user_photo item to show photo and complete the action.
When you add an image, it is square as default. If you want to make it a circle like in our example, you need to increase the Radius from the Properties menu on right. In this example the size 180X180 is and the radius is 100.
*There is more detailed information in the Office365 panel. Thus, you need to add the Office365 connection to the app in order to use information like department, manager name, manager mail and title.
You might feel the need to manage the items on the screen from a center while developing a Power Apps application. When the properties of a certain item change, the features like the color, size, place can be managed for the related items on all screens.
There are two existing methods for central management.
You might have heard in a lot of places that Power Apps works with the Excel logic and the formula structure is similar.
We write =A1+A2 into the formula bar in Excel to sum up two cells. In this action, we use the cell names directly in the formula and thus call and sum up the value in the cell directly. This way, whenever the value in the cell changes; the sum value gets recalculated.
When we want to execute the same action on Power Apps, we can use items like Text Box and Label. For example, we can calculate and display the sum of values entered in 2 Textboxes in a Label.
The Label item on the screen is named as Toplam (Sum), and the TextBoxes are named as Sayı1 (Number1) and Sayı2 (Number2).
We can display the sum value by writing the =number1. Text + Number2.Text into the Text property of Sum.
It means: Get the Text data of the Number1 item + Get the Text data of the Number2 item.
Right with the same logic of this examples, the item properties can be used in order for the items to imitate each other.
Actually, we are going to execute the action by assigning the properties of an item to another item.
Add two Label items to the screen.
Label1–> will stay as Label1
Label1–> will be renamed as Item_dependentto_Label1
Label1
Its features like fill color, text and border color are changed and thus, it is customized.
Item_dependentto_Label1
The properties are changed with the formulas below for this Label.
Fill –> Label1.Fill (Gets the fill color of Label1)
BorderColor–> Label1.BorderColor (Gets the border color of Label1)
Text–> Label1.Text (Gets the text of Label1)
Width–> Label1.Width (Gets the width of Label1)
Height–> Label1.Height (Gets the height of Label1)
Like it was written in the formula, this item is now dependent to Label 1. When the features of Label1 change, the dependent item will change.
You can distribute the dependent item to screens with copy-paste.
You might feel the need to manage the items on the screen from a center while developing a Power Apps application. When the properties of a certain item change, the features like the color, size, place can be managed for the related items on all screens.
There are two existing methods for central management.
To use the component feature: go File–> Settings –> Advanced Settings–> Write Components into the search bar on right to find the feature and then activate it.
Once the components are activated, go back to the application screen. Two menus as Screens/Components are displayed.
We go to the components screen to design the template we want to use. The components are designed as a normal screen. When you use multiple components, naming the components will be important.
After the component is complete go to Screens and when you are in the page where the component will be added; locate the page by choosing Insert–>Custom–>Component1.
The component that has been created is added to the screen as one single item. For this reason, a component can be thought as a background image.
In this sense, while designing the symbol or items a component contains or after it is added to the screen, it doesn’t accept general formulas (like the functions of main page, next, save buttons).
We need to execute an extra action to give commands to the items on a component. For example, when we want to write the Navigate function into the Previous button on the image; we have to add a Label to the screen. You can complete process by writing the Navigate function into the OnSelect property of this Label.
Office 365 Users
is a data source that enables you to import data to Power Apps. You can access the user profiles in your company by using your Office 365 account with the Office 365 Users connection. There are various titles like your own profile information, other employee’s profile information and manager information.
In this article, we will use the SearchUser feature.
Thanks to this feature, you can view the list of company users and search users like in the image below.
Go View –> Data Sources –> Add Data Source –> Write Office to the search bar and add the Office365Users connection.
You need to add a Text Box and a Gallery item to your own application in order to design a screen like below and make a search by writing user names.
*The name of the Text Box used in the scree is txt_search_user. The formulas have been written according to this item name.
“Search” has been written into the Hint Text property of the txt_search_user item through the properties window on the right. And then it has been enabled for the text to be written inside by increasing the left padding through the padding field.
The magnifying glass icon has been chosen among the icons and positions on the upper left of the Text Box.
Office365Users.SearchUser({searchTerm: txt_search_user})
Hello everybody,
Working from home has been inevitable during these times where online working systems have become prominent and even an obligation. Being able to work on one application while a lot of digital applications come into our life makes us faster and most productive in business processes.
At this point, we can say that all applications have become more visually appealing since Microsoft started to use Material design. Of course they also added very successful features to all applications. Now; Excel, Word and PowerPoint seem to have come together in one Office App in both Android and iOS devices. Which means that you will be able to access you Excel, Word and PowerPoint apps in one application.
View, edit and share documents without having to change between multiple apps. We recommend you to try this new experience with its design and new features. 👍🏻
Office 365 Users
is a data source that enables you to import data to Power Apps. You can access the user profiles in your company by using your Office 365 account with the Office 365 Users connection. There are various titles like your own profile information, other employee’s profile information and manager information. In this article, we will be using the DirectReports feature.
With this feature, you can list the personnel of a manager by clicking their names like shown in the GIF below.
Go View –> Data Sources –> Add Data Source –> Write Office to the search bar and add the Office365Users connection.
You need to add a Dropdown List and a Gallery item to your own application in order to design a screen like below and list the personnel.
*The name of the Dropdown List used in the scree is Dropdown1. The formulas have been written according to this item name.
Office365Users.DirectReports(Dropdown1.Selected.Value)
Office365Users.UserPhoto(Subtitle6.Text)
Subtitle6.Text is the Label that contains the e-mail addresses in the Gallery.
You can take a look at this link for Office365 connection details.
Office 365 Users
is a data source that enables you to import data to Power Apps. You can access the user profiles in your company by using your Office 365 account with the Office 365 Users connection. There are various titles like your own profile information, other employee’s profile information and manager information.
In this article, we will be using the UserProfile feature.
With this feature, you can view details of each user among the company personnel like shown in the GIF below.
The users formula is used with the formulas below.
Each one of the title above can be more detailed while used with the sub titles below.
Go View –> Data Sources –> Add Data Source –> Write Office to the search bar and add the Office365Users connection.
You need to add a Dropdown list, Image to show your photo and Label to show textual data to your own app in order to design a screen like the one below.
*The name of the Dropdown List used in the scree is Dropdown2. The formulas have been written according to this item name.
Displaying the user details based on the e-mail address chosen from the dropdown list.
There is information like displayName,Mail, Department, JobTitle in Labels.
The formulas are the same, we only determine the detail we want in the last parameter.
Different from the others, the Office365Users.Manager formula is used for the Manager information.
You can take a look at the link for the Office365 connection details.
Gender equality determines whether societies can develop or not and in what direction this development will take place. Gender equality is an issue that has been going on for years and needs to be overcome. Issues such as not ensuring gender equality in both social and business life, women receiving less salary than men, being exposed to mobbing, equality of opportunity, educational opportunities and violence are still a huge problem. It is an obstacle in their private life as well as their business life. As a child, classifying toys by gender and attributing gender to business lines is an obstacle for women to work in many sectors. In fact, the subject that needs to be overcome starts right here: Gender roles.
Gender includes social and cultural norms imposed and expected by society and associated with masculinity and femininity. These norms consist of roles assigned to men and women, which are reflections of both social and business life.
Gender includes the roles and responsibilities of women and men determined in the tradition, customs and religion of the society they live in. Biological, historical, and social processes are also in an effective position in shaping these roles. There are many factors such as hormonal differences and the people expecting men and women to behave suitably with their roles. We can easily see from the past to the present that especially the roles are determined on men and women. The advertisements you see in front of the television while sitting at home are the best examples of this. Although mass media reflects reality, it actually offers us what we want to see. It is the fictionalized form of reality.
It is based on the act of activating and convincing certain emotions in the audience. Therefore, social norms are very effective. Well-groomed, beautiful female images are constantly reflected. Because the ideal woman is like that. She does housework, takes care of children, is beautiful and well-groomed.
Since cars are associated with power and speed, the main characters of ads are always seen as men. Women, on the other hand, try to get rid of stubborn oils in order to make their dishes shiny and a detergent brand comes to their rescue.
We always come across 2 types of women in commercials:
1-1- Women who do housework and are happy to be given a vacuum cleaner on their birthday or Mother’s Day.
2- Women who use make-up to reach the ideal beauty in society, who try to lose weight, who have stunning hair, the perception of beauty of women…
Nowadays, especially with the shift of focus from mass media to internet ads, we have started to see that these perceptions are being broken down and stereotyped norms are being broken, but this is still very insufficient today. Although the roles have started to change, what we watch is still the same. We continue to be exposed to certain patterns not only in commercials but also in TV series and movies.
Income inequality is seen everywhere in the world. There are statements that women receive less salary than men, that they will not be a good manager, but they will be a good mother. While women do the same job as men and receive less salary, the concept of motherhood is an obstacle even in recruitment processes. Do you think about getting married? Do you want to have children? Some of the women whose answer is yes are not even hired. Another version of this situation can be associated with the issue of military service for men, but it cannot be measured on the same scale. Because one of the biggest obstacles for women is having children in their business lives. While the right to parental leave is given to mothers, it is not given to fathers and it is ensured that the man continues his career. While taking care of children and dealing with household chores is seen as the only duty of the mother, the perception that a man should go to work and bring bread to his house is still functional today. In addition to the fact that women continue to work even when they return home from work, even professions are attributed to gender. While women are associated with professions as teachers and secretaries, it suits men better to be a pilot, doctor and engineer.
To draw attention to gender equality, the World Economic Forum (WEF) recently published its 2020 Gender Equality Report.
In this list where countries are ranked by gender equality, we see Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden in the beginning of the list and Turkey at the end of the list. Turkey ranks as 130 in the ranking that had 149 countries last year and has 153 countries this year.
While preparing the gender equality list, criteria such as women’s participation in the economy, equal opportunities, educational opportunities, health and political empowerment of women were considered. In the report, 1 point means full equality in the gender equality index.
You can access the data for Turkey here.
While Western Europe is the region with highest gender equality with the average of 76.7, Middle East and North Africa region which also includes Turkey takes the last place in gender equality with and average of 60.5 percent.
257 years need to pass for equal pay!
Half of the men and women in the world believe that men will be better politicians or leaders. More than 40 percent share the view that men are better managers in business life and that men deserve a job more than women.
The World Economic Forum stated that gender discrimination has decreased by 3.6 percent since 2006. However, the forum pointed out that there was only 0.03 percent progress in 2018, and this was “extremely little”.
As PEAKUP, we welcome successful female executives in our Equal Opportunity series, which we initiated to be an inspiration and example, and support women in every aspect. You can watch our video series where we talk about the difficulties they face in their business lives, the processes in their professional life and their suggestions.
For years, women have been struggling to make their voices heard to have equal rights. That is why I would like to end the article with a nice movie that tells how women clawed their way up to the right to vote.