Khatib365 · Writing

Field notes from the trenches.

Real decisions, real mistakes, real patterns — from someone who's actually in the middle of it. Not a course. Not a certification guide. Just what I've learned the hard way.

Reading series

Power Platform Deployment Series

A practical guide to deploying Power Platform properly — from environment strategy to pipelines, governance, and beyond. Read in order.

00
Meet Mr. YOLO
Why this series exists — and the character behind every bad deployment decision
Read → 01
Environment Strategy
Before you write a single line of code — topology, security groups, DLP, and the four mistakes that haunt every project
Read →
02
DLP Policies
What can connect to what — and what can never touch your data
Coming soon
03
Solutions and Publishers
The packaging layer everything else depends on
Coming soon
04
Power Platform Pipelines
Automated deployment from Dev to Production — no manual exports
Coming soon
Filter 2 posts
Post 01 — Environment Strategy
Deployment Series · Post 01
ALM · Environments March 2026 18 min read

Before You Write a Single Line of Code, Get Your Environments Right

Environment decisions in Power Platform are irreversible. Here's what to get right before writing a single line of code — topology, security groups, URLs, and the four mistakes that haunt projects.

Read post →
From YOLO to ALM — Power Platform Deployment Series
Deployment Series · Post 00
ALM · Series Intro March 2026 8 min read

Meet Mr. YOLO

Before environments, pipelines, and solutions — meet the developer who ships first and asks questions never. The story of how good intentions build unmaintainable systems, and why this series exists.

Read post →
No published posts match that filter — check back soon.
Ahmed El-Khatib
Ahmed El-Khatib
Power Platform Technical Lead · one of the leading Microsoft Partners in the Middle East
← Back to home

Stay in the loop

New posts, when they drop. No newsletter.

Connect on LinkedIn
Everything on this blog is my own opinion, based on personal experience. Not Microsoft's, not my employer's — mine. Take it, challenge it, build on it. That's the point.
⚡ Power Platform Truth Bomb