𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦. This past Microsoft Global Fabric Day 2025 was a prime example, and it led to a fascinating challenge and an even more rewarding solution.⁣⁣⁣
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A huge shout-out to the incredible Taibat Abowaba, a true tech wizard! She masterfully automated our access code notifications using Python, even with her packed schedule. I had the pleasure of connecting with her through my Microsoft Fabric mentor, Francis Folaranmi, when she needed some quick support in her automation process.⁣⁣⁣
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𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡: The day before the event, I asked about the access code verification process, and Taibat confirmed it was handled efficiently with Excel. Everything seemed fine.⁣⁣⁣
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𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫? That evening, driven by curiosity and a passion for efficiency, I decided to build a separate portal for code verification. While we ultimately didn’t deploy it (the existing process did not give us any issues!), 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.⁣⁣⁣
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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧: 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮-𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦. I might have built a similar solution eventually, but 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 significantly.⁣⁣⁣
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Now, I’m excited about the next step: exploring how to scale this concept into a full-fledged SaaS product. Imagine a world where event access and verification are seamlessly automated, freeing up valuable time and resources!⁣⁣⁣
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Below is a link to the portal – verification currently closed though.⁣⁣⁣
https://gfd-nigeria.giftwarieta.com.ng/


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What’s an unexpected lesson you’ve learned from volunteering or tackling a complex challenge? Share your story in the comments!⁣⁣⁣

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