OptimAL – performance still matters
OptimAL is a structured Microsoft performance initiative for BC partners and ISVs that combines maturity assessment, skills training, telemetry analysis, and hands-on code optimization. The program addresses how most BC performance issues stem from partner code rather than the platform, with participants achieving dramatic improvements like reducing batch job runtime from 5+ hours to under 20 minutes or improving page load times by 93%.
"most BC performance issues don't come from the platform. They don't come from the baseapp. They come from our code."
Key points
- OptimAL is a Microsoft-led program delivered by Dev Center partner Ciellos, not a third-party product
- Most BC performance problems come from partner code, outdated patterns, and anti-patterns rather than the platform itself
- The program includes assessment, skills development, telemetry analysis, and hands-on optimization with documented results
- Participants shifted from reactive to proactive performance thinking and increased focus on telemetry
- Escape Room format teaches performance optimization by having participants fix common mistakes found in real BC code
Quotes
- “most BC performance issues don’t come from the platform. They don’t come from the baseapp. They come from our code.” (This is the core insight that OptimAL addresses - performance problems are typically in partner implementations, not BC itself)
Context
- Features: OptimAL performance initiative, maturity baseline assessment, skills training sessions, telemetry analysis, hands-on code optimization, Escape Room training, in-person workshops
Source: waldo’s blog, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.