The 2024 release wave 1 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform brings hundreds of new features and improvements, scheduled to release between April and September 2024. Here’s a quick summary of the key areas:

Dynamics 365:

Sales: Improved customer insights, actionable sales intelligence, enhanced productivity tools, open configurability, and expanded generative AI capabilities.
Finance & Operations: Enhanced business performance planning and analytics, AI-powered experiences, easier setup with AI guidance, increased automation in financial tasks, expanded country coverage, and tax automation.
Supply Chain Management: Improved business processes for better insights and agility, Copilot skills for improved user experience, transformed demand planning, and optimized warehouse processes.
Customer Service: Streamlined omnichannel experiences, improved self-service options, and enhanced agent productivity.

Power Platform:

Power BI: New data connectors, enhanced visuals, and improved governance capabilities.
Power Apps: Simplified app development experience, expanded connector availability, and improved performance.
Power Automate: Streamlined automation workflows, enhanced user experience, and improved governance features.
Microsoft Copilot Studio: New capabilities for building AI-powered experiences.
AI Builder: Expanded pre-built models and improved usability.

Overall:

Focus on AI and user experience: New features leverage AI for insights, automation, and personalized experiences.
Enhanced productivity and efficiency: Tools to streamline workflows and improve user interactions.
Expanded capabilities and configurability: More options to customize and extend the platform.

For a deeper dive, you can explore the official release plans:

Dynamics 365: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave1/
Power Platform: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave1/