What is Microsoft Power Platform?

Hello everyone, I wanted to provide a brief overview of what Microsoft Power Platform is and how it fits within the Microsoft ecosystem. Recently, it has been considered as a "Hot Tech" in Australia, but I've noticed that many people within the industry are not fully aware of its capabilities and its connection to the Dynamics ecosystem. I hope this gives you a better understanding of the platform.

Power Platform is a low-code platform for creating custom business applications using Microsoft technologies such as PowerApps, Power Automate, and Power BI. It sits within the Microsoft ecosystem and is often used in conjunction with Dynamics 365, Dynamics 365 can be integrated with Power Platform to create custom apps and automate business processes. This allows businesses to easily create and deploy apps that can be used to improve productivity, streamline operations, and make data-driven decisions.

The Power Platform family of products includes:

• Power BI, software for visualizing data with different kinds of charts.
• Power Apps, graphical software for writing?low-code?custom business applications. (Known as PowerApps until 2019)
• Microsoft Power Pages is?a secure, enterprise-grade, low-code software as a service (SaaS) platform for creating, hosting, and administering modern external-facing business websites.
• Power Automate, a toolkit similar to?IFTTT?and?Zapier?for implementing business workflow products. (Formerly Microsoft Flow).
• Power Virtual Agents, software for writing?chatbots (keen to see how this can link into ChatGPT moving forth)

Below is quite a detailed analysis into what Microsoft Power Platform is and how it sits within the wider Microsoft Eco-System by again one of Australia's best - Mike Redden - Representing Chamonix IT

It is difficult to say for certain what new features or updates will be released for Power Platform in 2023. However, Microsoft has announced some general direction for the Power Platform in the future which includes:

• Continued investment in Power Platform and Dynamics 365, with a focus on expanding the capabilities of the platform and making it even more user-friendly.
• Greater integration with other Microsoft products and services, such as Office 365 and Azure.
• More pre-built connectors and templates to make it easier for businesses to create custom applications.
• More capabilities for analytics and data visualization in Power BI.
• More opportunities to leverage AI, Machine Learning, and other advanced technologies to create intelligent and adaptive applications.
• Greater focus on security, compliance and governance, to meet the needs of larger enterprise customers.

Please note that these are general plans, specific features and updates will be announced by Microsoft closer to the release date.

If you have any questions regarding Dynamics 365/Power Platform - I'm happy to help and or point you in the right direction!

Bill Khan

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0439 09 786