In our 2022 recap, we highlighted the value of Microsoft’s Power Platform. As a follow up to that recap, we crafted this blog with the objective of providing you with a high-level overview of each feature of the Power Platform and our insights on how businesses can take advantage of this powerful platform.
Designed using a point and click approach, Microsoft’s Power Platform uses low code to analyze and automate workflows and processes, generate business solutions, and achieve insight using data and data visualization. Power Platform has five key components and features: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Virtual Agents, and Power Pages. Each of these components of the Power Platform allows for businesses to build custom apps and websites, automate processes, design custom chatbots and analyze information.
Power Apps is a platform that allows developers to build low code applications that can be used by businesses to streamline processes and integrate workflows with built-in security. Power Apps provides access to templates and hundreds of connectors that can be customized for various scenarios and end users on the web or mobile. Power Apps allows for 3 different types of apps to be developed: 1) Canvas apps, 2) Model-driven apps and 3) Portals.
Canvas apps allow for users to build an app using a blank canvas. These apps are ideal for app developers interested in flexibility. Model-driven apps are built using data from Microsoft Dataverse and are based on relationships and rules defined by users. Unlike Canvas apps, which require you to select a screen size (mobile or tablet), Model-driven apps are responsive to both mobile and tablet. Comparatively, Portals allow for businesses to interact with data using external facing websites. All the apps can be integrated with artificial intelligence using AI Builder and Azure. The current AI models that can be added include prediction, form processor, object detector, and text classification.
Power Automate allows for businesses to automate workflows and processes. This tool is great to use for automating repetitive tasks, accessing connectors, and staging a process. This allows for seamless and secure integration while scaling automation and accelerating productivity. Like Power Apps, businesses can also take advantage of its AI capabilities and utilize templates. Each template is based on a flow and uses triggers, actions, and connectors. Triggers can be activated when data changes, at a set time, or at the press of a button. Power Automate uses 3 flows to support automation: 1) Cloud flows (API), 2) Business Process flows and 3) Desktop flows (RPA). Cloud flows are based on a trigger and action type of workflow and use conditional branching to determine workflow rules, whereas Business Process flows are used to guide a process, such as staging the beginning and end of a process. Desktop flows use API to record mouse clicks to replicate information. This is best used if there is a legacy database that does not connect with current software.
Our previous blog, The Power of Power BI, we explored the capabilities of Power BI. Power BI allows for businesses to collaborate, analyze, and visualize data using scalable and interactive reports. Power BI Desktop is a free application that allows businesses to collect and visualize data while connecting to different data sources. As Power BI is built on Azure, user login is verified using Azure Active Directory. Furthermore, it allows for simultaneous collaboration by secure and authenticated users.
Power Virtual Agents allows for businesses to develop customized AI-driven bots. Available as a standalone web app or within Microsoft Teams, these chatbots can be used to communicate internally with teams and externally with clients. Virtual Agents can be easily designed using a few triggers on a drag and drop interface to help answer common questions to resolve issues.
Power Pages is the newest addition to the Power Platform. Power Pages allows for businesses to create, host, and administer external facing websites using customizable templates. Like other features of the Power Platform, Power Pages allows for businesses to use data stored within Microsoft Dataverse to build websites.
Microsoft Dataverse is a crucial feature of the Power Platform. Built on Azure, Microsoft defines Dataverse as a cloud-based data storage which connects seamlessly to all aspects of the Power Platform. Designed to work with any type of data and app, it uses standard tables, columns, and relationships to build data driven solutions. Dataverse allows for data to be broken down into environments that can be used to manage access and security based on geographic locations. This consequently allows for scalable solutions and increased user control all while requiring little to no code development.
The Power Platform offers an agile approach using low code tools that allow for businesses to analyze, act, assist, and automate business processes and develop solutions. As all the tools are built using Azure, businesses have a high level of security and administrative control. Furthermore, connectors within the Power Platform allow for easy access to work with other business applications and data sources while providing broad connectivity to Microsoft Dataverse.
Power Platform has been designed to be comprehensive and deeply integrated with all its components. Let’s think about a business interested in developing an external facing website for their clients. Power Pages is an excellent tool that can be used for business centric websites. Power Pages can use Power Virtual Agents to support a plethora of business purposes on their website including a chatbot to help answer common questions. Power BI can be integrated with Power Pages to provide reports and visuals on data collected within Power Pages. Power Apps can be used within Power Pages to set up a portal that can be used by clients to access or share secure information. Lastly, the Dataverse and Power Automate can be used to help automate workflows and interact with data within Power Pages.
Power Platform has been designed for users with no code experience. The platform can be very valuable for businesses who are interested in deploying customized websites and apps, developing data driven solutions and automating workflows while leveraging user friendly AI to support business operations. Its seamless integration within the Microsoft ecosystem and enterprise grade security facilitates collaboration and value. Dura Digital understands how Microsoft Power Platform can be used to help analyze, integrate, and drive business solutions. Contact us today to start exploring Microsoft Power Platform as potential option for your organization.
In our 2022 recap, we highlighted the value of Microsoft’s Power Platform. As a follow up to that recap, we crafted this blog with the objective of providing you with a high-level overview of each feature of the Power Platform and our insights on how businesses can take advantage of this powerful platform.
Designed using a point and click approach, Microsoft’s Power Platform uses low code to analyze and automate workflows and processes, generate business solutions, and achieve insight using data and data visualization. Power Platform has five key components and features: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Virtual Agents, and Power Pages. Each of these components of the Power Platform allows for businesses to build custom apps and websites, automate processes, design custom chatbots and analyze information.
Power Apps is a platform that allows developers to build low code applications that can be used by businesses to streamline processes and integrate workflows with built-in security. Power Apps provides access to templates and hundreds of connectors that can be customized for various scenarios and end users on the web or mobile. Power Apps allows for 3 different types of apps to be developed: 1) Canvas apps, 2) Model-driven apps and 3) Portals.
Canvas apps allow for users to build an app using a blank canvas. These apps are ideal for app developers interested in flexibility. Model-driven apps are built using data from Microsoft Dataverse and are based on relationships and rules defined by users. Unlike Canvas apps, which require you to select a screen size (mobile or tablet), Model-driven apps are responsive to both mobile and tablet. Comparatively, Portals allow for businesses to interact with data using external facing websites. All the apps can be integrated with artificial intelligence using AI Builder and Azure. The current AI models that can be added include prediction, form processor, object detector, and text classification.
Power Automate allows for businesses to automate workflows and processes. This tool is great to use for automating repetitive tasks, accessing connectors, and staging a process. This allows for seamless and secure integration while scaling automation and accelerating productivity. Like Power Apps, businesses can also take advantage of its AI capabilities and utilize templates. Each template is based on a flow and uses triggers, actions, and connectors. Triggers can be activated when data changes, at a set time, or at the press of a button. Power Automate uses 3 flows to support automation: 1) Cloud flows (API), 2) Business Process flows and 3) Desktop flows (RPA). Cloud flows are based on a trigger and action type of workflow and use conditional branching to determine workflow rules, whereas Business Process flows are used to guide a process, such as staging the beginning and end of a process. Desktop flows use API to record mouse clicks to replicate information. This is best used if there is a legacy database that does not connect with current software.
Our previous blog, The Power of Power BI, we explored the capabilities of Power BI. Power BI allows for businesses to collaborate, analyze, and visualize data using scalable and interactive reports. Power BI Desktop is a free application that allows businesses to collect and visualize data while connecting to different data sources. As Power BI is built on Azure, user login is verified using Azure Active Directory. Furthermore, it allows for simultaneous collaboration by secure and authenticated users.
Power Virtual Agents allows for businesses to develop customized AI-driven bots. Available as a standalone web app or within Microsoft Teams, these chatbots can be used to communicate internally with teams and externally with clients. Virtual Agents can be easily designed using a few triggers on a drag and drop interface to help answer common questions to resolve issues.
Power Pages is the newest addition to the Power Platform. Power Pages allows for businesses to create, host, and administer external facing websites using customizable templates. Like other features of the Power Platform, Power Pages allows for businesses to use data stored within Microsoft Dataverse to build websites.
Microsoft Dataverse is a crucial feature of the Power Platform. Built on Azure, Microsoft defines Dataverse as a cloud-based data storage which connects seamlessly to all aspects of the Power Platform. Designed to work with any type of data and app, it uses standard tables, columns, and relationships to build data driven solutions. Dataverse allows for data to be broken down into environments that can be used to manage access and security based on geographic locations. This consequently allows for scalable solutions and increased user control all while requiring little to no code development.
The Power Platform offers an agile approach using low code tools that allow for businesses to analyze, act, assist, and automate business processes and develop solutions. As all the tools are built using Azure, businesses have a high level of security and administrative control. Furthermore, connectors within the Power Platform allow for easy access to work with other business applications and data sources while providing broad connectivity to Microsoft Dataverse.
Power Platform has been designed to be comprehensive and deeply integrated with all its components. Let’s think about a business interested in developing an external facing website for their clients. Power Pages is an excellent tool that can be used for business centric websites. Power Pages can use Power Virtual Agents to support a plethora of business purposes on their website including a chatbot to help answer common questions. Power BI can be integrated with Power Pages to provide reports and visuals on data collected within Power Pages. Power Apps can be used within Power Pages to set up a portal that can be used by clients to access or share secure information. Lastly, the Dataverse and Power Automate can be used to help automate workflows and interact with data within Power Pages.
Power Platform has been designed for users with no code experience. The platform can be very valuable for businesses who are interested in deploying customized websites and apps, developing data driven solutions and automating workflows while leveraging user friendly AI to support business operations. Its seamless integration within the Microsoft ecosystem and enterprise grade security facilitates collaboration and value. Dura Digital understands how Microsoft Power Platform can be used to help analyze, integrate, and drive business solutions. Contact us today to start exploring Microsoft Power Platform as potential option for your organization.
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2212 Queen Anne Ave. N #923
Seattle, WA 98109
José Ellauri 938
Montevideo, CP 11300
7630 119th Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6G 1W3
2212 Queen Anne Ave. N #923
Seattle, WA 98109
José Ellauri 938
Montevideo, CP 11300
7630 119th Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6G 1W3
2212 Queen Anne Ave. N #923
Seattle, WA 98109
José Ellauri 938
Montevideo, CP 11300
7630 119th Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6G 1W3
