What is Power Platform?
The Microsoft Power Platform is a robust suite of programs that lets you automate processes, construct solutions, analyze data, and create virtual agents. This blog will present the Power Platform’s numerous components, describe how to harness the power of data, and learn about the effect these solutions have when connected with other Microsoft products!
The Power Platform concept arose from the realization that enterprises are seeing a growing influx of data everywhere. Power Platform is based on the premise that enterprises can harness data and gather insights to drive intelligent business operations.
The Power Platform is made up of four primary components:
- Power BI is an analytics application for business.
- PowerApps is an app development platform which is low code.
- Power Automate (previously known as Flow) provides process automation.
- Power Virtual Agents are artificially intelligent virtual bots.
How can Power Platform evolve the market?
Low-code or no-code platforms, such as Microsoft Power Platform, are reshaping app and software development by attracting new users with a low barrier to entry and a short learning curve. Microsoft Power Platform, with features like as prebuilt templates, drag-and-drop simplicity, and rapid deployment, lets users of all specializations (IT teams, business analysts, citizen developers, and more) feel inspired, motivated, and inventive as they learn.
Business leaders may establish a strong learning culture that engages and develops staff by embracing technologies such as Microsoft Power Platform. These advantages also address critical issues for Business Decision Makers (BDMs), such as promoting innovation and recruiting and keeping talent.
How Microsoft Power Platform functions
Microsoft Power Platform integrates with the Dataverse, an Azure cloud utility that serves as an underlying data platform. The Dataverse also includes a data structure that an application may use.
The Power Platform also employs what Microsoft refers to as a “triple-A loop.” This word refers to the platform’s data loop, which includes getting insights from data, leveraging that data to drive business operations, and automating tasks that data may drive.
Core Features of Power Platform
Because Power Platform is made up of three distinct programs, the characteristics of each application are included in the overall Power Platform features. Among these features are:
- A framework for testing PowerApps
- Dynamics 365 applications with offline capabilities
- Portal Checker PowerApps Checker
- Support for embedded portals in Power BI
- Administrator PowerApps cmdlets
- Users can view inline photos in read-only emails
- Model-driven app support on mobile platforms
Common misbeliefs regarding Power Platform:
- It is assumed that Power Platform is not part of Office or Azure and has MS Cloud of its own with separate commercial model.
- It has a vast range of apps including BI, RPA etc. that one single person cannot master all.
- It is not a citizen app but a high-tech app which runs enterprise apps like Dynamics 365.
Visible benefits that Power Platform has to offer are as follow:
1) All your company operations are collected on a single platform
In the digital age, data is everything, therefore ensuring that all your data is accurate and available in real-time is crucial to avoiding departmental silos and process bottlenecks. You may combine all your Office 365 apps with additional external data sources using Microsoft Power Platform’s end-to-end capabilities, allowing for seamless administration of business data. This provides you with a complete 360-degree view of everything going on in your project portfolio.
2) Streamline Processes with overall enhanced corporate productivity
Bid farewell to tedious manual updating, monotonous processes, and paper-based practices with MS Power Platform. Repetitive processes may be digitized and automated with the aid of Power Automate, saving your team significant time so they can focus on true value-adding activities within their projects.
3) Increases the accuracy and value of data
Microsoft PowerApps assist in the creation of custom-made applications that assist organizations in creating form fields that are tailored to their unique requirements. We use Power Automate to ensure that data flows smoothly regardless of the external data source or application. However, obtaining and analyzing data is just the tip of the iceberg. The true value of data comes from being able to extract important insights and take data-driven activities as a result. Power BI creates all those critical visualizations with the press of a mouse, ensuring that organizations do not lose out on any possible chances within their projects.
4) Significant cost reductions
The simple customization of programs with PowerApps enables organizations to eliminate any unnecessary service subscriptions, such as vendor application subscriptions, saving them over 50% in licensing expenses. With all the additional time and resource reductions provided by the intuitive platforms and data, Microsoft Power Platform provides a plethora of cost benefits throughout the rest of your project portfolio.
5) Facilitates compliance management
As organizations become more ecologically and socially conscious, the need for more responsibility and compliance is expected to rise. However, staying current and ensuring that every single step is followed might be difficult. Organizations may ensure that these protocols are followed by having complete control over the data collecting process and results using Power Automate and PowerApps. This simplifies demonstrating compliance and allows for quick changes if compliance standards change.
6) Allows for remote work and multi-device flexibility
The hard times of 2020 have demonstrated our ability to operate digitally and the importance of digital integration in future processes. Many outdated apps are incapable of handling full web and mobile application interaction. You can always connect with your distant team members via cloud-based systems, desktop apps, and more with Microsoft Power Platform. You will be able to effortlessly access your project activity regardless of the device you use.
What does the future hold ahead for Power Platform?
- Recent years have seen significant major investments into creating the Power Platform more ‘enterprise ready’ from IT perspective (opposed to earlier app maker focus).
- Since low code has become more ‘code ready’, we can expect to see more AI features that help in generating apps.
- Microsoft Teams is the center of MS app world. The Power Platform has the capability to make Teams ‘the OS for businesses’
- We can see that the current emphasis has been given to enable the fusion development story that would make Power Platform relevant for Azure dev audience.
Conclusion
Without intervention, the Power Platform has the potential to become another “Shadow IT.” Businesses are constantly looking for tools to help them expand, whether they use IT or not. Because the Power Platform is hosted in a secure environment protected by Azure Active Directory, it is simple to configure and does not necessitate large expenditures. Furthermore, by establishing a Center of Excellence within the organization, the Digital Transformation may be accelerated. With everything in place, the days of secret monster Excel files and Access Databases ready to take over your organization will be over shortly!
DynaTech Systems is a pioneer in working with MS Power Platform. With experts who have immense technical knowledge in handling Microsoft business applications, your organization will be able to soar a new height. Get connected to us at sales@dynatechconsultancy.com to learn more about Power Platform for your business!
