Getting started with Power Platform

Everything you need to know in one place!

In a rapidly advancing landscape of transformation, digitalisation and automation aimed at enhancing processes and effectiveness, citizen development has emerged as a significant asset.

For individuals utilising Microsoft 365, the Power Platform serves as an arena where citizen developers can thrive. This platform empowers business users to address challenges through flexible modern solutions, ultimately creating bespoke, streamlined, and collaborative digital experiences – all without traversing the convoluted path of traditional development.

If you're eager to embark on your journey with the Power Platform, this guide has all the fundamentals.

The key components of Power Platform

The Power Platform encompasses four fundamental components, all unified by a central objective: to synergise technology and data, empowering the creation of solutions that automate processes and address business requirements.

  • Power Apps: Construct customised business applications.
  • Power Automate: Forge workflows to automate business processes.
  • Power BI: Analyse data through visually immersive analytical reports.
  • Power Virtual Agents: Chatbots that seamlessly integrate into other platforms.

These foundational elements are meticulously designed to arm citizen developers with the ability to fashion solutions. This accelerates development schedules and affords organisations greater agility in the creation of bespoke business applications and alternative software solutions.

▶ Read more in this excellent guide from our friends at AvePoint.

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