The ‘Power Platform’ is a collective term for three Microsoft products: Power BI, PowerApps and Power Automate (previously known as Flow). They provide the means to help people easily manipulate, surface, automate and analyse data and can be used with Office 365 and Dynamics 365 (as well as other third-party apps and other Microsoft services). The Power Platform is possible thanks to the Common Data Service (or CDS), which is essentially the underlying data platform that provides a unified and simplified data schema so that applications and services can inter-operate.
The Microsoft Power Platform has many exciting possibilities, but it can be difficult to know where to start, or what it could do for your organisation. If you would like to find out more about the Microsoft Power Platform or discuss a potential idea, please get in touch with us today. We can provide consultancy, workshops or even build a Proof of Concept (POC) so that you can test these technologies in your business.
Power BI is a business analytics tool which allows you to easily connect to data sources, create visuals and gain business intelligence quickly. It allows you to:
PowerApps is a low-code approach to custom app development, allowing businesses to quickly build and launch apps. It allows you to:
Power Automate used to be known as Microsoft Flow. This allows you to create automated workflows between your Microsoft services or other third-party applications, which allows staff to avoid carrying out repetitive tasks and save valuable time. It allows you to:
Built on top of Azure’s existing AI smarts and tools for building bots, Power Virtual Agents allows businesses to easily build chatbots to engage conversationally with your customers and employees. It allows you to: