Introduction to Power Platform
Low Code Evolution
Who is building solutions with the Power Platform?
Why Power Platform?
Integrated low code platform
What is the Common Data Service?
Two Types of Data.
Power Apps
Power Automate
Power BI
Demo
Reference
6. The evolution of how people buy applications
Custom Software Low-code Development
How agile and extensible is
your platform?
Packaged Software
How feature rich is
your software?
What development
language do you use?
Middle
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CRM HRMERP
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PRMMRP
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HRMCRMERP
7. Benefits of low-code development platforms
Environment
used to create
web or mobile
applications
easily by mostly
configurations
, drop-and
drops.
Traditional
computer
programming,
writing lines of
codes from
scratch.
LOW-CODE
DEVELOPMENT
PLATFORMS
TRADITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Success Rate
Failed
projects are
common
Higher rate
of success
Days to Weeks
Time to Live
Months to Years
Business
Relevance
Loved by both
Business & IT
Lagging IT &
constant
tension with
business
Innovative
Culture
Breeds
Innovations
Curbs
Innovation
8. Microsoft Power Platform
Power BI
Business analytics
Power Apps
Application development
Power Automate
Process automation
Power Virtual Agents
Intelligent virtual agents
The low-code platform that spans Office 365, Azure, Dynamics 365, and standalone applications
Innovation anywhere. Unlocks value everywhere.
Common
Data Service
Data
connectors
AI BuilderPortals
9. Who is building solutions with the Power Platform?
Pro-dev / IT productivity
Enables high productivity app development
Reduces time to develop and deploy
Centrally managed and rolled out
Lower barrier of entry for app development
Power users in business units close to the problem building
solutions for their teams
Often with IT oversight or in an approved sandbox
Citizen developer enablement
11. Integrated low code platform
Automate response to metrics
Analyze data to find places
to automate
Act on data during analysis
Analyze the data exhaust
from apps
Drive business process with an appAutomate your app
12. What is the Common Data Service?
The Common Data Service easily structures
a variety of data and business logic to support
interconnected applications and processes
in a secure and compliant manner
15. Oh, the apps you can build. . .
Client Connectors Common Data Service
Power Apps (Canvas) Yes Yes
Power Apps (Model) No Yes
Power Portals No Yes
Power Automate Yes Yes
AI Builder No Yes
Power BI Yes Yes
17. Built-in connectivity to 350+ cloud services,
content services, databases, APIs, etc.
Seamless hybrid connectivity to on-premises
systems via the on-premises data gateway.
Develop and register custom connectors
as a building block for citizen developers.
Connect data silos by using multiple data
sources in a single application.
Why external data (Connectors)?
22. What is Power BI?
Connect to and visualize any data using the unified, scalable platform for
self-service and enterprise business intelligence (BI) that’s easy to use
and helps you gain deeper data insight.
It starts with how they get the most out of their business data
Data is everywhere – generated at every step of our lives
90% of world’s data generated in last 3 years alone
Everything we do, everything our customers do, everything competitors do generates some kind of data
T: In the old world, that data lived in siloes
Microsoft PowerApps is a service for creating and using custom business apps across platforms