Presentation from our 365 Inspired session "Teams, Flow & PowerApps" by Thomas Vochten, Xylos.

1. 365 Inspired • Thomas Vochten • 09/02/2018
Power to the people!
Introducing Flow & PowerApps

2. Thomas Vochten
SharePoint architect. Microsoft MVP.
Speaker. Trainer. Involuntary DBA.
@thomasvochten
https://www.xylos.com
thomas.vochten@xylos.com

3. Agenda
1. Introduction to Flow & PowerApps
2. Flow & PowerApps in action
3. Real world considerations

4. Only a handful of business apps
merit the time and cost of
traditional custom software
development…
…and only so many problems can
be solved with off-the-shelf SaaS.
What about every
other need your
business faces?

5. Who is using…
SharePoint Workflows?
InfoPath Forms?
Custom code?

6. Access Web
Apps
InfoPath /
SharePoint
Designer
No new versions,
supported through
2026
A changing landscape
PowerApps
Flow

7. Flow & PowerApps
 Empowering the “citizen developers”
 Low code solutions
 Extensible for developers
 Powerful connectors to other systems

8. Flow = powerful workflow automation
PowerApps = apps, forms & business solutions

9. DemoFlow &
PowerApps

10. Watch for changes
Read list data
Update list data
Start approval
Create the Team
Teams
Creation app
running on
the phone
Teams Creation flow
SharePoint Online as
data repository
Notify the requester
Mark Team as created
Teams provisioning engine

11. The demo’s you’ve seen…
 Document expiration flow, based on a SharePoint library
 Document approval flow, based on a SharePoint library
 Get the weather forecast for today, using a button
 Notify your boss you’re working from home today, using a button
 Create a Planner task for flagged items in your Outlook inbox
 Provision a new Team from a mobile phone
 Create a flow from a mobile phone
 Take a picture and upload it to SharePoint
 Store tweets about Xylos in an on-premises database
 Lock a workstation through a mobile phone

12. Enable developers to extend
Leverage Azure platform services to provide
capabilities and components for power users.
The big picture
Empower line of business
Help power users who understand their business needs
best build solutions quickly without writing code.
Connect to data across apps and platforms
Get more value from your data, whether you use
the Common Data Service or integrate your app with
existing systems and services.
Azure AppServices
Azure Functions
…
Azure Logic Apps
Azure API Management
…
Azure Data analytics
Azure Analytic Services
…
Business platform
Collaborate and work with data using an integrated set
of services from Microsoft.

13. PowerApps on your phone
 Install the PowerApps app from the App Store
 Apps will load and update automatically
 Apps can be pinned to the home screen

14. Flow - Plans & Pricing

15. PowerApps - Plans & Pricing

16. The good
 Very impressive capabilities
 Can be a game changer for some organisations
 Easy to get started
 Continuous evolution & innovation
 Seamless integration into Office 365
 Very powerful connectors ecosystem

17. The bad
 “Low code” rather than “no code”. Excel-like functions.
 The basics are easy, beyond that: not so much
 “Simple” requirements can sometimes be difficult to implement
 Free plan will not be sufficient for most organizations
 Still limited capabilities compared to some 3rd party products
 Some loose ends here and there (e.g. customized SharePoint forms on
mobile app don’t work)

18. Questions?

19. @thomasvochten

20. care.grow.passion.