Microsoft Power Platform in 2025_Piyush Gupta_.pptx
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This deck is a quick tutorial to the Microsoft's Power Platform. It gives details about its key components - Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI, Power Pages and Copilot Studio. It talks about its capabilities - Dataverse, Power FX, AI Builder, Connectors. It also provide further learning resources and certification information.
Microsoft Power Platform in 2025_Piyush Gupta_.pptx
- 1. Discovering MICROSOFT POWER PLATFORM The Future of Business Solutions: Automate, Analyze, Build - By Piyush Gupta
- 2. What’s Ahead Meet Microsoft Power Platform Explore Key Components Microsoft Power Apps Microsoft Power Automate Microsoft Power BI Microsoft Power Pages Copilot Studio Power Platform capabilities Resources & Certifications Quiz Time!
- 3. Why Should You Care About Low-Code? 70% 1000+ 60%+ Low-Code Apps Gartner predicts 70% of apps will be low-code by 2026 Service Connections Connect to hundreds of services including Excel and Teams Job Growth LinkedIn reports over 60% growth in low-code jobs Accelerate innovation Cut costs and development time Do more with data Enterprise-grade compliance and governance More than 97% of business leaders say that low-code/no-code solutions have helped them save time and money. FUN FACT
- 4. Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform Low Code, No Code suite of applications to empower users to develop apps, automate workflows, analyze data, and build websites a unified data and application platform build, automate, analyze, and create no need of deep technical expertise empowers professional developers and business users Key Benefits: Low-Code/No-Code tools allow for rapid development and deployment. Business and IT alignment: Facilitates collaboration between business users and developers. Integration: Native integration with Microsoft 365, Azure, and Dynamics 365. Power Platform processes over 300 million automated workflows every month globally! FUN FACT
- 5. Key Components Power Apps Build custom apps without extensive code. Power Automate Automate workflows and tasks. Power BI Analyze data and share insights. Power Pages Create secure, low-code websites. Copilot Studio AI-powered assistance to accelerate app development and automations. Dataverse securely store and manage data Power FX low-code programming language Connectors connect apps, data, and devices in the cloud AI Builder add intelligence to your workflows or apps CAPABILITIES
- 7. Power Apps Your App Factory Design Interface Build mobile/web apps with drag-and-drop simplicity. Connect Data Supports multiple data connections Bring data together from many platforms into a single app Publish & Share Deploy to users with a few clicks. Power Apps can be used by virtually anyone, it also offers advanced functionality for seasoned developers to design complex applications with ease FUN FACT Types of Apps: Canvas App: offer a blank canvas for building apps with full control over the user interface. Model-Driven Apps: are based on a data model and generate the UI automatically.
- 8. Power Apps Types of Apps ∞ interact with data from multiple data sources ∞ easily drag and drop various controls, then add the desired functionality with Power FX formulas ∞ can be easily shared with users to run them in a browser or on a mobile device ∞ can be embedded into SharePoint sites, Power BI reports, model-driven applications, Microsoft Teams ∞ use a data first design, Dataverse driven ∞ designer focuses on adding components such as forms, views, charts, and dashboards ∞ responsive, platform agnostic ∞ define the relationships, forms, views, business rules, and more at the data layer inside of the Dataverse ∞ provide various different analytic options Canvas App Model Driven App How do you determine which app to use?
- 9. Power Automate Your Task Robot Personal Assistant Automates repetitive tasks Cross-App Integration Works across Teams, Outlook, and more Ready-Made Templates Start with pre-built solutions Custom Workflows Design your own automation flows Power Automate connects over 300+ applications, including social media, cloud storage, and databases. FUN FACT Types of flows Business process flows: used in model-driven apps they lead people through the processes their organization defined. Cloud flows: begin with a trigger, then one or more actions are added. Desktop flows: these are robotic process automation (RPA) flows. Record yourself performing actions on desktop or within a web browser, then trigger a flow to perform the same process for you automatically.
- 10. Types of Flows ∞ typically represent a process that a user follows through to completion ∞ a streamlined user experience to advance to a conclusion of some kind ∞ Common processes: Sales Process, Case Resolution, Event Planning Business Process Flows There are 3 Apps: Power Automate Portal, Mobile, Desktop Power Automate ∞ use connectors to interact with different services ∞ Common Scenarios: Approval, Application integration, Improve productivity ∞ three main types: Automated Flows Instant Flows Scheduled Flows Cloud Flows ∞ to simulate user interaction with an application or a website ∞ referred to as RPA ∞ Common Scenarios: Replicate the actions of an end user who performs repetitive tasks, Interacting with a legacy system, Automating website interaction Desktop Flows
- 11. Power BI Make Data Speak Business Analytics Connect to your data sources, clean, and model your data for Analytics Data Visualization No more boring tabular data Dashboards A single canvas that contains tiles and widgets Interactive Reports One or more pages of visualizations, drill down or query Power BI is used by over 250,000 organizations worldwide. FUN FACT Applications Power BI Desktop: a Microsoft Windows desktop Power BI service: an online SaaS (Software as a Service) service. Mobile Power BI apps: Power BI apps that are available on phones and tablets
- 12. Steps to the Dashboard Power BI Share the Dashboard Combine reports and tiles to make a dashboard Publish the report on the web Use Visuals to create a report Connect to a data source
- 13. Power Pages Your Website Wizard End-to-end Website Wizard Creating, hosting, and administering modern external-facing websites Simplified authoring Low-code/no-code makers and professional developers to rapidly design, configure, and publish websites Ready-Made Templates Rich customizable templates, reimagined design studio, integrated learning hub Microsoft Power Pages is suitable for both small and large companies. Thanks to its scalability and flexible pricing, even smaller companies can benefit from the platform without significant investments. FUN FACT Components Design Studio: a reimagined design studio that suit your unique business needs, based on Bootstrap. Template Hub: numerous templates and ready-made websites for your use. Learning Hub: makes it easy to find the correct documentation, tutorials, videos, and guided tutorials to get started and build websites.
- 14. process of building a site Power Pages Create a website Define the pages Select a theme and brand your site Connect to Dataverse data Secure your site Click-through demo: Build a Power Pages site
- 15. Copilot Studio Your AI Sidekick Build self-service agents Easily create and embed powerful copilots(Bots) Empower subject matter experts Eliminates the gap between the SMEs and the development teams Enable rich, natural conversations Enable end users to have rich conversations that quickly guide them to the right solution Copilots that act: not only responds to the user, but also acts on their behalf Components Topics: defines how a copilot conversation plays out using Trigger Phrases. Entities: to identify entities in a user dialog makes fundamentals of NLP. Actions: automate activities or call backend systems by calling a Microsoft Power Automate flow. Generative AI: connects public facing, organizational, documents, and other data to your copilot as data sources Publishing: can publish copilots on multiple platforms or channels.
- 16. Create a basic copilot Create a copilot Build out the topics you want for the copilot Add generative AI as required Test the copilot Publish and deploy Copilot Studio
- 17. Power FX Low-code programming language that is used across Power Platform General-purpose, strong-typed, declarative, and functional programming language expressed in human-friendly text Binds objects together like formulas in Microsoft Excel e.g. If(IsBlank(“Property Name”.Text),false,true) AI Builder Allows users and developers to add AI capabilities A turnkey solution that allows you to easily add intelligence to your workflows or apps Predict outcomes to help improve business performance Dataverse A scalable data service and app platform Lets users securely store and manage data from multiple sources Integrate that data in business applications using a common data model Ensure ease and consistency to users Connectors Enable you to connect apps, data, and devices in the cloud Consider connectors as the bridge across which information and commands travel >1,000 prebuilt connectors enabling data and actions to connect cohesively Salesforce, Office 365, Twitter, Dropbox, Google services, and more. Power Platform Capabilities
- 18. LEARNING RESOURCES Microsoft Learn Free courses Power Apps YouTube: “Build Your First App” Forums: powerusers.microsoft.com
- 19. CERTI- FICATION PL 900: Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Step 1: Sign into Microsoft Learn and create your student profile Step 2: Determine which Fundamentals Certification is right for you and start learning Step 3: Earn your Microsoft Certifications at a discounted price by verifying your student status Step 4: Celebrate your Success & Continue your learning journey!