Microsoft Power Platform in Practice: Build Business Apps, Automations, and Analytics with Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Copilot
Unlock the full potential of enterprise innovation and transform your career from a casual user into a professional architect with the most comprehensive Microsoft Power Platform guide ever published. Power Platform in Practice is the definitive, all-in-one resource for designing, deploying, and governing scalable business solutions. Whether you are a citizen developer just starting out or an IT professional looking to master complex system integrations, this book provides a rigorous, step-by-step journey from foundational data modeling to advanced, agentic AI.
Inside, you'll discover how to:
Architect Professional Data Foundations: Master Microsoft Dataverse and the Common Data Model to build secure, relational databases that serve as your single source of truth.
Design High-Impact User Experiences: Build pixel-perfect Canvas apps for mobile workers and data-dense Model-Driven apps for back-office operations.
Automate Complex Business Logic: Orchestrate sophisticated Cloud Flows and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to eliminate manual friction across your entire organization.
Generate Strategic Intelligence: Use Power BI to turn raw data into interactive, predictive dashboards that drive executive decision-making.
Integrate Next-Generation AI: Deploy Microsoft Copilot and AI Builder to create autonomous agents that reason, summarize, and act on your behalf.
Scale with Enterprise Governance: Implement professional Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, and Center of Excellence (CoE) standards.
Deploy Real-World Solutions: Access a comprehensive blueprint of industry-specific case studies, including automated onboarding systems and predictive supply chain tools.
Unlike basic tutorials that focus only on "drag-and-drop" features, this book delivers a professional-grade roadmap-blending architectural theory, hands-on enterprise projects, and the best practices used by world-class consultants. By the end, you won't just "build apps"; you will architect the digital nervous system of your organization, driving efficiency and growth at every level.
Perfect for business analysts, solution architects, IT managers, and digital transformation leaders-this is the only playbook you'll need to become a Power Platform powerhouse. If you are ready to build smarter, more secure, and more intelligent enterprise solutions, then your journey to mastery begins here.
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