Deep Dive into the Power Platform in the Age of Generative AI

Understand the full potential of Microsoft Power Platform with this comprehensive guide, designed to provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to create intelligent business applications, automate workflows, and drive data-driven insights for business growth. Whether you’re a novice or an experienced professional, this book offers a step-by-step approach to mastering the Power Platform. 

This book comes with an extensive array of essential concepts, architectural patterns and techniques. It will also guide you with practical insights to navigate the Power Platform effortlessly while integrating on Azure. Starting with exploring Power Apps for building enterprise applications, the book delves into Dataverse, Copilot Studio, AI Builder, managing platforms and Application life cycle management. You will then demonstrate testing strategy followed by a detailed examination of Dataverse and intelligent AI-powered Applications. Additionally, you will cover Power pages for external websites and AI-infused solutions. Each section is meticulously structured, offering step-by-step guidance, hands-on exercises, and real-world scenarios to reinforce learning.

After reading the book, you will be able to optimize your utilization of the Power Platform for creating effective business solutions.

What You Will Learn:

• Understand the core components and capabilities of Power Platform
• Explore how Power Platform integrates with Azure services
• Understand the key features and benefits of using Power Platform for business applications
• Discover best practices for governance to ensure compliance and efficient management
• Explore techniques for optimizing the performance of data integration and export processes on Azure

Who This Book Is For:

Application developers, Enterprise Architects and business decision-makers.

Table of Contents

Part I: Getting started, Security, Governance and Compliance

Chapter 1: Power Platform Overview

Chapter 2: Power Platform Administration and Governance

Chapter 3: Dataverse Capabilities in Power Platform

Chapter 4: Data Integration, Data Export, and Analytics in Dataverse

Chapter 5: Dataverse Connectors and Gateway

Chapter 6: Modern App Design with Power Apps

Part II: Power Platform Components and Real-world Use cases

Chapter 7: Microsoft Copilot Studio

Chapter 8: Workflow Automation Using Power Automate

Chapter 9: Integrating Al with Power Platform: Al Builder

Chapter 10: Solutions Overview and ALM Strategy

Chapter 11: Power Pages for External Websites

Chapter 12: Real-World Use Cases and Success Stories

About the Author

Gaurav Arora is a Microsoft MVP award recipient. He is a Mentor of Change with AIM NITI Aayog, Govt. of India, Business Coach with Business Blaster, Govt of NCT of Delhi. He is a lifetime member of the Computer Society of India (CSI), an advisory member and senior mentor at IndiaMentor, certified as a Scrum trainer and coach, ITIL-F certified, and PRINCE-F and PRINCE-P certified. Gaurav is an open-source developer and a contributor to the Microsoft TechNet community. He has authored books across-the-technologies. Recently, Gaurav has recognized as a world record holder for writing books in exceptional technologies.