Microsoft Power Platform Blog

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November 19, 2024
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Redefine development: AI-first innovation with agents and Microsoft Copilot in Power Platform 

New AI features across Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot Studio, and Microsoft Power Apps help accelerate business development and improve security and governance. Read more.

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Join Dynamics 365 and Power Platform at Microsoft Ignite 

Don’t miss Microsoft Ignite, an all-digital three-day event kicking off this next Tuesday, March 2 at 8:00 AM Pacific Time! This is your opportunity to get a sneak peek at the future of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform, connect with experts, and engage with your global community. We’ve packed the line-up with technical and hands-on content—from learning sessions to live Q&As, featured speakers to one-on-one consultations—all streaming digitally live and on-demand to help you get the most from the event.

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Data insights without limit, security without compromise 

The past year has confirmed that a digital-first strategy is not just a trend, but the new standard for business moving forward. What business calls “digital life” is just life for most people, as is the expectation that organizations will keep up with the accelerating volume of data and pace of change while protecting sensitive information.

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2021 release wave 1 plans for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform now available 

Today, we published the 2021 release wave 1 plans for Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform, a compilation of new capabilities that are planned to be released between April 2021 and September 2021. This first release wave of the year offers hundreds of new features and enhancements, demonstrating our continued investment to power digital transformation for

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3 low-code trends: why low-code will be big in your 2021 tech strategy 

Whether you’re a software developer or someone who uses technology for their job, the way we work has changed this year. Much of the workforce was working remotely. Serving customers became a challenge. Organizations needed to transform basic pen and paper processes done in an office environment and digitize them quickly with minimal business disruption.

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3 real-world examples of the impact and scale of low-code automation 

You already know that low-code automation can free up people to work on high-level tasks. What’s often overlooked is the impact of automation on a larger scale—the potential of each automated process to contribute to rapidly solving big organizational challenges, often on a global level. Let’s look at three organizations that recently solved large logistical

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Why low-code RPA and Microsoft Power Automate represent a huge opportunity for partners 

Over the past several months, businesses that were hit hard by the global pandemic have had to dramatically change how they conduct their business and operate daily. This disruption has brought an increased need for digital transformation, but demand for that transformation and the applications that drive it is growing more quickly than supply. There

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Automating automation with RPA and process mining—available for Power Automate 

Efficiency is key for sustained success across organizations and industries, especially as everyone is looking for new ways of working to be more adaptable and resilient to change. It is no surprise, then, that robotic process automation (RPA) is gaining momentum to free up employees’ time to focus on higher–value work. With this traction comes a growing demand for deeper insight into opportunities to automate

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New enhancements help customers reopen with confidence using Power Platform 

Since we launched the Microsoft Power Platform return to the workplace solution in July, it has been deployed by more than 1,900 organizations in 48 countries. Throughout this period, Microsoft has been working closely with customers across the globe to support their efforts. Together we have learned so much about what it takes to reopen safely and with confidence. Today, we are announcing the latest updates of the return

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Want a tech job, but don’t have time to learn to code? 

We could also use more technical skills right about now, whether we’re looking to pursue a new job or simply do our existing job better. What if you could learn a crucial tech skill and mobile app development without having to learn to code first? Earlier this year, Microsoft announced a global skills initiative where

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Reshape the future of work with Microsoft Dataverse for Teams—now generally available 

Common Data Service, the sophisticated and secure backbone that powers Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, has been renamed to Microsoft Dataverse. This low-code data platform is rapidly changing the way organizations around the world build apps and innovate business processes. A fresh name is just one part of a broader effort introduce the power of

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Driving return to the workplace success with Power Platform 

We have seen strong adoption of our return to the workplace templates across the globe as customer and partner organizations see value in the agility and speed that Microsoft Power Platform offers in driving immediate, impactful business transformation.

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Transforming patient experiences with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare 

Even before the global health crisis of 2020, many organizations around the world were focused on digital transformation. They were working with trusted technology providers to develop new business models, create new experiences, new products, and new services for customers. The pandemic changed everything, stalling the efforts of some organizations, and forcing others to accelerate