Microsoft Power Platform is a line of
business intelligence
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,
app development, and
app connectivity software application
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At the lowest programming level, executable code consists ...
s.
Microsoft developed the
Power Fx low-code
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programming language
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for expressing logic across the Power Platform. It also provides integrations with
GitHub
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and
Teams.
Products
The Power Platform family of products includes:
*
Power BI
Power BI is an interactive data visualization software product developed by Microsoft with a primary focus on business intelligence. It is part of the Microsoft Power Platform.
Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors t ...
, software for visualizing data with different kinds of charts. It competes with tools like
Tableau
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Arts
* ''Tableau'', a series of four paintings by Piet Mondrian titled '' Tableau I'' through to ''Tableau IV''
* ''Tableau vi ...
.
* Power Apps, graphical software for writing
low-code
A low-code development platform (LCDP) provides a development environment used to create application software through a graphical user interface. A low-coded platform may produce entirely operational applications, or require additional coding for s ...
custom business applications. (Known as PowerApps until 2019).
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Power Automate
Microsoft Power Automate, formerly known as Microsoft Flow until November 2019, is an iPaaS platform by Microsoft for automation of recurring tasks. It is part of the Microsoft Power Platform line of products together with products such as Power ...
, a toolkit similar to
IFTTT
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and
Zapier
Zapier is a product that allows end users to integrate the web applications they use and automate workflows. The company is fully remote. As of 2021, it connects to more than 4,000 apps, with free and paid plans.
Overview
Zapier provides workflo ...
for implementing business workflow products. (Formerly Microsoft Flow).
* Power Automate Desktop (PAD),
robotic process automation
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(RPA) software for automating graphical user interfaces (via the acquisition of Softomotive in May 2020). This product uses a
Robin Script based language to achieve
RPA.
* Power Virtual Agents, software for writing
chatbot
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s
Microsoft Dataverse
Microsoft Dataverse, formerly called Microsoft Common Data Service, is a
cloud
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-based
storage and
data management engine
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Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ...
used along with other Microsoft products such as
Power Apps
Microsoft Power Platform is a line of business intelligence, app development, and app connectivity software applications. Microsoft developed the Power Fx low-code programming language for expressing logic across the Power Platform. It also pro ...
and
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a product line of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) intelligent business applications announced by Microsoft in July 2016 and released on November 1, 2016.
Feature applicat ...
applications. One example of use could be to use Dataverse as a form of
data lake
A data lake is a system or repository of data stored in its natural/raw format, usually object blobs or files. A data lake is usually a single store of data including raw copies of source system data, sensor data, social data etc., and transform ...
together with Microsoft
Power Apps
Microsoft Power Platform is a line of business intelligence, app development, and app connectivity software applications. Microsoft developed the Power Fx low-code programming language for expressing logic across the Power Platform. It also pro ...
. Dataverse is based on Microsoft's
Common Data Model
A common data model (CDM) can refer to any standardised data model which allows for data and information exchange between different applications and data sources. Common data models aim to standardise logical infrastructure so that related applicat ...
as its
common data model
A common data model (CDM) can refer to any standardised data model which allows for data and information exchange between different applications and data sources. Common data models aim to standardise logical infrastructure so that related applicat ...
and is built on
Microsoft Azure SQL.
Microsoft Dataverse – An underappreciated gem - Calculate Data
/ref> In November 2020, Microsoft's Common Data Service was rebranded into Dataverse.
See also
* Microsoft Azure
* Microsoft Dynamics
*Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office, or simply Office, is the former name of a family of client software, server software, and services developed by Microsoft. It was first announced by Bill Gates on August 1, 1988, at COMDEX in Las Vegas. Initially a marketi ...
*List of Microsoft software
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References
Power Automate
Further reading
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External links
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Microsoft Power Platform documentation
Power Platform
Bundled products or services
Business software
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