Hi, in our
technology-driven world, you have an opportunity
to automate your daily tasks and make
your job more efficient. As a matter of fact, modern businesses run on data. Users interact with data daily from entering
their time for payroll, seeking guidance on
existing processes, and analyzing data
to make decisions. In this lesson, you'll learn how Microsoft Power
Platform enables you to craft solutions that empower you to drive
your business with data. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to; describe the business
value of Power Platform, identify the core components and features of Power Platform, and identify when to use each Microsoft Power Platform
component application to create business solutions. In this video,
you'll discover more about the Microsoft
Power Platform. Microsoft Power Platform is a collection of
applications that allow organizations to build end-to-end business solutions. Microsoft Power Platform
is comprised of four key products: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents. Power Apps provide a rapid low-code
development environment for building custom apps
for business needs. It has services, connectors, a scalable Data Service, and app platform called
Microsoft Dataverse, that allows simple
integration and interaction with
your existing Data. Power Apps enable
the creation of web and mobile applications
that run on all devices. People use apps for every
area of their lives, and business should
be no exception. Most out-of-the-box
solutions may not meet your exact business needs or integrate well with
other business programs. However, Power Apps
simple interface makes it easy to delve
into app development, enabling you to
create custom apps. Power Automate lets you create automated workflows between
applications and services. It helps you to automate repetitive business processes
such as communication, data collection, and
decision approvals. Don't waste time rewriting the same weekly email or
walking through approvals. Power Automate allows
for the creation of enterprise-grade and individual
user Process Automation. Power Automate's
simple interface means that whether
you are a beginner or a seasoned developer you can easily automate work tasks. Now, let's take a look at Power BI or Power
Business Intelligence. This is a business
analytics service that delivers insights when
you analyze your data. Power BI can share those insights through
data visualizations which makes up reports and dashboards to enable fast
informed decisions. Power BI scales across an organization with built-in
governance and security. This allows you or
your business to focus on using data rather
than just managing it. You can consider Power BI as the analysis and
insight component of the Microsoft Power Platform. It allows you to display
your business data in a way that makes the
most sense to users. A Power BI dashboard may
replace an in-person meeting to report on company metrics
such as sales data, progress against goals,
or employee performance. Power Virtual Agents enable you to create powerful
chatbots using a guided no-code
graphical interface without the need for data
scientists or developers. It minimizes the
IT effort required to deploy and maintain
a custom solution by empowering subject
matter experts to build and maintain their own
conversational solutions. Hundreds of Power
Automate connectors allow Power Virtual Agents to be integrated into
existing systems, and calling the Power
Automate flow allows you to empower chatbots
to conduct actions. Flows help you to automate activities or
call-back end systems. You can utilize existing
Power Apps flows to create new ones using the Power Virtual
Agents authoring canvas. Among the programs mentioned, there are cross-cutting
features which enable Microsoft Power Platform to be leveraged to its full potential. Some of these are AI Builders, Microsoft Dataverse,
and Connectors. AI Builder enables users
and developers to integrate AI capabilities to workflows and Power Apps that they
create and use. AI Builder is a
turnkey solution. You can simply add
intelligence to your workflows and
apps with AI Builder and predict outcomes
to help improve business performance
without writing code. Microsoft Dataverse is a scalable data service
and application platform that enables you to
securely store and manage data from
numerous sources. You can integrate your data into business applications using a common data model to ensure ease and consistency to users. Microsoft Dataverse is the
common currency that enables the components of
Microsoft Power Platform to work together. It's the foundation that
enables the consolidation, display, and
manipulation of data. Connectors enable
you to connect apps, data, and devices in the Cloud. You could think of
connectors as the bridge across which information
and commands travel. There are more than
275 connectors for Microsoft Power
Platform enabling all your data and actions
to connect cohesively. Examples of popular connectors
include Salesforce, Office 365, Twitter, Dropbox, Google
Services, and more. Every feature in
Microsoft Power Platform is essential to building
powerful solutions. Now, we've covered
the components of Microsoft Power Platform by describing them and
clarifying their functions.