Power Platform Weekly - Issue #176
Power Platform Weekly - Issue #176
Includes Power Platform related Microsoft Build 2024 announcements
Welcome to Power Platform Weekly!
Microsoft Build was held last week, and there were lots of announcements. Copilot with agent capabilities, AI flows, Copilot connectors, code view in Power Apps, copy/paste YAML to/from components, explain Power Fx formula, comment to Power Fx formula and much more. Here are posts from the official Microsoft blogs. Also see the Microsoft Build dedicated section.
Microsoft Copilot Studio: Building copilots with agent capabilities
Announcing Partner Center to certify and publish Power Platform Copilot connectors and plugins
Copilot in Microsoft Fabric is GA + other Fabric related announcements
Microsoft Power Pages is bringing the new standard in secure, AI-powered capabilities
Unlock new levels of productivity with Microsoft Dataverse and Microsoft Copilot Studio
Don’t miss the Microsoft Build 2024 Book of News.
For a summary of Power Platform announcements in the Book of News, have a look at what the Power Platform BOOST podcast put together.
Have a great week and thanks for reading!
🆕 Microsoft Build 2024
Microsoft Build 2024: 5 new Power Platform features by Rishona Elijah
Microsoft Build 2024 Highlights by Carina M. Claesson
Microsoft Build Unveils Transformative Updates to Power Apps by Peter Ruiter
Must-See Microsoft Build 2024 Power Platform News Recap (Video) by April Dunnam
Microsoft Build 2024 Copilot Announcements (Video) by Lisa Crosbie
Microsoft Build 2024 Updates Power Apps, Power Automate (Video) by Shane Young
Shaping next-gen development: the future of Copilot in Power Platform (Video) by Microsoft Build
📰 Articles
Stay Connected and Informed with the Notification Hub
🦸🏻♀️ Different people have different opinions on what to be notified on and how. This is where the idea of the Personal Notification Hub was born for Jeroen Scheper. Read about a great way to manage notifications.
Predefined Placeholder Access In Customer Insights – Journeys
🦸🏻♀️ What if you want to get rid of some of the out of the box placeholders in Customer Insights? In this post, Megan V. Walker will walk through how to do that and also how to adjust the security access when necessary.
Let's Talk About Power Platform Pipelines
🚀 David Wyatt describes the current gap between ideal ALM process and the current Power Platform pipelines.
Other articles
🦸🏻♀️ I like to move it - ALM for triggers in Customer Insights by Pauline Kolde
🦸🏻♀️ Send in-app notifications via journeys by Pauline Kolde
🦸🏻♀️ Model Driven App Advanced Settings – New look by Thomas Sandsør
🦸🏻♀️ Copy the Asset Library from one app to another by Jesper Osgaard
📺 Videos
🎙️ Podcasts
Microsoft Mechanics Podcast
👩💻 Now you can build your own highly specialized copilot using Microsoft Copilot Studio or Visual Studio Code. See how you can tailor Copilot for Microsoft 365 experiences to focus on specific tasks and use external data integration through Copilot extensions. Enhance productivity by leveraging large language models and Microsoft Graph for personalized responses. With plugins and connectors, extend Copilot's capabilities to streamline tasks and automate actions, all while maintaining context and boosting efficiency.
Cloud Architect Podcast
🚀 AI is everywhere at the moment - it seems like every product or service now includes AI. What does that mean exactly? Can technology really think for itself? What is the difference between Copilot and an LLM and how do these relate to Generative AI? In this episode, we chat with Philip Miller from Progress in an attempt to break down these concepts and discuss how they relate to each other. Is this all hype or are there real-world business benefits? We discuss some interesting AI use cases and Philip recommends an agile approach to AI implementation.
Cloud Realities Podcast
🧭 This week Dave and Rob talk to Bernard Marr, Futurist, Tech & Strategy Advisor about his work to date (over 20 books!) and his new book 'Generative AI in practice. 100 amazing ways it is changing our world'. We touch on the evolution of AI, its effect on business and society, and the risks and challenges as AI scales.
📅 Events & Webinars
DynamicsMinds
(📅 May 27-29, 2024)
An awesome Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Community Conference. Where brilliant minds meet, mingle & share.
European Power Platform Conference 2024
(📅 June 11-13, 2024)
The 3rd European Power Platform Conference (EPPC) will take place in Brussels, Belgium, June 11-13, 2024 at Square. The European Power Platform Conference brings together the Microsoft Power Platform Community for 3 invaluable days of in-person learning, connections and inspiration.
Baltic Summit 2024
(📅 September 13-14, 2024)
Baltic Summit is a remarkable event organized by the vibrant community of Microsoft enthusiasts, with a special focus on Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Business Applications.
Microsoft Power Platform Conference 2024
(📅 September 18-20, 2024)
Be inspired by Microsoft senior thought leaders, the product experts, and engineers behind the Power Platform. You’ll also learn from Microsoft MVPs who are dedicated to bridging the gap between humanity and technology. MPPC is the perfect place to connect with folks from around the world who are eager to share their insights and knowledge on how the Power Platform & Dynamics 365 can transform your business.
Nordic Summit 2024
(📅 September 28, 2024)
The Nordic Summit is the biggest and only in-person conference in the Nordics focused exclusively on Microsoft’s Power Platform and Dynamics 365. This year the Nordic Summit is coming to the beautiful capital of Norway… Oslo!
Scottish Summit 2024
(📅 October 18-19, 2024)
Scottish Summit 2024 is coming to you from P&J Live, Aberdeen's state-of-the-art event complex. This is going to be the biggest Scottish Summit to date, spanning 3 days. The Scottish Summit 2024 is gearing up to be the Fall spotlight of the Microsoft community calendar! It will have an exhilarating three days packed with over 100 sessions, workshops, and panel discussions that will leave you briming with knowledge and inspiration.
💙 Out of the Blue
Power Apps is making it easier for developers to build with Microsoft Copilot and each other
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 Ryan Cunningham wrote an overview blog on the new updates that are out for Power Apps at Build! A great resource to catch up quickly!
Unlock new levels of productivity with Microsoft Dataverse and Microsoft Copilot Studio
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 Nirav Shah has written a lovely overview blog on all the Dataverse updates that were announced at Build! Read it to learn what’s new!
Microsoft Copilot Studio: Building copilots with agent capabilities
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 Of course, Copilot Studio has a lot of new updates as well! Omar Aftab sums them up in this blog! Check it out to learn about all of it!
Microsoft Power Pages is bringing the new standard in secure, AI-powered capabilities
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 This overview blog by Justin Graham shows all the new features that have been announced at Build for Power Pages! Make sure to check it out!
Revolutionize the way you work with automation and AI
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 Check out the amazing overview blog by Sangya Singh, which highlights all the new additions to Power Automate that were announced at Build!
Generative AI Prompts to automate content processing
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Gwenael Bego writes in this blog what’s new in AI prompts! There has been a lot of updates, so this is a great way to catch up!
Power Automate Visual GA – Embed Workflows Directly Within Your Power BI Reports
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 The Power Automate visual in Power BI has now reached General Availability, allowing users to run automated flows directly within their reports, thus streamlining workflows and enhancing data-driven insights. With improvements like easy environment changes and new templates, this tool offers a powerful and customizable solution for context-aware automation right from your Power BI dashboard.
Power Pages Pro-developer experience enhancement update
👩💻🚀 Neeraj Nandwana shows off features like code explain, migrate site to enhanced data model, copresence for VS Code on the web, and more! Read more on the blog!
Announcing Card gallery, a new data control in Power Pages
🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Pranita Padalwar introduces the Card gallery for Power Pages, allowing makers to effortlessly create and customize data-centric sites with a user-friendly WYSIWYG editor.
Introducing the new security workspace in Power Pages design studio that puts site security to the forefront
👩💻🚀 The new security workspace in Power Pages design studio centralizes site security management, making it more efficient to set roles, permissions, and authentication. Enhanced with built-in security scanning and a powerful Web Application Firewall, this update ensures users can protect their sites with newfound confidence and precision.
Power BI May 2024 Feature Summary
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 A handy recap of all the features that have been announced gets written every month. This time, Jason Himmelstein writes the recap!
Copilot in Microsoft Fabric is now generally available in the Power BI experience
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 Kim Manis announced the general availability of Copilot in Microsoft Fabric. There is a lot to unpack, so make sure to read the blog that showcases some great use cases!
Super charge your Copilot with 6 new Copilot connector plugins along with 74 New Connectors and; 116 Connector Updates from Power Platform
🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Shefaali Patankar posted a blog where she announces 6 new Copilot connector plugins and 74 new connectors, along with 116 updates to existing ones. Make sure to check out the updates in the blog!
Announcing Partner Center to certify and publish Power Platform Copilot connectors and plugins
🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Partner Center got announced by Shefaali Patankar. This launch provides enterprises with seamless tools for certifying and publishing Power Platform connectors and plugins, significantly accelerating go-to-market strategies and ensuring comprehensive visibility and streamlined error rectification.
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