Power Platform Weekly - Issue #242
Welcome to Power Platform Weekly!
Last week the create a plan from a solution feature was announced. Flexible Dataverse capacity was introduced and the Dataverse SDK for Python was announced.
We also spotted a new community tool: the Power Apps SVG Converter browser extension, created by Arjan Rijsdijk. See the announcement for more details.
Thanks for reading and have a wonderful week!
📰 Articles
Running Microsoft Agent 365 MCP Servers from a custom agent & Part 2 - Building the agent
🦸🏻♀️👩💻 Andreas Adner shows how to build a custom agent that uses the Microsoft Agent 365 MCP Servers. The Agent 365 MCP allows agents to interact with Microsoft 365 to create documents, send emails, book meetings etc.
Quickstart: Connect an A2A Agent to Copilot Studio
🦸🏻♀️ Giorgio Ughini gives a quickstart on how to connect to an agent-to-agent enabled agent in Copilot Studio.
Dataflows for Power Apps are not a part of the environment backup
🦸🏻♀️ Recently, Olena Grischenko was required to restore a production environment from a backup. The essential functionality was the integration they had built with Dataflows. After the restore, she discovered that all Dataflows had disappeared.
Other articles
🦸🏻♀️ Custom Themes Per App Not Just Environment In Dataverse by Megan V. Walker
🦸🏻♀️ Show Or Hide Custom Pages Using Power Fx Formulas In MDA by Megan V. Walker
🦸🏻♀️ Trigger HTTP Flows From Dataverse With Modern Command by Megan V. Walker
🦸🏻♀️ Smarter Navigation in model-driven apps by Jeroen Scheper
🦸🏻♀️ What is Power Pages and what is it used for? by Malin Martnes
🦸🏻♀️ Power Automate: Fixing OData Filter Errors When Strings Contain Apostrophes by Ellis Karim
🦸🏻♀️ Fixing Power Platform Pipelines by David Wyatt
📺 Videos
🎙️ Podcasts
Code. Deploy. Go Live. Podcast
🧭 Join Andrew Connell and Julie Turner as they recap Microsoft Ignite 2025, diving deep into the latest announcements for developers. They discuss Agent 365’s new governance capabilities, Copilot API updates, including retrieval and search features, and exciting declarative agent enhancements. The hosts also cover Security Copilot’s inclusion with E5 licenses and share their thoughts on Microsoft’s evolving AI and agent ecosystem.
Beyond the Blue Badge Podcast
🦸🏻♀️ Take a front-row seat for one of the boldest transformations in Microsoft’s history—the journey to the cloud. In this episode of Beyond the Blue Badge, hosts Becky Monk and Larry Herb (aka Major Nelson) sit down with alumni legends Steve Guggenheimer, Bob Muglia, Gavriella Schuster, and Karen Fazzio. Hear firsthand how Microsoft shifted from boxed software to a global cloud powerhouse, the challenges of building Azure, and the partner ecosystem that made it all possible. Discover stories of resilience, reinvention, and the drive to democratize technology—plus, how initiatives like Women in Cloud are opening doors for the next generation.
Microsoft Research Podcast
👩💻 In 2006, three PhD students organized the Women in Machine Learning Workshop, or WiML, to provide a space for women in ML to connect and share their research. The event has been held every year since, growing in size and mission.
In this episode, two of the WiML cofounders, Jenn Wortman Vaughan, a Microsoft senior principal research manager, and Hanna Wallach, a Microsoft vice president and distinguished scientist, reflect on the 20th workshop. They discuss WiML’s journey from a potential one-off event to a nonprofit supporting women and nonbinary individuals worldwide; their friendship and collaborations, including their contributions to defining responsible AI at Microsoft; and the advice they’d give their younger selves.
📅 Events & Webinars
Cloud Technology Townhall Tallinn 2026
(📅 January 29-30, 2026)
Cloud Technology Townhall Tallinn is a two-day event dedicated to deepening your expertise in the Microsoft Cloud, with sessions on AI, data, infrastructure, and collaboration to accelerate innovation and growth. It is also a unique community gathering at Tallinn’s Creative Hub, combining world-class learning with networking in the heart of Estonia’s capital.
Update Days Power Platform 2026
(📅 February 12-13, 2026)
Update Days Power Platform is a conference that goes beyond the basics, offering practical insights into enterprise-level challenges like governance, professional development, and scalable solutions. Come learn from experts who work in the field every day, and connect with peers who, just like you, want to use Power Platform efficiently and strategically.
Canadian Power Platform Summit 2026
(📅 March 21-22, 2026)
Canadian Power Platform Summit 2026 is a two-day gathering of Power Platform enthusiasts, designed to elevate your skills through sessions ranging from beginner (100-level) to advanced (300-level), hands-on workshops, and expert-led insights.
💙 Out of the Blue
Introducing the Dataverse SDK for Python
🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Paul Liew wrote a blog post about the introduction of the Dataverse SDK for Python. This enables developers to connect Dataverse to Jupyter Notebooks, Pandas and more.
Unlock More Value from Your Existing Solutions with Plans
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Dami Alajogun introduced new functionality for Plans that a lot of people have been waiting for! You can now create a plan from an existing solution! Make sure to try it out! In the blog post you can find a getting started section that should make it easy for you!
Flexible Dataverse capacity for apps and agents
🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 In this blog by Ritesh Pandey, Microsoft introduces Flexible Dataverse capacity, which lets organizations pool storage for apps and Copilot agents instead of assigning fixed amounts. This change improves cost efficiency, scalability, and simplifies management across Power Platform solutions.
Deprecating Power BI Q&A
🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Monica Calleja Luque announced the deprecation of Power BI Q&A. The experiences will be replaced by Copilot experiences that have similar functionality. You have until December 2026 to replace the functionality.
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