It is amazing how much technology is available for businesses today. Business applications have morphed from manual to automated at an outstanding rate.

It’s hard to believe, then, that so many businesses have processes or workflows that aren’t working. These might seem like small issues, but they can cause big problems–in the form of lost productivity, money, customers, or competitive position.

Historically, the problem with causing issues that aren’t big enough to warrant a software purchase or customization or a development project because of budget or time or both.

The trouble is that issues can become big, costly problems if not addressed. The integration of Microsoft Power Platform with your existing systems was specifically designed to address the gaps between your business applications that cause those problems.

Designed by Microsoft for low-code, no-code development, the Power Platform uses a data layer, called the Dataverse to house your data, making it very easy to query and access. The tools in the Power Platform allow you to take full advantage of that data by easily building apps, workflows, reports, and bots that connect all your applications, platforms, and systems for a truly integrated business ecosystem.

As an example, here is a quote from Matthew Case’s presentation in the first of our Power Platform Educational sessions, Understanding the Power Platform: What it is, where it fits and how it delivers value:

"This business wanted some things triggered and notifications sent to people that were not users of the system where the actions were taking place, when actions took place.

I documented the requirement and kind of architected, ‘This is how I would imagine this flowing,’ but again, there was no precedent on, how do you get information to flow from one Microsoft product to another product and get information that’s inside of the Power Platform to a user that maybe isn’t using that specific application?

So I went to one of our more technical developers and said, “Hey, can this be done with Power Automate?” And the answer was very simple: Yes. And within several hours, the prototype was built and tested and then launched to the client, to much excitement and success and acceptance from the client."

Regardless of any other application your organization depends on, you can count on the Power Platform. Like all Microsoft tools and applications, the Power Platform is supported and maintained by Microsoft, a company focused on helping you maintain a healthy IT ecosystem.