Microsoft Power Platform is a line of business intelligence, app development, and app connectivity software applications.[1][2] Microsoft developed the Power Fx low-code programming language for expressing logic across the Power Platform.[3][4] It also provides integrations with GitHub and Teams.[5]
Contents
- 1Products
- 2See also
- 3References
- 4Further reading
- 5External links
Products[edit]
The Power Platform family of products includes:[2][6]
- Power BI, a software for visualizing data with different kinds of charts. It competes with tools like Tableau.[1]
- Power Apps, graphical software for writing low-code custom business applications[1][7]
- Power Automate, formerly Microsoft Flow, a toolkit similar to IFTTT and Zapier for implementing business workflow products.
- Power Automate Desktop (PAD), a RPA software for automating graphical user interfaces (via the acquisition of Softomotive in May 2020).[8] This product uses a Robin Script based language to achieve RPA.
- Power Virtual Agents, software for writing chatbots
See also[edit]
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Office
- List of Microsoft software
References[edit]
- ^ Jump up to:a b c Novet, Jordan (2019-05-08). “Microsoft touted something called the Power Platform at its big event this week — here’s what it is”. CNBC. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ Jump up to:a b Foley, Mary Jo (2019-01-18). “Why Microsoft’s ‘Power Platform’ is one of its biggest bets for 2019 and beyond”. ZDNet. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ Anderson, Tim (2021-03-02). “Excel-lent: Microsoft debuts low-code Power Fx language… but it is not really new”. The Register. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ Melanson, Mike (2021-03-06). “This Week in Programming: Microsoft’s Power Fx ‘Low Code’ Language”. The New Stack. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ Bishop, Todd (2020-09-22). “As ‘low-code’ competition grows, Microsoft integrates Power Apps with GitHub and Teams”. GeekWire. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ Krill, Paul (2020-05-25). “Microsoft: Power Platform is for real developers, too”. InfoWorld. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ Marvin, Rob (2018-08-24). “Microsoft PowerApps”. PCMag UK. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ Lamanna, Charles (2020-05-19). “Microsoft acquires Softomotive to expand low-code robotic process automation capabilities in Microsoft Power Automate”. Microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
Further reading[edit]
- Rybaric, Robert (2020). Microsoft Power Platform Enterprise Architecture: A guide for architects and decision makers to craft complex solutions tailored to meet business needs. Packt Publishing. ISBN 978-1800204577.
- Pearson, Mitchell; Knight, Brian; Knight, Devin; Quintana, Manuel (2020). Pro Microsoft Power Platform: Solution Building for the Citizen Developer. Apress. ISBN 978-1484260074.
- Mendoza, Eickhel (2021). Microsoft Power Apps Cookbook: Become a pro Power Apps maker by applying practical use cases to solve ever-evolving business challenges. Packt Publishing. ISBN 978-1800569553.
- Gunnarsson, Ásgeir; Johnson, Michael (2020). Pro Microsoft Power BI Administration: Creating a Consistent, Compliant, and Secure Corporate Platform for Business Intelligence. Apress. ISBN 978-1484265666.
- Guilmette, Aaron (2020). Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate: Achieve digital transformation through business automation with minimal coding. Packt Publishing. ISBN 978-1839213793.