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Microsoft Power Platform Enterprise Architecture

By : Robert Rybaric
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Microsoft Power Platform Enterprise Architecture

By: Robert Rybaric

Overview of this book

For forward-looking architects and decision makers who want to craft complex solutions to serve growing business needs, Microsoft Power Platform Enterprise Architecture offers an array of architectural best practices and techniques. With this book, you’ll learn how to design robust software using the tools available in the Power Platform suite and be able to integrate them seamlessly with various Microsoft 365 and Azure components. Unlike most other resources that are overwhelmingly long and unstructured, this book covers essential concepts using concise yet practical examples to help you save time. You’ll develop the skills you need to architect, design, and manage a complex solution as you follow the journey of a fictitious enterprise customer as they enter the world of Power Platform. Throughout the book, you’ll discover how to combine the functionality of Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents with various methodologies to effectively address application lifecycle management, security, and extensibility. Finally, you'll learn how to overcome common challenges in migrating data to and from Microsoft Power Platform using proven techniques. By the end of this book, you’ll have the strategic perspective of an enterprise architect to make accurate architectural decisions for your complex Power Platform projects.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
1
Section 1: The Basics
4
Section 2: The Architecture
8
Section 3: Implementation

Understanding application lifecycle management

Application lifecycle management (ALM) is a crucial governance principle and approach for developing every complex software solution. Power Platform solutions can be everything from very simple for a few users in one country to very complex, international, and serving thousands of users across the globe. While the simplest solutions might not necessarily need a highly structured ALM approach, for larger solutions, a proper ALM is inevitable. In this section, you will get a basic understanding of the role of ALM in Power Platform solutions and the factors influencing the project complexity.

Getting to know environment complexity

Power Platform project complexity is influenced by a number of factors, which could dictate the use of a proper ALM strategy to be successful. The most important are as follows:

  • Requirements complexity: The complexity might, for example, require heavy use of custom development, which will influence...