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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

Learning about the project setup

In this section, you will learn about the difference between internal and external project types and about project roles and responsibilities in a large external Power Platform implementation project.

Knowing project types

Every company has the freedom to decide whether they want to implement a new software solution using internal resources and capabilities only or to select and assign a professional services consulting company to perform the implementation.

Internal project

The ability to run a software implementation project such as Power Platform internally is influenced by a number of factors:

  • Internal experience with running software implementation projects
  • Availability of internal resources that can be assigned full time or dedicated part time to a project for several months or even years
  • Existing expertise in the domain of the implemented software
  • Costing and scheduling considerations
  • Strategic interest to...