Introduction to Power Platform Basics
Welcome to the fundamental learning path for Microsoft Power Platform. This module will guide you through the core components of Power Platform, empowering you to build custom business solutions, automate workflows, and analyze data without extensive coding.
What is Power Platform?
Microsoft Power Platform is a suite of business applications, services, connectors, and data platform that provides an environment for rapid application development. It consists of the following key products:
- Power BI: Business analytics service that delivers visual, interactive reports and dashboards.
- Power Apps: Suite of apps, services, and connectors, and the data platform that works with the underlying Microsoft Dataverse.
- Power Automate: Service that helps you create automated workflows between your favorite apps and services to synchronize files, get notifications, collect data, and more.
- Power Virtual Agents: Low-code chatbot builder that lets you create bots to talk to your customers and employees.
Key Concepts
As you embark on your Power Platform journey, understanding these core concepts will be crucial:
- Low-Code/No-Code Development: Building applications and automations with visual interfaces and minimal traditional coding.
- Dataverse: A secure and scalable data service and application platform built on Microsoft Azure.
- Connectors: Bridges that allow Power Platform services to interact with other applications and data sources.
- AI Builder: A Power Platform capability that provides AI models to enhance business processes.
Getting Started
Ready to dive in? Here's how you can start learning:
- Explore guided tutorials and hands-on labs.
- Join the Power Platform Community Forum to ask questions and share your knowledge.
- Watch introductory videos on the MSDN Learn YouTube Channel.