Microsoft Copilot has some amazing extensibility features and great customizations to take your agents further. Find out from the brains of the operation, Sabin Nair and Nathan Helgren, both from the Microsoft Dataverse team, as they talk to us about what does it mean to connect to third-party sources, how you can customize your agents with connectors, and what is the scope of these connectors!
Sep 24, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Microsoft Power Apps allows makers to rapidly build and deploy applications to help organizations modernize their business processes. But how do makers and admins ensure that their applications run efficiently and provide a great experience? We have Austin Laugesen, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft join us to discuss the ways that the Power Platform Product team is building features to make the low code approach the right approach for your organization with Power Apps.
Sep 17, 2024•29 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Pipelines in Microsoft Power Platform has had a slew of new features released and we got the best person to tell us all about them! Casey Burke joins the podcast to talk about how Application Lifecycle Management is shaping up in Power Platform, how organizations should apply ALM, and what is the future of ALM.
Sep 10, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Microsoft Build provided a slew of news announcements for product and feature improvements. Some of the coolest features announced were in Microsoft Power Apps Studio. Luckily, we got the man with the plan, Clay Wesener, Partner Group Product Manager, at Microsoft to tell us all about what the features are, why organizations should care, and how to utilize them to the fullest! Listen in while Clay breaks it down for the hosts!
Sep 03, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Get ready to elevate your AI game! Your AI experience is only as good as your data, and with Microsoft Dataverse, it gets a whole lot better! What do we mean by ‘a whole lot better’? We’ve got Robert Bruckner, CTO and VP of Microsoft Dataverse, here to break it all down. If you’re eager to supercharge your organization’s success with generative AI, this is the episode you can’t miss!
Aug 27, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 42
You may have heard the term 'Project Sophia' before or maybe not yet, but this amazing new business application technology from Microsoft is going to be a game changer for organizations. Julie Strauss, VP of Project Sophia joins the podcast to tell us how Project Sophia is going to take your data and knowledge further and deliver insights to move faster and smarter in your business decisions. Learn more about Project Sophia here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/project-sophia/overview and here...
Aug 20, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 41
In this episode, Derek Kwan joins us as we dive deep into the innovative catalog feature in Power Platform. Join us as we explore how this powerful tool is revolutionizing the way organizations manage and distribute approved artifacts such as apps, flows, and bots. We'll discuss how the catalog enables makers to access reusable components right when they need them, speeding up development cycles and enhancing productivity. We'll cover key aspects of the catalog, including: How organizations can ...
Aug 13, 2024•26 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Copilot can respond with some fantastic answers to your questions, but sometimes the hardest part is asking the right questions. Well, this is where Erik Olsson and Stuart Ridout, the creators of Prompt Buddy come in to help you (and the rest of the hosts, let's be honest) build the best prompts to get the most out of Copilot. Join us as Erik and Stuart give us the what, the why, and the how to Prompt Buddy! Wanna give Prompt Buddy a shot, try it here: GitHub - stuartridout/promptbuddy: Prompt B...
Aug 06, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 39
We often get asked how newly announced features are received in the real world. How are they being used, what are the improvements that are needed, and how much does John Landgrave love the work that marketing is doing for him and his peers? In this post-Build episode, Principal Technical Specialists John Landgrave and Chris Simmons join us to discuss how customers are approaching the newest feature announcements and what that means for governance and security!
Jul 30, 2024•42 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Still waiting on approval for something? Sounds like that process needs to be digitized. Check out this episode where Grant Archibald, Sr. Program Manager at Microsoft walks us through the business approval kit for Microsoft Power Platform. What it is, why you need it, and what it enables your organization to do once deployed. It must be a summer cookout, because we are doing some grilling on this episode! Learn more about the business approval kit here: Setup of the business approvals kit - Pow...
Jul 23, 2024•26 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Microsoft Copilot Studio provides so many amazing features to help bring generative AI into your applications. Sometimes it feels like we've only scratched the surface of what we can do, but Gwen Bego, GPM Power Automate/AI Builder at Microsoft, joins the podcast to talk to us about prompt plugins, adding knowledge to your copilots, and what that means for the future of applications!
Jul 18, 2024•24 min•Season 2Ep. 36
How can customers spark adoption and innovation in their organizations? Alan Chai joins the podcast to share his inspirational and insightful story of how he utilized Microsoft Power Platform to change his organization, innovate applications, deliver business outcomes quickly, and grow adoption. T
Jul 09, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Automation is one of the core components of Microsoft Power Platform and as organizations move from automation to hyperautomation, what does that mean for end users, admins, and makers? We are extremely lucky to have Sangya Singh, VP of Power Platform Automations join the podcast to discuss all things automation, how Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Power Automate are enabling enterprises to think of new ways to implement automation, and how Microsoft Copilot is changing the way we work wi...
Jul 03, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Desktop flows are a major component of hyper automation and Microsoft Power Platform. Bill Ryan, Director of Business Programs at Microsoft, joins the show to talk about the role of Power Automate desktop flows (RPA), how Microsoft Copilot is used, and what organizations should think about when implementing Copilot in their desktop flows and how governance needs to be addressed.
Jun 25, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 33
We LOVE listener requested topics, and this one is great! Juliet Helms, Senior Business Outcomes Specialist at Microsoft, joins the crew to talk about finding the return on investment of Microsoft Power Platform and how her team helps organizations realize value. Oh, and if you're wondering about the title, there is a fantastic story from Juliet on finding and measuring the value of Microsoft Copilot.
Jun 12, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 32
With Build wrapping up, we were able to sync with Rahul Ranjit, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, to chat about how a pro developer approaches low code development and what that means to their skillset and career progression. We cover how low code and pro code tooling work together and where does low code fit in enterprise solution development.
May 29, 2024•28 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Carsten and Daniel are back for part two of our Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Studio podcast episode. Learn how to navigate the decision tree of what copilot tool to use when building custom copilots, which will help you get greater ROI faster, and what teams are going to have to get involved when choosing the right tool!
May 20, 2024•23 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Studio provide ways for developers to build custom copilots. But what tool should you use and when? Carsten and Daniel join the podcast to share their thoughts on how organizations should approach Copilot Studio and Azure AI Studio to build amazing custom copilot solutions! This episode is so great we had to break it into two parts! The Power Platform Talks blog: Power Platform | UPD: Copilot Governance Power Platform | Copilot Studio, Azure AI Studio or Bot...
May 17, 2024•24 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Security is paramount to Microsoft. Mihaela Blendea, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, joins the podcast to talk about security in Low Code. The difference between governance and security and what that means for large and small organizations. For more information on some of the 'projects' Mihaela discusses on the show check out the Secure and govern Copilot within enterprise-grade low code solutions breakout session hosted by Mihaela and Rahul Dey at Microsoft Build!
May 15, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In this week's episode, Eric Denton, Global Black Belt - Dynamics, and Tara Mason, Power Platform Specialist join the podcast to discuss how to find the value of Microsoft Power Platform. From understanding business readiness and how organizations can snap to patterns of value, to increase to how organizations solve the solution development problems that already exist, this episode is jammed packed with great advice and steps to take!
May 07, 2024•29 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Dataverse is big, I mean really big. It is the foundational data layer in Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365. But what does this mean for Microsoft Copilot Studio, Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365, and how does AI Builder fit into this? James Oleinik, Partner PM Director for Microsoft Dataverse, joins the podcast to teach all of us about how Microsoft Dataverse and AI Builder are helping organizations bring AI-enabled modern enterprise solutions forward with first-party and third-party...
Apr 30, 2024•28 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Yup, the title gives this one away. Mansi Malik, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, comes on the podcast to teach Ken, Sean, and Wendy about the Known Issues feature for Power Platform admins. Learn more about how Microsoft communicates what issues are known with the platform and how they are working on a fix, estimated time to fix, and potential workarounds if needed. Check it out in the Known issues tab in the Power Platform admin center.
Apr 23, 2024•22 min•Season 2Ep. 25
In this episode, Patrick LeBlanc and Adam Saxton, better known as Guy in a Cube, join the podcast to discuss all things Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. Patrick and Adam talk about Power BI's place in the Power Platform family of tools, Fabric and why it matters, why the admin centers are different between Power BI and Power Platform, and a so much more! How long does it take for Ken to start asking questions about governance and security? Find out in this episode of Low Code Approach!
Apr 02, 2024•28 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Microsoft Power Platform governance can be complex and overwhelming for organizations. Zohar Raz, Principal Group Program Manager at Microsoft, joins the podcast to discuss what governance features exist for Power Platform admins, what to think about when setting up a governance strategy, and how Microsoft can help organizations prepare, deploy, and scale Power Platform.
Mar 26, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 23
In this absolutely amazing episode, Ryan Cunningham, VP, Power Apps joins Ken, Wendy, and Sean to discuss the current status and future of Microsoft Power Apps. Learn how Power Platform solution developers can integrate Microsoft Copilot in their applications, in Power Platform with extensibility, and the effect Copilot will have on their careers. This episode is a must listen for anyone interested in how Copilot fits into Microsoft Power Platform.
Mar 19, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Ever wonder where to get started or what you can do with Microsoft Copilot Studio? Henry Jammes from the Power CAT team (not real cats, thanks Ken) joins the podcast to discuss what organizations can do with Microsoft Copilot Studio, extensibility and plugins, and how data is used in Microsoft Copilot Studio.
Mar 12, 2024•22 min•Season 2Ep. 21
How do Power Platform admins ensure their users are creating content in the right environment? Join Hazim SarafelDin, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft as we discuss environment routing, a new managed environments feature for Power Platform. Learn how environment routing, paired with other newly announced governance features, will help admins get more control of their Power Platform environments.
Mar 05, 2024•26 min•Season 2Ep. 20
In this week's episode, we take a trip down memory lane to revisit some of the biggest announcements for Microsoft Power Platform that occurred at Microsoft Ignite. Michael Roth and Chris Huntingford join us to let us know what they thought were most exciting and the impact of the announcements. From Microsoft Copilot Studio to groups and rules in Power Platform governance, this is a good look at how customers and attendees reacted to the news.
Feb 20, 2024•27 min•Season 2Ep. 19
In this episode, Sean, Wendy, and Ken talk to Mike Bassani, Partner PM Manager at Microsoft, who shares his insights on Dataverse, the data platform that powers the Power Platform. We discuss what Dataverse is, how it works, and how it works in terms of security. We also learn about the different ways to get data into Dataverse, and the security components that Dataverse provides, such as governance, authorization, token creation, and environment management. If you are interested in learning mor...
Feb 13, 2024•26 min•Season 2Ep. 18
In this episode, April Dunnam joins Ken, Wendy, and Sean to discuss what organizations can do as the end-of-life approaches for InfoPath and SharePoint Workflow engine 2013. What are your organizations options for migration? What can you do if a third-party software you use has dependencies on these technologies? What weird and odd way will Ken introduce himself? Find out the answers to these questions and more on the latest episode of the Low Code Approach!
Feb 06, 2024•23 min•Season 2Ep. 17
