Get Help Implementing/Managing Your Microsoft Power Platform

Microsoft Power Platform is a game-changer for small and medium-sized businesses. It’s a trio of applications that aims to democratize access to digital tools like automation, application development and data analytics.

A business previously needed to hire external experts in order to create apps, use automation or harness the power of data analytics. Anyone can now perform these tasks with Power Platform!

We will explore how Power Platform works and how it can benefit your company. Power Platform is available as part of Microsoft Office 365 for Business. If you’re already using Microsoft Office, Outlook and Teams, you should definitely consider using Power Platform too!

What is Microsoft Power Platform?

Microsoft Power Platform refers to a trio of applications that help businesses enhance day-to-day operations through technology. Power Platform was launched in 2018 and its usage has grown exponentially. Its user base includes well-known names like Ikea and Coca-Cola. 

However, Power Apps isn’t just for large companies. It’s being used by many small and medium-sized businesses too. Here is more information on the three different Power Apps. 

Power BI  

Power BI is a data visualization tool that helps you garner insights from the vast amounts of data that your organization stores and processes. Data is everywhere but it’s often unstructured, complex and hard to make sense of.

Power BI uses data analytics and visualization to make data useful so that you can make informed, intelligent decisions. For example, many companies use Power BI for inventory management, invoicing and resource management.

With Power BI, you can make reliable decisions in hours instead of days! Your employees will feel empowered to easily access the data they need to be efficient and productive. It’s estimated that tools like this make decision-making 5x’s faster for businesses.

Power Apps

Applications are becoming integral to day-to-day workplace operations. However, creating customized applications is often a stretch goal for SMBs. Creating an application from scratch will cost upwards of $16,000 (which doesn’t include the amount you will need to pay for managing application vulnerabilities). 

Power Apps is a one-stop tool for application development. Power Apps is unique because it is ‘no-code’. When using Power Apps, you won’t have to write a single line of code. You create your application using drag and drop widgets. 

This makes application development much simpler so that you and your team can create any application you can imagine! For example, you could use Power Apps to create an employee onboarding application, an expenses approval application or a hot desk booking system. 

Power Automate 

Automation is a mainstay in large enterprises today. Automation can be used to improve the speed and efficiency of a range of processes spanning everything from marketing to sales to HR. 

Automation takes on repetitive tasks that would take your employees hours to complete. By doing these tasks for your employees, your people can quickly focus on higher-value work. In fact, 79% of SMBs said automation delivers time savings. 61% say that automation regularly provides cost savings.

So, how exactly do you automate? That’s where Power Automate comes in. This app allows you to effortlessly automate processes like invoicing and customer service to free up your employees’ time to focus on more meaningful work. 

Getting Started with Microsoft Power Platform

Your business can choose to use as many or as few of the Power Platform apps as you want. What you use (and how you use them) will depend on your unique needs. If you’re not sure about Power Platform, we would highly recommend trialing the platform to see if it can help you. You will undoubtedly find that you can derive value from this trio of applications. 

Power Platform is easier to use than other digital tools but you will still need some expertise and knowledge to get the most out of it. As with all IT investments, we understand that you want to ensure you achieve a good ROI. 

That is where we come in. As Microsoft-certified resellers, we have a deep understanding of Microsoft Power Platform. We can help your business take advantage of Microsoft Power Platform and any other Microsoft tools that you would like to try.

Whether you want us to provide tutorials to your employees on Power Platform or manage the suite of tools for you, we can assist. 

Get Help Implementing/Managing Your Microsoft Power Platform

Sound Computers can help your Connecticut business with the adoption of Microsoft Power Platform. If you already use Microsoft 365, we can help you to use it better and take full advantage of all the value provided.

Contact us today to schedule a free consultation. Call 860-577-8060 or reach us online.

April 12, 2022
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