Discover the 6 game-changing takeaways from the Power Platform Conference 2024! Held at the vibrant MGM Grand in Las Vegas, this year’s event was brimming with groundbreaking announcements, insightful sessions, and unparalleled networking opportunities—all designed to inspire the visionary in each of us!
Dive into the highlights and see how these innovations can transform your workplace!
In today's fast-paced digital world, automation and AI are transforming business operations, and Microsoft Power Platform leads this revolution.
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, automation and AI are revolutionizing how businesses operate, and Microsoft Power Platform is at the forefront of this transformation. This is evident in the significant growth in both the platform’s adoption and functionality. Microsoft Power Platform continuously improves to empower organizations to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and innovate faster. Here’s a look at the Power Platform’s growth by the numbers:
Here are the 6 key takeaways from the Power Platform Conference 2024, with a special focus on the new Plan Designer and Power Pages updates, including some exciting Copilot features.
The star of the show was undoubtedly the new Plan Designer in Power Apps. This feature, currently in limited preview, allows users to generate detailed project plans directly within Power Apps. It’s a game-changer for project management, enabling seamless planning and execution. This innovation is set to streamline workflows and enhance productivity across various industries.
Plan Designer will work alongside you to map out the different screens that are required to build an app. Plan Designer will also build a data model including sample data and relationships between tables.
Another standout was the AI Recorder for desktop flows in Power Automate. This tool simplifies the creation of desktop flows by reducing errors associated with recording clicks and keystrokes. Now in public preview, the AI Recorder promises to make automation more accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced users.
Jeff Teper joined and showcased major features on how Copilot is being integrated into SharePoint. These features will allow users to build business web pages using natural language and leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) and Microsoft Graph data to craft engaging web content. It will assist in drafting, tone adjustment, expanding meeting bullets, and condensing messages, all while maintaining data security and privacy. Similar functionality is coming to SharePoint document libraries via Copilot Agents in SharePoint.
Ability to create SharePoint pages using Copilot prompts.
Agents come in various forms. They assist in retrieving information from foundational data, reasoning over it to provide summaries or answers. The more advanced agents can take actions upon request, while the most sophisticated ones operate autonomously to create and execute plans, coordinate other agents, and determine when to escalate an issue to an employee for assistance.
Two new capabilities for Copilot Studio were announced as well.
Supercharge your business with agents built with Microsoft Copilot Studio | Microsoft Copilot Blog
Coauthoring is now generally available in Power Apps, enabling multiple makers to work on different parts of a canvas app simultaneously. This feature significantly speeds up development and fosters better collaboration. It’s a major step forward in making app development more efficient and team-oriented.
With Pages, you can turn insightful Copilot responses into something durable with a side-by-side page that you can edit and, when ready, share with your team to collaborate. You can easily go from an initial prompt to Edit in Pages.
Announcing Copilot Pages for multiplayer collaboration - Microsoft Community Hub
The Power Platform Conference 2024 was an unforgettable experience, filled with innovation, learning, and community. The new features, especially the Plan Designer and Copilot integrations, are set to revolutionize how we approach app development and web design. We are excited to start implementing these tools in my projects and can’t wait to see what the future holds for the Power Platform.
Stay tuned for more updates and tutorials on these new features. Until next time, keep innovating! 🚀
