Category: Technical Skills
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With so many ways to build AI agents in Microsoft, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Should you use Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, or build something fully custom with Azure AI? The answer depends on what you need the agent to do, how much control you want, and the skills available in your team. Start…
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Building a House vs. Managing Power Platform ALM: Why You Need the Right Environments Imagine you’re building a house. You wouldn’t just start hammering nails into wood at the final location without any planning, right? You’d follow a structured process: Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) in Microsoft Power Platform follows a similar structure. Instead of houses,…
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Navigating AI Agents in Microsoft: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job Microsoft offers several ways to build AI agents, and with so many options, it can be tricky to know where to start. Should you use Copilot Studio, the Agent Builder, or dive straight into Azure and code-first solutions? Let’s break it down so…
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Ever been in a project that felt chaotic from the start? Where requirements kept shifting, scope creep took over, and the end product didn’t quite meet expectations? More often than not, the missing piece was a strong Analysis & Design (A&D) phase. A&D isn’t just about gathering requirements—it’s about understanding the business problem, defining the…
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Canvas Apps are a powerful way to build business applications with minimal coding, using Power Fx as the underlying formula language to drive logic and data interactions. To further enhance the flexibility and maintainability of apps, Power Fx has introduced two key features: User Defined Types (UDTs) and User Defined Functions (UDFs). These additions empower…
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I get it—SharePoint is familiar, easy to set up, and widely used. Many organizations default to SharePoint lists as a backend when building Power Apps and Power Automate solutions. But here’s the problem: A SharePoint list is not a database. As your solution scales, using SharePoint as your primary data source can lead to performance…
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Power Automate is an incredible tool for streamlining workflows, reducing manual effort, and integrating Microsoft and third-party services. But as much as I love it, I often see organizations overusing it—or worse, using it for the wrong scenarios. The truth is, Power Automate is not a silver bullet. It has limitations, and in some cases,…
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Choosing the Right Search Approach for Knowledge Copilot Solutions Since the launch of Microsoft Copilot, many organizations have wanted to take advantage of its powerful capabilities. But there’s been a catch—every user needed a full Microsoft 365 Copilot license, making it a bit expensive to explore. However, thanks to an update on January 14th, 2025,…
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Introducing Copilot Chat Extensibility for Model-Driven Apps Have you recently been using the out-of-the-box Copilot and wished it could connect to more data sources or answer highly specific questions? Microsoft heard your wish. With the introduction of Copilot chat extensibility for model-driven apps, businesses and partners now have the power to create in-app chat experiences…
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Demystifying Dataverse for Teams: A Gateway to Simplified Data Management People are often excited to start building efficiency apps for their organisation, but when deciding the data background for it, they’re at odds. SharePoint has restrictions and limitations while using preferred Dataverse often means jumping through some hoops for Power Apps Premium licensing. Did you…