Microsoft Power Platform Enterprise Architecture: Design tailor-made solutions for architects and decision makers to meet complex business requirements, Edition 2

Robert Rybaric

Jan 2023 · Packt Publishing Ltd

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534

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About this ebook

This book enables you to design tailor-made enterprise solutions using the latest models, methodologies, and patterns for your projects. It harnesses the capabilities of the Power Platform, Azure, and Dynamics 365 to create robust solutions. In this new edition, you can work with the latest technologies such as Dataverse and Power Portals to take your solutions to the next level. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF formatKey Features

Explore various Microsoft cloud components and identify the best ones to enhance your solutions
Get to grips with Microsoft Power Platform's security and extensibility, integration, and data migration models
Discover architectural best practices and case studies for designing complex enterprise solutions

Book DescriptionThis book is for enterprise architects and decision makers who design solutions for complex business requirements. It teaches you how to use architectural best practices and methodologies to optimize an enterprise-grade solution. You'll gain an understanding of the tools available in the Power Platform suite and how to integrate them seamlessly with various Microsoft 365 and Azure components to create a tailor-made solution. Progressing through the book, you'll discover how to address application lifecycle management, security, extensibility, and data migration. This includes Power BI, which often requires a separate approach to the rest of the Power Platform. This book provides you with practical, essential, and concise information. It follows a complete, end-to-end example in every chapter, with diagrams that illustrate the intricacies of Microsoft cloud structure. It has been created by an experienced enterprise architect who actively creates solutions using Microsoft technology. By the end of this book, you'll have the strategic perspective of an enterprise architect to make accurate architectural decisions for your complex Power Platform projects. Unlike many other overwhelmingly long and unstructured resources, this book covers essential concepts using one concise yet practical example that is revisited throughout the book. You’ll develop the skills you need to architect, design, and manage a complex solution as you follow the journey of a fictitious enterprise customer as they enter the world of Power Platform. Throughout the book, you’ll discover how to combine the functionality of Microsoft Power PI, Power Automate, Power Apps, and Power Virtual Agents with various methodologies to effectively address application lifecycle management, security, and extensibility. You'll also learn how to overcome common challenges in migrating data to and from Microsoft Power Platform using proven techniques. By the end of this Microsoft book, you’ll have the strategic perspective of an enterprise architect, enabling you to make accurate architectural decisions for your complex Power Platform projects.What you will learn

Understand various Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM, ERP, and AI modules for creating Power Platform solutions
Combine Power Platform capabilities with Microsoft 365 and Azure
Find out which regions, staging environments, and user licensing groups need to be employed when creating enterprise solutions
Implement sophisticated security by using various authentication and authorization techniques
Extend Microsoft Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate to create custom applications
Integrate your solution with various in-house Microsoft components or third-party systems using integration patterns
Migrate data using a variety of approaches and best practices

Who this book is for

If you’re an enterprise architect or a technical decision maker looking to design complex solutions using Microsoft Power Platform to serve growing business needs and to stay competitive in the modern IT world, then this book is for you. Familiarity with the Microsoft Power Platform and Azure services will help you follow along with this book

About the author

Robert Rybaric is a Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Dynamics 365 architect and certified trainer. He also holds several other certifications in Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft BizTalk Server, TOGAF 9, ITIL 2011, IBM, and Oracle. Robert has worked as an architect for the Microsoft Corporation on numerous Microsoft Dynamics 365 presale and project implementation activities for enterprise customers across Europe. He is now a freelance architect and trainer, implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions for global customers, and leads many Microsoft Power Platform training sessions.

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