Microsoft Power Apps_
Embrace opportunities and innovate faster by developing bespoke apps on a low-code platform.
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What is Microsoft Power Apps?
Microsoft Power Apps is a low-code development platform and is part of the wider Power Platform. It’s a suite of applications, services, connectors and a data platform that enables businesses to rapidly create apps tailored to their needs.
By easily designing apps, businesses can find solutions for internal challenges and embrace new opportunities in the marketplace. Apps can also streamline processes, improve customer experiences and automate routine tasks.
With faster development of apps, businesses can embrace innovation and be agile in the digital landscape.
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Why use Power Apps?
Power Apps reduces the barriers associated with app development. There is no need to outsource development to an external resource or recruit technical skills internally.
Instead, you can develop apps cheaper, faster and more effortlessly. Users can build and launch their applications straight away by accelerating the development process with pre-built templates, drag and drop functionality and quick sharing and publishing capabilities.
With easier creation of apps, it’s easier for businesses to innovate and evolve. You can create apps that level up customer experiences, improve data capture, automate internal processes and more. And every app is entirely crafted for your needs and goals.
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The key benefits of Microsoft Power Apps_
Rapid app development: Quickly create bespoke apps for your business, allowing you to respond to challenges and opportunities faster
Reduce costs: Save money by being able to create apps internally, reducing the need for outsourcing or intensive development skill
Stress-free creation: Drag-and-drop functionality and a user-friendly interface allows anyone to easily develop apps
Increase productivity: Build apps that streamline your internal processes and make routine tasks simpler, allowing your teams to work more efficiently
Improve customer experiences: Create customer-facing apps that improve their experiences for increased satisfaction and loyalty
AI-powered: Use pre-built AI components to create highly intelligent machine learning solutions that will revolutionise the way that you work
Cross channels: Create apps that work on desktop, mobile and even offline, giving users easier access
Integration capabilities: Benefit from Microsoft’s robust security practices and keep your app users safe from cyber threats
How do Infinity Group support with Power Apps?
Infinity Group lead by example and use Power Apps in-house to drastically improve our business operations and processes. We’ve developed multiple, powerful solutions such as our company-wide Power App to capture, log and track expenses.
Due to this, we’re experts in navigating, building and training end-users on Power Apps. We work closely with our clients to understand their organisations and ensure that we build timesaving, intuitive and cost-effective business applications that will transform the way that they work on a day-to-day basis. We can connect your disparate systems and third-party applications with custom-built Power Apps that will provide you with a robust and scalable digital ecosystem.
Our flexibility, professionalism and certified expertise allows us as a Microsoft Solutions Partner to deliver the highest level of service when working, collaborating and helping our clients to make the most from their unique applications.
Power Apps key features_
Low-code functionality: Apps can be built using low-code tools, empowering citizen developers to easily build high-performing business apps
Integration capabilities: Connect to various data sources, including Excel, SharePoint, SQL Server and cloud services to drive your apps forward, or even customise Microsoft tools
App lifecycle management: Track changes, manage app versions and conduct thorough testing to stay in control
Collaborate: Work together with your team to create and optimise apps simultaneously, while controlling access to only authorised personnel
Power Apps FAQs_
What can you create in Power Apps?
The possibilities are endless! Apps built in Power Apps typically fall into four categories:
- Canvas apps. These are “lightweight” apps, like an employee survey app. They’re simple to design, giving you control over the user experience. They can be connected to over 230 data sources, including other Microsoft tools.
- Model-driven apps. These are intensive apps. Usually, they’re created to manage complicated forms, processes and other procedures. They are built in the Power Apps site, with emphasis on data and functionality rather than design. A good example is a Customer Service Hub.
- Power Pages. These are websites that can be shared outside of your organisation, such as customer portals.
- Cards. These are the newest addition to Power Apps. They act as micro-apps – like an event registration form. They’re typically embedded into other tools, such as Teams and Outlook.
How much does Power Apps cost?
Power Apps licencing is included with some Office 365 plans but can also be purchased standalone for £16.40 per user per month (or £9.90 for businesses with less than 2000 users), allowing a user to build and run an unlimited number of apps.
Who can use Power Apps?
Power Apps is designed to be accessible to a wide range of users, from those with no coding experience to professional developers. People with limited or no coding knowledge can create custom apps to automate tasks, improve processes and solve business problems. Developers can use Power Apps to create complex enterprise-grade applications, extend existing systems and integrate with other platforms.
How much is Microsoft Power Apps?
Power Apps licencing is included with some Office 365 plans, but can be purchased standalone for £16.40 per user per month, allowing a user to build and run an unlimited number of apps. You can also purchase ‘per app’ plans for users only running one app, which cost £4.10 per user per month.
How do you build an app in Power Apps?
There are a few easy steps to building a Power App:
- Define the purpose of your app
- Choose between a canvas (offering maximum flexibility in design and functionality) or model-driven (offering data models for business processes and data-centric applications)
- Connect to your chosen data sources
- Use the drag-and-drop interface to add screens, controls (buttons, text boxes, images, etc.) and layouts, and customise your apps.
- Add functionality, such as formulas and expressions to perform calculations or manipulate data, built-in functions and custom code
- Test the app
- Deploy
Does Power Apps integrate with other Microsoft tools?
Power Apps seamlessly integrates with a variety of Microsoft tools, enhancing its capabilities and utility. Here are some key integrations:
- Office 365: Excel, SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook and Teams
- Dynamics 365: CRM, Field Service, Sales
- Azure: Functions, Blob Storage, SQL Database
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