The document discusses the Microsoft Power Platform and how it empowers organizations with application development, data analytics, and workflow automation. It highlights that 500 million new apps will be built in the next 5 years, more than all apps built in the last 40 years. It also notes that 86% of organizations struggle to find technical talent for application development. The Power Platform is positioned as a low-code platform that can help organizations build apps and automate workflows across Microsoft products like Office 365, Dynamics 365 and Azure without extensive coding.

1. Empower Your Organization with the
Microsoft Power Platform
David J. Rosenthal
VP & GM, Digital Business
June 16, 2020

2. 500 million new apps will be built in the next 5 years –
more than all apps built in the last 40 years!1
Demand for mobile apps is growing 5x faster than IT
departments can deliver 2
86% of organizations struggle to find technical talent3
of enterprise application development will
be in the low-code category by 2024465%
1 Satya Nadella, Microsoft FY19 Q4 earnings call – Jul 2019
2 Gartner, How to Deliver Enterprise Mobile Apps Faster – 2017
3 Indeed.com Survey
4 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low – Code Application
Platforms – Aug 2019
5 IDG: Big Data Survey 2017
Over 85% of organizations struggle to analyze unstructured data5

3. Microsoft Power Platform
Power BI
Business analytics
Power Apps
Application development
One low-code platform that spans Office 365, Dynamics 365, Azure and standalone applications
Power Virtual Agents
Intelligent virtual agents
Power Automate
Workflow automation
Common
Data Service
Data
connectors
AI
Builder

4. of Fortune 500
companies use
Power Platform
97%

5. 1.6M+
Active community members
33K
Ideas submitted
105K+
User Group
members
450+
Independent
User Groups
Power Platform
Champions
Power Platform Community
675 events in FY20
20K+ attendees
Dashboard in a day
302 events in FY20
7.7K+ attendees
App in a day
20+ cities in FY20
4,500 projected attendees
Power Platform World Tour

6. What are the big MBAS announcements?
Unlocking the power of Mixed
Reality for your apps
Robotic Process Automation for
comprehensive automation capabilities
Enhanced engagement with
conversational AI
Adding Direct Query support
in Power BI for the Common Data Service
Connecting T-SQL users directly
to the Common Data Service

7. T-SQL Endpoint for the
Common Data
Service
SQL Server
Management
Studio WORKS!
Entity Framework
WORKS!
AAD auth means all
security WORKS!
(e.g. RLS trimming)
The full stack runs –
e.g. plugins and rules

8. Deep level joins and advanced SQL
semantics work (e.g. “having”)… each
“table” in SSMS maps to an entity
Realtime updates – writes
are immediately visible in
Power BI dashboards!
Security “just works:” honors
all filtering, trimming and
hierarchy in CDS!
Read queries are routed to
replicas – to avoid
overloading the main CDS db!
Direct Query support for
CDS in Power BI

9. Deep level joins and advanced SQL
semantics work (e.g. “having”)… each
“table” in SSMS maps to an entity
Realtime updates – writes
are immediately visible in
Power BI dashboards!
Security “just works:” honors
all filtering, trimming and
hierarchy in CDS!
Read queries are routed to
replicas – to avoid
overloading the main CDS db!
Direct Query support for
CDS in Power BI

10. Power Automate unlocks analog data with AI, automates UI with RPA, and
automates cloud applications and databases with 300+ built-in connectors
UI Automation is generated just
by recording steps as you use
Win32 or web applications.
Troubleshooting history captures
every step, including recordings of
the UI automations.
New UI Automation (RPA) is
available inside the existing
Power Automate visual designer.
UI Flows Connector Record mouse, keyboard, input and more Easy monitoring and debugging
Power Automate
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Automate legacy applications through UI automation (RPA)

11. Power Apps
New Capability Highlights
Empower every developer to achieve more
Canvas and model driven apps available from a single player
on iOS and Android
Build apps for Teams using a
new responsive template.
Users can use both canvas and
model driven apps from a single
mobile player.
Build multi-experiential
applications using mixed reality
on mobile devices.
Mixed Reality Public Preview in May Build apps for Microsoft Teams Converged mobile app

12. Power Virtual Agents empowers everyone to build, deploy and manage bots
in minutes No coding, AI expertise or infrastructure needed
Power Virtual Agents
Empower everyone to easily build chatbots
Make bot building easy Embed your bots everywhere Automate actions
Engage with customers and
employees conversationally
across channels.
Connect to your backend systems
using 350+ pre-built connectors or
Azure Bot Framework.
Easily create and maintain bots using
a guided, no-code graphical interface.
Devs and data scientists are optional.

13. Rapid app development
DEMO
Using The Microsoft
Power Platform at GSK
+bonus mini demo

14. Data Culture

15. Data culture
AI infused experiences with
the familiarity of Office
#1
data exploration
experiences
Amazing

16. Power BI
AI infused experiences with the familiarity of Office
More flexibility, real estate, and
tools to create stunning mobile
versions of existing reports.
Empower end-users to explore
and personalize visuals based
on their unique needs.
Visual Personalization for end users New mobile report authoring experience Smart narratives
experiences
Amazing
Add dynamic, interactive narratives
to reports with the flexibility to edit
language and format.
MBAS announcements

17. Modern
Enterprise BI
Data culture
Meet the most demanding
enterprise needs
#2
data exploration
experiences
Amazing

18. Data culture
Admin &
Governance
Enterprise
semantic
models
Enterprise
reports
Embedded
analytics
Application
lifecycle
management
Lineage &
impact
analysis
Real time
streams
Dataflows
(ETL)
Meet the most demanding
enterprise needs
#2
data exploration
experiences
Amazing

19. Power BI
Meet the most demanding enterprise needs
Admin &
Governance
Enterprise
semantic
models
Enterprise
reports
Embedded
analytics
Application
lifecycle
management
Lineage &
impact
analysis
Real time
streams
Dataflows
(ETL)
data exploration
experiences
Amazing
Power BI tracks the lineage of all
entities from the data source to
the report
More flexibility, real estate, and tools
to create stunning mobile versions
of existing reports.
improve efficiency and accuracy
with development, test, and
production environments
Application Lifecycle Management Lineage and impact analysis XMLA – read/write and composite models
MBAS announcements

20. Data culture
COLLABORATION
DATA STACK
TRUST
ACTION
BI woven into the fabric
of the organization
#3
Admin &
Governance
Enterprise
semantic
models
Enterprise
reports
Embedded
analytics
Application
lifecycle
management
Lineage &
impact
analysis
Real time
streams
Dataflows
(ETL)
Modern
Enterprise BI
data exploration
experiences
Amazing

21. Power BI
BI woven into the fabric of the organization
Where data professionals can
collaborate, manage, and
analyze data with ease.
Quickly find details from featured
tables in Power BI datasets within
Excel’s data types gallery.
Updated experiences including
new tab and preview links for
Power BI content.
Power BI in Teams Azure Synapse Power BI datasets in Excel
MBAS announcements
COLLABORATION
DATA STACK
TRUST
ACTION
Admin &
Governance
Enterprise
semantic
models
Enterprise
reports
Embedded
analytics
Application
lifecycle
management
Lineage &
impact
analysis
Real time
streams
Dataflows
(ETL)
Modern
Enterprise BI
dataexploration
experiences
Amazing

22. Cross Power Platform
investments

23. Cloud and on-premises
Connectivity
Built-in connectivity to 300+ cloud services,
content services, databases, APIs, etc.
Develop and register custom connectors as a
building block for citizen developers.
Seamless hybrid connectivity to on-premises
systems via the on-premises data gateway.
Break down data silos by using multiple
data sources in a single application.
Connectivity

24. Power
Platform
Azure
services
Azure / Office
Data Services
Every
Developer
(Low Code)
Pro
Developer
(Code First)
Azure
DevOps
Pro Developers + Microsoft Power Platform = No Limits
Visual
Studio
VS
Code
Develop faster than ever before
Power BI Power Apps Power Automate Power Virtual Agents
API
Management
Azure
Functions
AKS Cognitive
Services
Logic
Apps
Bot
Services
Analysis
Services
SQL Azure Cosmos DBSQL Data
Warehouse
Microsoft
Graph

25. Global, Hyper-scale,
Enterprise-grade infrastructure
Enterprise reliability via 100+
data centers and Microsoft’s
global network edge.
Compliance leadership with
standards and commitments
including ISO 27001, FedRamp
and EU model clauses.
No standing access to data,
transparent operational model
and 99.9% financial-backed
uptime guarantee.
Secure by design
operationalized at the
physical, logical and data
layers
Identity & Access Data Loss Prevention Encryption
Identity management and
multi-factor authentication for
enhanced identity protection
and secure guest access.
Built-in information
protection and usage analytics
with full audit logs, data loss
prevention policies and more.
Encryption can help
protect your data both at
rest and in transit.
Admin and governance

26. Six big areas of
Focus for 2020
Remote Work Platform: Teams + Power Platform Integration
Power Platform no-cliffs extensibility through Azure
Power Platform Integration – Power BI,
Power Apps, Power Automate, CDS
Enabling repeatable and scalable enterprise
Expand the building blocks of Power Platform
Just make everything better – performance,
reliability, usability, and little features/annoyances
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Contact Information
David Rosenthal
VP & General Manager
Digital Business
@DavidJRosenthal
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