Power Platform & Low-Code Solutions

Unlock Business Potential with Microsoft Power Platform

Every organization has processes that are still manual, data that remains siloed, and ideas for applications that never get built because the development backlog is too long. Microsoft Power Platform addresses these challenges by putting powerful, low-code tools in the hands of business users and IT professionals alike. When implemented correctly, Power Platform accelerates digital transformation by enabling rapid application development, workflow automation, data analysis, and intelligent chatbots within a governed, secure environment.

Exodata, as an Azure Expert MSP with deep Microsoft ecosystem expertise, helps organizations plan, deploy, and manage Power Platform solutions that deliver measurable business value. We bridge the gap between business teams who need solutions today and IT teams who need to maintain security, compliance, and governance.

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Power BI: Business Intelligence and Data Visualization

Power BI transforms raw data from across your organization into interactive, visually compelling dashboards and reports that drive informed decision-making.

Dashboard and Report Development

• Executive dashboards that present KPIs, financial metrics, and operational data at a glance
• Operational reports for real-time monitoring of sales pipelines, inventory, service tickets, and more
• Self-service analytics enabling business users to explore data and create their own visualizations
• Paginated reports for pixel-perfect, printable documents that meet regulatory or distribution requirements

Data Modeling and Integration

• Data connectivity to hundreds of sources including SQL Server, Azure SQL, Dynamics 365, SharePoint, Excel, and third-party APIs
• Dataflows for reusable ETL processes that prepare and transform data before it reaches reports
• Star schema modeling optimized for fast query performance and intuitive user navigation
• Row-level security (RLS) ensuring users see only the data they are authorized to access
• Incremental refresh for large datasets that need to stay current without full reprocessing

Power BI Administration

• Workspace governance with clear naming conventions, access policies, and content lifecycle management
• Capacity planning for Power BI Premium or Premium Per User licensing
• Gateway management for secure, on-premises data connectivity
• Usage analytics to understand adoption patterns and optimize investment

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Power Apps: Rapid Application Development

Power Apps enables your organization to build custom business applications in a fraction of the time required by traditional development, without sacrificing functionality or integration.

Canvas Apps

Canvas apps provide complete control over the user interface layout and are ideal for task-specific mobile and tablet applications.

• Drag-and-drop UI design with responsive layouts for phones, tablets, and desktop
• Connector library with over 900 pre-built connectors to Microsoft and third-party services
• Offline capabilities for field workers and remote scenarios
• Camera, GPS, and barcode scanner integration for data capture in the field
• Custom components for reusable UI elements across multiple applications

Model-Driven Apps

Model-driven apps are built on top of Dataverse and are suited to complex business processes that require structured data, relationships, and business rules.

• Dataverse data modeling with entities, relationships, and business rules
• Business process flows that guide users through multi-step procedures
• Dashboards and views for data-rich, role-based user experiences
• Integration with Dynamics 365 for organizations already invested in the platform

Power Apps Governance

• Environment strategy separating development, testing, and production
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies controlling which connectors can be used together
• Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit deployment for platform monitoring and management
• Maker training and enablement programs for citizen developers

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Power Automate: Workflow Automation

Power Automate replaces manual, repetitive processes with automated workflows that run reliably in the background, freeing your team to focus on higher-value work.

Cloud Flows

• Automated flows triggered by events such as a new email, form submission, or database record change
• Scheduled flows that run at defined intervals for recurring tasks like data synchronization or report generation
• Instant flows triggered on demand by users through buttons in Power Apps, Teams, or SharePoint
• Approval workflows with multi-stage, parallel, and conditional approval routing
• Error handling and retry logic to ensure flows recover gracefully from transient failures

Desktop Flows (Robotic Process Automation)

Power Automate Desktop brings RPA capabilities to automate legacy and desktop application interactions.

• UI automation that mimics mouse clicks, keyboard input, and screen scraping for applications without APIs
• Attended and unattended execution modes for different automation scenarios
• Integration with cloud flows to combine desktop automation with cloud-based workflows
• Legacy system automation bridging the gap until modern APIs or replacements are available

Process Mining

• Process discovery to visualize how work actually flows through your organization
• Bottleneck identification highlighting where delays and inefficiencies occur
• Optimization recommendations based on data-driven analysis of process performance

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Power Virtual Agents: Intelligent Chatbots

Power Virtual Agents enables you to create AI-powered chatbots that handle routine inquiries, guide users through processes, and escalate complex issues to human agents.

• No-code bot authoring with a visual conversation designer
• Natural language understanding powered by AI for flexible, human-like interactions
• Integration with Power Automate to trigger backend workflows from conversations
• Omnichannel deployment to Microsoft Teams, websites, Facebook, and custom channels
• Analytics dashboards to monitor bot performance, conversation completion rates, and user satisfaction
• Generative AI capabilities using Microsoft Copilot Studio for advanced conversational experiences

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Platform Governance and Security

Exodata ensures your Power Platform deployment is secure, compliant, and well-governed from the start.

• Tenant-level configuration optimized for security and manageability
• Environment management with dedicated environments for development, testing, and production
• DLP policy design preventing unauthorized data movement between connectors
• Licensing optimization to align Power Platform licenses with actual usage and needs
• Monitoring and alerting using the CoE Starter Kit and Azure Monitor for platform health visibility

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Get Started with Power Platform

Microsoft Power Platform can deliver quick wins and long-term transformation for your organization. Contact Exodata to schedule a Power Platform readiness assessment and discover how low-code solutions can automate processes, unlock data insights, and empower your teams to build the applications they need.