Microsoft Power Platform Enterprise Architecture : Design Tailor-Made Solutions for Architects and Decision Makers to Meet Complex Business Requirements / Robert Rybaric.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rybaric, Robert, author.

Series:

Expert insight.

Expert insight

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business--Data processing.

Business.

Computer programs.

Microsoft software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (535 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing Ltd., [2023]

Biography/History:

Rybaric Robert: 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.

Summary:

Microsoft Power Platform Enterprise Architecture offers an array of architectural best practices and techniques for any forward-looking enterprise architect or decision maker who wants to know more about integrating solutions to serve growing business needs. With this book, you'll learn about the tools available in the Power Platform suite and identify which are appropriate for your business. Then, you'll integrate them seamlessly with various other Microsoft 365 and Azure components. 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.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright Page

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Section I: The Basics

Chapter 1: Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Overview

Introducing Contoso Inc.

Introducing Microsoft Power Platform

Introducing the Common Data Model and Microsoft Dataverse

Introducing the Common Data Model

Introducing Microsoft Dataverse

Introducing model-driven apps

Introducing canvas apps

Introducing Power Automate

Introducing Power Virtual Agents

Introducing Power BI

Introducing On-Premises Data Gateway

Introducing AI Builder

Introducing Power Pages

Introducing Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM applications

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations

Introducing Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP applications

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Human Resources

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Introducing Microsoft Dynamics 365 AI, MR, and other modules

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Insights

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Connected Spaces

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fraud Protection

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Remote Assist

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Product Visualize

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Unified Service Desk

Microsoft Power Platform licensing overview

Contoso Inc. Power Platform commitment

Summary

Chapter 2: Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure Overview

Contoso Inc. cloud maturity

Introducing Microsoft 365

Introducing Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft OneDrive

Microsoft OneNote.

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Overviewing Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security

Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Cloud App Security

System Center Configuration Manager

Contoso Inc. using Microsoft 365

Introducing Microsoft Azure

Introducing Azure Active Directory

Introducing Azure Service Bus

Introducing Azure Event Hubs

Introducing Azure Logic Apps

Introducing Azure API Management

Introducing Azure Functions

Introducing Azure SQL

Introducing Azure Cosmos DB

Introducing Azure Blob Storage

Introducing Azure Synapse Analytics

Introducing Azure IoT Hub and Azure IoT Central

Introducing Azure Key Vault

Introducing Azure DevOps

Introducing Azure Monitor

Contoso Inc. using Microsoft Azure

Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure licensing overview

Microsoft 365 licensing

Microsoft Azure licensing

Section II: The Architecture

Chapter 3: Understanding the Microsoft Power Platform Architecture

Contoso Inc. starts architecting their planned Power Platform solution

Understanding the Power Platform architecture

Learning about the Microsoft cloud infrastructure

Understanding the customer cloud structure

User management

License management

Group management

App registration

Office 365 Activity Logging

Learning about Power Platform technology

Understanding Power Platform environments

Microsoft Dataverse

Microsoft Dataverse for Teams

Capacity restrictions

Power Platform data connectors

Data Loss Prevention policies

On-Premises Data Gateway

Managed environments

Learning about Power BI's structure

Understanding the Power Platform and Dynamics 365 clients

Learning about desktop clients

Browser client

Dynamics 365 App for Outlook

Unified Service Desk.

Omnichannel for Dynamics 365 Customer Service

Robotic process automation with Power Automate Desktop flows

Understanding mobile clients

Learning about Power Platform administration and monitoring

Understanding Power Platform administration centers

Microsoft Azure portal

Microsoft 365 Admin Center

Power Platform Admin Center

Power BI admin portal

Understanding PowerShell administration and monitoring

Microsoft 365 administration

Power Platform administration

Power BI administration

PowerShell monitoring

Learning about API administration

Administration and monitoring using Power Automate

Administration using Azure DevOps

Learning about platform auditing

Dataverse auditing

Understanding application monitoring

Presenting architectural best practices

Introducing single tenants or multiple tenants

Development and testing environments

Unsupported integration topology

Understanding environment strategies

Default environment

Developer environment

Shared test and production environment

Dedicated environment

Complex testing

Multiple release strategy

Product upgrades

Other environment types

Environment regions

Administration and monitoring

Contoso Inc. Power Platform architecture

Tenant structure

Power Platform environments

Power Platform clients

User groups and licensing

Chapter 4: Power Platform Customization and Development Tools and Techniques

Contoso Inc. empowering the project team

The citizen developer vs. IT pro developer paradigm

Introducing the citizen developer

The IT pro developer

Distinguishing between the citizen developer and the IT pro developer.

Presenting configuration and customization tools

Microsoft Dataverse and model-driven app tools

Power Apps Maker Portal

Model-driven app designer

Introducing XrmToolBox

Power Apps Studio

Power Pages Studio

Power Automate Maker Portal

Power Virtual Agents designer

AI Builder

Dataflows designer

Power BI designer tools

Power BI Desktop

Power BI Builder

Power BI service

Microsoft AppSource

ISV Studio

Presenting custom development tools

Visual Studio

Visual Studio Code

Power Apps Command-Line Interface (CLI)

Power Platform extensions for Visual Studio

NuGet developer tools and assemblies

The code generation tool

The plug-in registration tool

XrmToolBox

Postman

CRMRestBuilder

Testing tools

Testing the user interface

Testing backend components

Using network traffic analyzers

Presenting application lifecycle management tools

The configuration migration tool

The package deployer tool

The solution packager tool

Azure DevOps

Contoso Inc. project team workplace setup

Enabling the core project team

Enabling citizen developers

Chapter 5: Application Lifecycle Management

Contoso Inc. implementing application lifecycle management

Understanding application lifecycle management

Environment complexity

Power Platform solution complexity

ALM for the Power Platform

Introducing solutions management

Overview of solutions

Environment variables

Solution properties

Solution types

Unmanaged solution

Managed solution

Default solution

Common Data Services Default Solution

Managed properties

Forms, views, charts, and dashboards properties

Columns properties

Tables properties

Dependencies and solution segmentation

Solution layering

Layering behavior.

Solution dependencies

Solution segmentation

Patching and updating solutions

Solution patch

Solution updates

Microsoft updates

Major Power Platform updates

First-party applications updates

Power Platform hotfixes

Introducing Azure DevOps for the Power Platform

Overview of Power Platform Build Tools

Helper and quality check tasks

Solution tasks

Environment tasks

Azure DevOps with Power Platform Build Tools

Committing a solution to the source control

Distributing solutions between development environments

Distributing solutions out of development

Pipeline versus Release

Introducing GitHub for the Power Platform

Application lifecycle management for Power BI

Environments in Power BI

Power BI components

Power BI ALM approach

Power BI deployment pipelines

Application lifecycle management for other solution components

Application lifecycle management best practices

Solution best practices

General practices

Unmanaged versus managed

Structuring solutions

Using segmentation

Using source control

Solution publishers' best practices

Power BI best practices

Contoso Inc. ALM strategy

Establishing Azure DevOps

Using Power Platform solutions

Using Power BI ALM

Other ALM decisions

Section III: The Implementation

Chapter 6: Implementation Approach and Methodologies

Contoso Inc. preparing the implementation project

Getting an overview of the implementation approach

Understanding customer enterprise architecture and environment

Data residency requirements

Authentication providers

Internet restrictions

Data protection requirements

Learning about project implementation methodologies and tools

Understanding programs and projects

Understanding project implementation methodologies

The waterfall model.

The agile model.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9781804618349

1804618349

OCLC:

1369067096