Introducing Project Oakdale, a new low-code data platform for Microsoft Teams

Charles Lamanna, CVP, Low Code Application Platform, martes, 21 de julio de 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has rapidly changed the way we live and work, and many organizations have shifted to remote work or are implementing a hybrid remote work approach as they reopen physical locations. To support this shift to hybrid remote work, we continue to improve the Microsoft Power Platform integration with Microsoft Teams to enable our customers to tailor Microsoft 365 to their needs and empower everyone to be a developer using low-code tools.

Rapid application development with Microsoft Power Platform & Azure

Charles Lamanna, CVP, Low Code Application Platform, martes, 19 de mayo de 2020

This year, at Build, we have an incredible 31 sessions covering Power Platform and Azure. This volume of sessions at a professional developer conference is a turning point for the Power Platform, so I wanted to take a moment and reflect on this growing fusion of low-code and code-first development.

Gartner names Microsoft a Leader in Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms 2019 Magic Quadrant

Charles Lamanna, CVP, Low Code Application Platform, lunes, 12 de agosto de 2019

We are pleased to announce that Gartner has recognized Microsoft as a Leader in the Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms Magic Quadrant

New licensing options for PowerApps and Microsoft Flow standalone paid plans

Charles Lamanna, CVP, Low Code Application Platform, jueves, 25 de julio de 2019

We’ve seen tremendous growth in the usage of PowerApps and Flow over the course of the past year. Just as we’ve been rolling out new features in response to user input, we’re also listening to input about how to license and implement premium capabilities. In response to these needs, we’re pleased to announce two new plans that we will be introducing later this year: a PowerApps per app plan and a Flow per business process plan.

Introducing PowerApps Portals: powerful low-code websites for external users

Charles Lamanna, CVP, Low Code Application Platform, lunes, 10 de junio de 2019

Today we’re excited to announce “PowerApps Portals” which allows organizations to build powerful low-code websites which allow external users to interact with the data stored in Common Data Service. With the introduction of PowerApps Portals, we are also merging the capabilities offered by Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement portals to ensure that all the Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement application portals gets the benefit of our simplified low code offering.

Introducing AI Builder for Power Platform

Charles Lamanna, CVP, Low Code Application Platform, lunes, 10 de junio de 2019

Today we’re announcing AI Builder, our low code artificial intelligence platform that supports the Power Platform. It will be available for consumption on data that already exists in the Common Data Service (CDS), the enterprise-grade datastore included in the Power Platform. AI Builder is the platform on which all our Dynamics 365 AI services are/will be built and customized, in addition to providing a low-code user experience for every developer to create and customize their PowerApps and Flows.

Forrester names Microsoft PowerApps a leader in low-code development platforms

Charles Lamanna, CVP, Low Code Application Platform, miércoles, 13 de marzo de 2019

We are thrilled to announce that Forrester has recognized Microsoft PowerApps as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Low-Code Development Platforms For AD&D Professionals, Q1 2019, and rated strongest on strategy. The demand for low-code platforms is increasing: In Forrester’s survey of global developers, 23% reported using low-code platforms in 2018, and another 22% planned to do so within a year.