8 April 2022 | Noor Khan
Power Automate is an online suite offered by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft Power Platform which includes Power Apps (application development), Power BI (business intelligence and data reporting) and Power Virtual Agents (intelligent virtual agents). The combined use of these platforms offered by Microsoft can provide unrivalled benefits and enhance business processes.
At Ardent, we have used Microsoft Power Platforms to deliver fully integrated, automated software solutions. Some of the solutions we have delivered using the Power Platforms include a HR onboarding and performance management system for a leading food manufacturer client, as well as, a case management system for communication with clients for a leading accountancy and law firm.
Here we will look at Power Automate and give an overview of the suite including the benefits on offer and the limitations it has.
Power Automate, formerly known as Microsoft Flow facilitates the automation of workflows to save businesses time by streamlining their processes. It helps businesses reduce manual, repetitive tasks to allow them to boost productivity and improve efficiency. Low code, drag and drop platform enables all users to easily build automated processes.
The great thing about Power Automate is that it enables the apps within Microsoft Office 365 to communicate with each other to automate processes, and this can be done easily without any expert technical or data engineering skills. However, with advanced skills, businesses can leverage the Microsoft Power Platform to enhance business processes further.
There are several benefits that Power Automate offer if you are looking to automate and streamline your business processes and they include:
There are also some limitations to consider when looking at Power Automate for your business automation solution and they include:
Ardent’s highly experienced engineers have leveraged Microsoft Power Platform to deliver fully automated, robust software solutions to many clients. If you are looking to develop software to automate your internal business processes, get in touch to find out how we can help.
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