Microsoft Power Platform Enterprise Architecture: Design tailor-made solutions for architects and decision makers to meet complex business requirements, 2nd Edition

by Robert Rybaric

This book enables you to design tailor-made enterprise solutions using the latest models, methodologies, and patterns for your projects. It harnesses the capabilities of the Power Platform, Azure, and Dynamics 365 to create robust solutions. In this new edition, you can work with the latest technologies such as Dataverse and Power Portals to take your solutions to the next level.

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format.

Expert insights"This book provides a solid understanding of how Microsoft 365 and Power Platform work together and offers detailed information on the architecture. It blends a theoretical approach with real-world scenarios to bring the theories to life and demonstrates how architecture operates in practice."

—Mary Angiela Cerbolles, Dual Microsoft MVP, productivity analyst

"What I really like about this book is that it is well structured and easy to follow, using practical examples to illustrate key concepts throughout. I highly recommend it!"

—Thomas Rice, 16x Microsoft Certified Solutions Architect

Key FeaturesDesign solution architecture utilizing the full Microsoft ecosystem, now with diagrams to explain the Microsoft cloud structureDevelop solutions with a wide range of customization tools and techniques, updated for the best practices regarding APIs and plug-insOptimize solution architecture using the latest ALM best practices and integration models, following example enterprise requirementsAbout the bookThis book is for enterprise architects and decision makers who design solutions for complex business requirements. It teaches you how to use architectural best practices and methodologies to optimize an enterprise-grade solution.

You'll gain an understanding of the tools available in the Power Platform suite and how to integrate them seamlessly with various Microsoft 365 and Azure components to create a tailor-made solution. Progressing through the book, you'll discover how to address application lifecycle management, security, extensibility, and data migration. This includes Power BI, which often requires a separate approach to the rest of the Power Platform.

This book provides you with practical, essential, and concise information. It follows a complete, end-to-end example in every chapter, with diagrams that illustrate the intricacies of Microsoft cloud structure. It has been created by an experienced enterprise architect who actively creates solutions using Microsoft technology.

By the end of this book, you'll have the strategic perspective of an enterprise architect to make accurate architectural decisions for your complex Power Platform projects.

Who this book is forIf you’re an enterprise architect or technical decision maker looking to design complex solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, this is the book for you. Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform and Azure services will be required to follow along.

Table of contentsMicrosoft Power Platform and Microsoft Dynamics 365 OverviewMicrosoft 365 and Microsoft Azure OverviewUnderstanding the Microsoft Power Platform ArchitecturePower Platform Customization and Development Tools and TechniquesApplication Lifecycle ManagementImplementation Approach and MethodologiesMicrosoft Power Platform Security

534 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 31, 2023

Reviews

[Dimitri · Rating 4 out of 5]

📕 Why (Not) to read this book (Target Audience)

This book provides a great introduction into dynamics and how that this is built upon the Power Platform.

👀 How this book changed my daily live (Takeaways)

Creating project documentation
1. The project plan
2. The requirements document
3. The solution architecture document
4. The solution/technical design document
5. Other documents

⁉ Spoiler Alerts (Highlights)

A citizen developer can now create departmental or even enterprise-wide applications by connecting to enterprise IT systems and providing automations across them.

Citizen developer: Configures and customizes simple solutions using graphical design tools and simple formulas
IT pro developer: Develops complex solutions using programming languages, custom development, and ALM tools

[Adam Rosewarne · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a good read but a bit dated now. Power BI has been correctly identified as architecturally different to the rest of the power platform. Now that Microsoft Fabric has been announced and Power BI is firmly within that product family it’s clear why this was this was the case. Other elements such as Virtual Agents which is now Copilot Studio are things that need updating.

Take this book with a big grain of salt and ensure you’re supplementing the good strategies in this book with the Microsoft learn documentation on the product and other MVPs in this space.