Power Platform governance from scratch

Power Platform grows in your tenant whether you govern it or not. This path goes from what the tools are to environments, DLP, licensing, and a CoE.

For: M365 admins who just inherited Power Platform governance.

7 guides in this path

  1. 1
    What is Power Apps?Power Apps is Microsoft's low-code app platform. What each app type is actually for, where Dataverse fits, what's really included with Microsoft 365, and when not to use it.
  2. 2
    What is Power Automate?Power Automate is Microsoft's workflow automation platform. Cloud flows, desktop flows and RPA, what Microsoft 365 seeds for free, and the governance habits that keep it from becoming shadow IT.
  3. 3
    Dataverse explainedDataverse is Microsoft's relational database for the Power Platform. Here's what it does and when you actually need it.
  4. 4
    Power Platform environments and governanceEnvironments are the unit of isolation in Power Platform. Designing them well prevents most governance problems.
  5. 5
    Power Platform DLP policiesHow Power Platform DLP policies govern which connectors apps and flows can combine — for data protection at the platform layer.
  6. 6
    Power Platform licensing explainedThe Power Platform licensing model — what's free, what's premium, and how to plan for it.
  7. 7
    Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) ToolkitMicrosoft's free toolkit of apps and flows for governing Power Platform at scale.
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