Why don’t more engineers embrace Power Platform as enterprise-grade?

Podcasts

12 Mar

“Low-Code: Evolution, Enterprise Challenges” on the Ecosystems podcast

“…we should have hit the record butting about 20 minutes ago because we’ve just been riffing with so many ideas and thoughts, but we’ve now hit the record butting, and we’re ready to go!”

Did the original positioning of Power Platform as a “low-code” or “citizen developer” tool do a massive disservice to the enterprise nature of the Power Platform itself?

Are big organizations that have signed Power Platform into enterprise agreements with Microsoft looking at downsizing their investment because they don’t understand—and have not put to work—the Power Platform’s capability as an enterprise-scale application and data platform?

Before Power Platform, many professional software developers enthusiastically embraced the “XRM” technology that sat beneath Dynamics and later became Dataverse. The Power Platform today is so much more powerful.

So, why aren’t more engineers, architects, and IT leaders maximizing it as the enterprise platform that it really is?

Join us Mark, Andrew, Ana, Chris, and Will for the discussion…

The conversation explores the perception of low code with pro-coders and the need to redefine its enterprise value. It discusses the challenges faced by professional developers and architects in adopting low code platforms like the Power Platform. We highlight the importance of building on top of existing platforms and the benefits of rapid development and cost savings. It emphasizes the need for re-education and enterprise adoption of low code solutions while questioning whether the term 'low code' accurately represents the capabilities and potential of these platforms. We debate the democratization and evolution of technology, the importance of control, the shift to low-code development, resistance to change and fear of losing control, the transition to the cloud, the need for education and change management, misconceptions about Dataverse, the risks of citizen development, loopholes and security risks, the complexity of the Power Platform, the perception of Canvas apps, the value of SharePoint and managed environments, the importance of software economics, solutions and education, and the debate between premium and freemium licensing. It’s a lot!

What You Will Learn:

Technology evolves and democratizes over time, with each new layer building upon the previous ones;
Resistance to change and fear of losing control can hinder the adoption of new technologies;
Education and change management are crucial for successful implementation and adoption of low-code development platforms;
There are security risks and loopholes associated with citizen development and the use of low-code platforms;
The value of premium licensing and the true total cost of ownership should be emphasized to organizations.

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