Governance
Monitor HTTP Endpoints with the Endpoint Collector
Monitoring Endpoints configured in the HTTP connectors in Cloud Flows is key to safely govern the Power Platform and prevent data leaks. I share a reusable solution for it!
Governance
Monitor Licenses with the License Provisions Checker
This is probably one of the most recurring topics in the Power Platform: Licensing. Instead of discussing the various plans available, or whether making Managed Environments more accessible could actually bring more benefits to both Read more…
Governance
Share the Power Platform Inventory
One of the key requirements for any platform governance is visibility. For an organization to be able to govern the usage of any technology, they will need visibility over it. For this, they will need Read more…
Governance
Delete Copilot Studio Bots as Admin
I previously shared this Copilot Studio Governance article where I explain that I did not find any suitable and out-of-the-box-solution to programmatically delete Copilot Studio Bots as Admin. For us, responsible for the Power Platform Read more…
Governance
App Users Generator
It is sometimes necessary to use the Dataverse API to perform operations on an environment. It can be necessary when integrating with other third party applications, or even from within the Power Platform itself when Read more…
Governance
Enforce Environment Settings with the Settings Enforcer
As the Power Platform adoption continues to grow, many organizations start to adopt governance and operational models involving other teams. Indeed, it becomes increasingly hard for CoEs to manage everything themselves in large organizations. And Read more…
Governance
The Ownership Updater to Change App and Flow Owners Programmatically
I share a reusable solution which Admins can use to change Canvas App and solution-aware Flow Owners programmatically. Not complicated, but pretty handy for Power Platform CoEs and Admins! Why Changing App and Flow Owners Read more…
Governance
Copilot Studio Governance
We saw a rebranding of Power Virtual Agents into Copilot Studio and an infusion of Gen AI into the product. Both tend to produce mixed feelings within Power CoEs and Admins. On one hand, this Read more…
Governance
The Solution Deployer to Centrally Manage Reusable Components
This topic is close to my heart, as it is key when working in a Power Platform CoE. How can we centrally manage reusable components, such as Component Libraries, Custom Connectors, or Child Flows, and Read more…
Governance
Dataverse Labs – Free training to upskill in Dataverse
In this post I am sharing some comprehensive self-pace labs to learn about Dataverse in a learn-by-doing approach. If you have been reading the other posts on this blog, you might be thinking that this Read more…
Governance
The Best Operational Model to Govern the Power Platform
I feel quite passionate about this topic, partly because the absolute “Best Operational Model to Govern the Power Platform” does not exist. It is likely to exist for each organization, but not likely to be Read more…
Governance
No need to be sorry, Auto Download Tenant Consumption Reports
If you are responsible for the Power Platform Governance in the organization then you need to be able to monitor the platform usage and consumption. Some of this reporting is easily accessible from the Power Read more…
Governance
Ownership Management made Easy with the Ownership Toolbox
Following the positive feedback I received from the DLP Policy Toolbox, I decided to share another app with the community: the Ownership Toolbox. It is often that admins have to manage apps and flows ownership. Read more…
Governance
DLP Policy Toolbox – a free App for better DLP Management
The Power Platform Governance functionalities are slowly but surely ramping up to something satisfying for Admins, CoEs and Governance teams. One of the key components from that range of functionalities is the DLP Policies. Even Read more…
Governance
The Power Apps Consent Popup: A Necessary Evil?
Have you ever seen the Power Apps consent popup below when you open a Canvas App for the first time? Yes, I am sure you did. And who else did? Everyone who ever used a Read more…
Governance
General Advice for a Robust Power Platform Governance
People sometimes ask some general advice for organizations wanting to leverage the Power Platform and establish a robust governance. I am writing this article to sum up what I usually say! Define Responsibilities with Dedicated Read more…
Governance
Secure the Platform with Tenant Restrictions
Setting up some key tenant restrictions is a good starting point to establish a robust Power Platform governance in a secure way, as suggested in this other post. Carefully assign the Power Platform Tenant Administrator Read more…
Governance
Guide and Empower Makers to Follow Best Practices
“I wish our Makers would clean up what they do not use!”…. Have you ever heard that from an Admin? I have… I have also seen the suffering caused by having too many Flows and Read more…
Governance
Thoughts on the CoE Starter Kit
The Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit is a kit provided by Microsoft. It consists in a set of solutions to support admins and CoEs to govern the platform in their organization. The kit is Read more…
Governance
Better Manage AI Builder Consumption
AI Builder is a fantastic capability and is getting more and more traction with the fast development of Large Language Models and the recent addition of the AI Builder OpenAI model. However, the way to Read more…
Governance
Monitor Platform Requests for a Better Governance
Microsoft introduced the so called “Power Platform request limits”, previously referred to as “API calls”. This concept can provoke headaches to both admins and makers trying to understand the potential impact for them. In this Read more…