This handbook is a structured, sequential guide to architecting solutions on Microsoft Power Platform. It is written from a solution-architect perspective: every chapter focuses on the decisions that matter in production — not just what the features are, but when to use them, how they fail, and what to do about it.
Work through the parts in order, or jump straight to the topic you need.
Learn the core concepts of Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Dataverse, and how they work together to build business solutions.
Understand the security model of Microsoft Power Platform, including authentication, authorization, data protection, and governance across environments.
Learn what Power Platform environments are, why they matter, and how they are used to isolate apps, data, security, and governance across development and production.
Learn how Microsoft Dataverse security works, including security roles, business units, field-level security, and record-level access. A practical guide to securing data in Power Platform environments.
A practical architecture guide to placing business logic correctly in Microsoft Dataverse and Power Platform solutions.
A practical enterprise architecture guide for designing secure, scalable, and resilient API integrations with Microsoft Dataverse.
A practical enterprise architecture guide for designing efficient search, optimized querying, and scalable reporting strategies in Microsoft Dataverse.
A practical enterprise architecture guide for designing scalable, maintainable, and performant Canvas Apps in Microsoft Power Platform.
A practical enterprise architecture guide for designing scalable, secure, and process-centric Model-Driven Apps in Microsoft Power Platform.
A practical enterprise architecture guide for designing, governing, and maintaining Pro-code extensions using Power Apps Component Framework (PCF).
