Название: Enterprise Automation with Power Automate: Comprehensive guide for your journey to automation mastery with Power Automate
Автор: Michael Heath
Издательство: BPB Publications
Год: 2025
Страниц: 396
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true)
Размер: 13.5 MB

Enterprise Automation with Power Automate is more than just a how-to manual. It is a comprehensive guide designed to transform how you think about and approach automation. By focusing on underlying mechanics and strategic principles, this book strengthens you to build and optimize automations that streamline processes and enhance efficiency for individuals and enterprises alike.

Explore the core components of Power Automate and learn to leverage its features effectively. The book provides a structured approach to preparing, executing, and expanding automation initiatives, ensuring you can adapt to the constantly evolving demands of work. This mindset shift enables you to tackle any challenge, from personal productivity to complex organizational workflows. As you progress, the focus shifts from individual solutions to enterprise-wide strategies. You will learn to implement robust governance, security, and monitoring practices, fostering a culture of automation that ensures scalability and continuous improvement.

AI has become the most influential technological advancement of the decade and has defined the era of enablement. Soon, all pockets of the digital world and the metaverse will have a component of AI. Automation will be no exception. As fast as technology is progressing, this area is still very untamed from a perspective of maturity as a society. In this concluding chapter of the exploring section, the focus is on integrating AI into automation within Power Automate. The chapter introduces AI Hub and explores its available models, including methods for creating and training custom models. We will explore Generative AI (Gen AI) through hands-on training labs to demonstrate practical applications within Power Automate. Additionally, the chapter touches on the importance of creating responsible AI solutions, emphasizing ethical considerations and best practices.

While AI and automation are closely related, they are distinct concepts. Automation refers to the process of automating tasks and workflows through predefined rules and logic, often with little need for human intervention. AI, on the other hand, involves machines learning and adapting their behavior based on data, allowing them to make decisions and perform tasks in a more intelligent and dynamic manner. However, as AI rapidly advances and solidifies its position as a necessity rather than a want, the distinction between AI and automation is becoming increasingly blurred. This convergence has given rise to the term hyperautomation, where automation and AI seamlessly coexist, enhancing each other's capabilities. In this era of enablement and beyond, we will witness automation and AI living as one, both conceptually and technologically. Though autonomous agents will not be explored in this book, the integration of Copilot Studio and Power Automate represents a significant leap forward in the merging of automation and Generative AI manifested in the way of these agents.

By the end of this book, readers will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to implement enterprise-grade automation solutions, reduce operational costs, improve efficiency, and drive digital transformation across your enterprise. This guide teaches you to transform your operational effectiveness, maximize return on investment, and set yourself up for long-term success in the world of automation.

What you will learn:

- Identify and evaluate automation opportunities in your organization.
- Design and implement efficient workflows using Power Automate's tools.
- Apply a structured approach to preparing and executing automation initiatives.
- Establish governance frameworks for secure, scalable automation practices.
- Develop strategies for enterprise-wide automation adoption and optimization.
- Transform operational effectiveness through strategic automation thinking.

Who this book is for:
This book is for anyone looking to enhance productivity through automation, from beginners eager to learn to experts seeking to refine their approach. Whether you are an individual contributor or an enterprise leader, this guide offers a comprehensive framework for transforming operational effectiveness through strategic automation.

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