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Architecting Power Platform for Complex Enterprise Solutions with Ian Tweedie [MVP]
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Summary
Microsoft Power Platform is often described as a low-code platform. But what happens when the applications you build become business-critical, highly integrated, and too complex for a simple maker-first approach?In this episode of M365 FM, Mirko Peters talks with Power Platform Solution Architect Ian Tweedie about what happens when Power Platform moves beyond simple low-code applications and becomes part of a serious enterprise architecture. LOW-CODE DOESN’T MEAN LOW ARCHITECTURE Power Platform can deliver a large percentage of business value quickly, but enterprise solutions almost always contain requirements that go beyond standard low-code capabilities.Ian explains why low-code should never be confused with no-code — and why traditional software architecture principles still matter when building with Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, custom connectors, APIs, and Azure services. WHEN POWER PLATFORM BECOMES ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE There isn’t necessarily a clean line between “low-code” and “enterprise.”Complexity starts increasing when applications involve multiple user journeys, development teams, integrations, security requirements, business-critical processes, and interconnected services.At that point, architecture becomes essential.Ian explains why solutions should be divided into clearly defined features and modules with clean interfaces instead of becoming one large interconnected application. ESCAPING THE WHACK-A-MOLE DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM Fix one bug and another appears somewhere else.That familiar development problem is often a symptom of tightly coupled architecture.Ian discusses how modular design can isolate functionality and reduce unintended dependencies. Using email delivery as an example, he explains how separating business processes from delivery mecha…