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June 3, 2026Episode 8752 min

Burning Tokens (#87)

Dynamics MindsDynamics Minds 2026NewsWhat can you do with Copilot Cowork? by Alexander HolmesetMicrosoft Certified: Intelligent Applications Builder Associate (beta)How We Build Effective Agents by Barry ZhangAI Engineering Coach — free VS Code extension that analyzes your AI coding assistant usage by Joe Unwinmicrosoft/AI-Engineering-Coach on GitHub by the Microsoft teamSkills for Copilot Studio — create Copilot Studio agents using agents by Andreas Adnermicrosoft/skills-for-copilot-studio on GitHub by the Microsoft teamClaude Dynamic WorkflowsPower Apps Code Apps — NPM-based CLI for connectors by Carsten GrothRelease Planner app for Power Platform by Reza DorraniAdxstudio Portals → D365 Portals → Power Apps Portals → Power Pages by Megan V. WalkerWhy Power Pages Entity Lists Become a Liability — and What to Use Instead by Valentin GasenkoBe sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode of Power Platform BOOST!Thank you for buying us a coffee: buymeacoffee.comPodcast home page: https://powerplatformboost.comEmail: hello@powerplatformboost.comFollow us!Twitter: https://twitter.com/powerplatboost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerplatformboost/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerplatboost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090444536122 Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@powerplatboost

May 20, 2026Episode 8651 min

What is PPAC? (#86)

Agent Academy🏆 Agent Academy HackathonAgent Academy Live NewsHow to Call Power Automate Flows from a Code App (and some gotchas) by Josh and CharlesI used AI as a full game studio – Flow Alt Delete – Josh Cook [Microsoft MVP] by Josh CookClaude Folder Setup by Manthan PatelMicrosoft Copilot Studio | FULL COURSE for Beginners by Howdang RashidRapidClaw by Steve ModueHourly billing for technology consultants is dying... by Steve ModueDid you know in Power Automate with just a little setting, you can make emails look gorgeous? by Sean AstrakhanNEW Workflows Feature In Copilot Studio (20-Min Full Demo) by Matthew DevaneyI have just released yet another version of the FetchXML Builder in #XrmToolBox by Jonas RappSelf-healing (preview) - Power AutomateNavigate to and from a generative page using client APIPower CAT Canvas Apps Plugin by the Power CAT teamAgentic Administration: Dataverse Admin Skills now available in Public Preview by Anirudha BakoreMicrosoft Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit transition to Power Platform admin center PodcastWhy I Left Microsoft: A Power Platform MVP’s Career Journey by Mirko PetersBe sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode of Power Platform BOOST!Thank you for buying us a coffee: buymeacoffee.comPodcast home page: https://powerplatformboost.comEmail: hello@powerplatformboost.comFollow us!Twitter: https://twitter.com/powerplatboost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerplatformboost/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerplatboost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090444536122 Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@powerplatboost

May 6, 2026Episode 8549 min

10 Coffees and a RedBull (#85)

Show notes NewsCustom tools and rich UI for app-based conversations are now in Public Preview by Hemant GaurModifying PowerApps Ribbon with Gemini/Copilot CLI. by Shashank BhideAll good things come to an end. For the Power Platform CoE Starter Kit, the end seems to be February 2026.🪦 by Jukka NiiranenPower Apps- Comparing Different Ways to Create Apps With AI by David WyattTime for the Timeline by Ania BlackPower Pages Backend Trifecta by Oleksandr OlashynCreate Add To Outlook Link For Sessions or Events In CIJ by Megan WalkerCopilot Cowork: From conversation to action across skills, integrations, and devices by Charles LamannaUnresolved Dependencies by Joe Griffin and Sebastian SieberPower Platform Community NewsletterAgent Academy Live, May 12th 5 PM (UTC+2)Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode of Power Platform BOOST!Thank you for buying us a coffee: buymeacoffee.comPodcast home page: https://powerplatformboost.comEmail: hello@powerplatformboost.comFollow us!Twitter: https://twitter.com/powerplatboost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerplatformboost/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerplatboost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090444536122 Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@powerplatboost

April 22, 2026Episode 8425 min

ColorCloud and other news (#84)

Color CloudColorCloud Hamburg 2026Copilot Studio Agent Academy | Agent Academy NewsA New Way to Build Canvas Apps 🚀 (Power Apps MCP Server) by Reza DorraniMCP Apps now available in Copilot chat - Microsoft 365 Developer Blog by Deepak PratinidhiFrom DOTA to Power Pages: Rethinking How Developers Learn | LinkedIn by Ashish ChoudharyMicrosoft Power Platform CLI pages command group - Power Platform | Microsoft Learn🚀 Power Pages Enhanced Authorization?!By Valentin GasenkoUnify Power Pages authorization by merging web role with Dataverse security role | Microsoft Learn✨Custom Copilot agent in Power Apps with an MCP Apps UI! ⭐ by Andreas AdnerFrom DEV to PROD: Deploying Copilot Studio Agents to Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot | The Custom EngineDesign Copilot Studio Agents for Teams (Because Test Chat Was Too Easy) | The Custom EngineGetting Started with Dataverse Skills: A Guide - Practical AI, Copilot & Modern Development Insights by Zsolt ZombikBe sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode of Power Platform BOOST!Thank you for buying us a coffee: buymeacoffee.comPodcast home page: https://powerplatformboost.comEmail: hello@powerplatformboost.comFollow us!Twitter: https://twitter.com/powerplatboost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerplatformboost/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerplatboost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090444536122 Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@powerplatboost

April 8, 202638 min

Not a musical (#83)

Power Apps in 2026: Which App Type Should You Actually Use? by Charles Sexton and Josh Giles"Navigating the New Map of the Power Platform" Workshop at Color Cloud by Scott Durow"Build your first AI Agents with Microsoft’s Agent Academy" Workshop at Color Cloud by Nick and UlrikkeGen Pages available in all clouds, GA and with Agent Dev toolsToluVictor/canvas-apps-tools: AI skills for Power Apps Canvas Apps by Tolu Victornickmeron/Dataverse-MCP-Server by Nir MeronPublic Preview: Your business apps, now part of every conversation by Claudio RomanoCowork vs. Cowork by Jukka NiiranenDataverse Skills: Your Coding Agent Now Speaks Dataverse by Suyash Kshirsagar'Copilot in the flow of work' - When to use each type by Simon OwenEight Claude Code commands by Nicola ValentiWired Differently, Leading Boldly: A Journey of Neurodivergent Strength by Keegan ChambersBe sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode of Power Platform BOOST!Thank you for buying us a coffee: buymeacoffee.comPodcast home page: https://powerplatformboost.comEmail: hello@powerplatformboost.comFollow us!Twitter: https://twitter.com/powerplatboost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerplatformboost/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerplatboost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090444536122 Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@powerplatboost

March 25, 2026Episode 8232 min

Travelling Circus (#82)

NewsCopilot Cowork: A new way of getting work donePowering Frontier Transformation with Copilot and agents Claude Architects Power Apps: Azure MCP + Dataverse MCP + PlayWright by Sean AstrakhanHow I Used Claude to Update Power Automate Flows in Minutes by Fredrik Engsethmicrosoft/iq-series: The IQ Series is a hands-on learning experience for Microsoft IQBe sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode of Power Platform BOOST!Thank you for buying us a coffee: buymeacoffee.comPodcast home page: https://powerplatformboost.comEmail: hello@powerplatformboost.comFollow us!Twitter: https://twitter.com/powerplatboost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerplatformboost/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerplatboost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090444536122 Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@powerplatboost

March 18, 2026Episode 811 hr 5 min

Power Platform 2026 Release Wave 1 (#81)

Surprise!🎉 📣 Episode 81: 2026 Release Wave 1 🎁 For those of you who have been waiting for the Release Wave since January - here it is!! Microsoft just released their plans 🧐 for what new features and updates that are coming for Power Platform in the next 6 months! In this bonus episode, Nick and Ulrikke talk through what stood out for them in the areas covered: Power Apps, Power Pages, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, Dataverse, Governance, and Administration. Tune in to get an overview of this 🔎 release wave plan, and also our running commentary and how these features relate to our experiences with these products, and where Microsoft is heading with our favourite platform. This is a bonus episode wedged in between two of our normal episodes - and next week we will be back with a normal episode - recorded in Seattle as we are getting ready for the MVP summit. Stay tuned to get a recap of CPPS 🍁 and get the last update from the community. Check out the official information here: Microsoft Power Platform 2026 release wave 1 planHope you all have a wonderful week! 🤩 Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode of Power Platform BOOST!Thank you for buying us a coffee: buymeacoffee.comPodcast home page: https://powerplatformboost.comEmail: hello@powerplatformboost.comFollow us!Twitter: https://twitter.com/powerplatboost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerplatformboost/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerplatboost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090444536122 Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@powerplatboost

March 11, 2026Episode 8050 min

Everyone's doing it (#80)

Everyone's doing it by Luise FreeseClaude in Power Apps 4 ways to 10x Productivity by Sean AstrakhanPower Apps Code Apps update, Code Apps just killed Canvas Apps (Power Apps has changed forever), The Architecture of Power Apps Code Apps by Charles Sexton and Josh GilesHave a Plan? Build Your Solution with Plan Designer by Nick Doelman on Zero to HeroCode Agents and Code Apps with GitHub Copilot by Scott Durow on Zero to HeroBuild Power Pages sites with AI using agentic coding tools (preview) by Neeraj NandwanaThe end of Power Pages? by Nick DoelmanRunning a Hackathon with Ulrikke Akerbæk on CRM Rocks by Markus Erlandsson and Marlin MartnesBe sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode of Power Platform BOOST!Thank you for buying us a coffee: buymeacoffee.comPodcast home page: https://powerplatformboost.comEmail: hello@powerplatformboost.comFollow us!Twitter: https://twitter.com/powerplatboost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerplatformboost/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerplatboost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090444536122 Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@powerplatboost

February 25, 2026Episode 7947 min

With Great Power comes Great Responsibility (#79)

Community Shout Out:Customery by Neil BenssonArchitects Accelerator | Untethered 365 by Sean Astrakhan News🦀OpenClaw + Dataverse = Mobile superpowers!🔥 by Andreas AdnerBuild and Use Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot: Complete Tutorial (2026) by Lisa CrosbieMicrosoft 365 Copilot: Complete Tutorial for Beginners (2026) by Lisa CrosbieModel-driven app as a Code App by Daniel KerridgePublic preview: Power Apps MCP and enhanced agent feed for your business applications - Microsoft Power Platform Blog by Hemant GaurPower Pages Server Logic (preview): Enhancements - Microsoft Power Platform Blog by Nagesh BhatPower Pages: Cache Conquered! by Nick DoelmanMicrosoft Power Pages adds SPA support with AI tools and enterprise security by Dipti JaiswalPower Pages review of single-page applications (SPA) | Power Pages & Azure insights by Calum HarrisonPhysics in Power Apps Code Apps by Nuno SubtilWhat’s new in Power Platform: February 2026 feature update - Microsoft Power Platform BlogBe sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode of Power Platform BOOST!Thank you for buying us a coffee: buymeacoffee.comPodcast home page: https://powerplatformboost.comEmail: hello@powerplatformboost.comFollow us!Twitter: https://twitter.com/powerplatboost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerplatformboost/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerplatboost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090444536122 Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@powerplatboost

February 11, 2026Episode 781 hr 7 min

Guardrails! (#78)

Show NotesGA: Code apps by Jordan ChodakAdd your Dataverse tables to your Code App by Charles SextonWe built a Power App with ONE AI Prompt by Charles Sexton and Josh GilesPower Apps with Liquid Glass by Ryan JohnstonCreating Dynamic Cascading Dropdowns With Related Entities by Megan V. WalkerReimagine Human and Agent Collaboration with Elaiza Benitez and Claudio RomanoCopy an agent to Copilot StudioPower Pages Client API (Preview) by Neeraj NandwanaEmbedding WebChat by Adi LeibowitCheck your Power Platform solutions for secrets with Pester and PowerShell by Leo VisserBreaking down the facts about secure development with Power Platform by Joe Unwin and Justin TungChris Huntingford on Agents and Frontier Firms by Victor Dantas Import solutions from a pipelines hostThe 6 pillars that will define agent readiness in 2026 by Nitasha ChopraExplaining AI Skills by Scott Hanselmanmicrosoft/skillsDamoBird365 by Damien BirdBe sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode of Power Platform BOOST!Thank you for buying us a coffee: buymeacoffee.comPodcast home page: https://powerplatformboost.comEmail: hello@powerplatformboost.comFollow us!Twitter: https://twitter.com/powerplatboost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerplatformboost/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powerplatboost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090444536122 Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@powerplatboost