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Power Pages: Versus Power Apps

October 28, 2024 3 Min.To Read

A question I recently saw on the Power Platform Community forums asked why would someone use Power Apps (I’m assuming they are referring to canvas apps) instead of Power Pages. They mentioned that using Dataverse with Power Apps requires a premium license, so I think the implication is that Power Pages might be a cheaper option. In this blog post, I’m going to look at some of considerations when making the choice between Power Pages and Power Apps (both model-driven and canvas).

Power Pages: Not So Public Key

July 19, 2024 3 Min.To Read

Over the last few years, we’ve been working on ecLearn – a Learning Management System (LMS) built on top of the Microsoft Power Platform. It allows organizations to create and deliver courses using either a model-driven Power App or Power Pages. As I’ve described in previous posts previous posts, delivering an ISV product using Power Pages is not without its challenges. In this post, I’m going to look at one particular issue we ran into during our development.

Power Pages: FetchXML with the Web API

February 9, 2024 3 Min.To Read

Recently I was asked about executing a FetchXML query using the Web API in Power Pages, and while you won’t find any specific documentation on that in the Power Pages documentation, you’ll be happy to know that it is supported. In this blog post, I’ll look at how its done.

Power Pages: A Platform for ISVs?

September 20, 2023 4 Min.To Read

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) have been an important part of the Microsoft Business Applications space for a long time. ISVs create solutions that build on top of the platforms and products that Microsoft provides off-the-shelf. As the Power Platform has continued to grow and evolve, more opportunities have presented themselves for ISVs. In this post, I’ll look at what ISVs might want to consider when looking at incorporating Power Pages as part of their offering.

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