At Microsoft‘s second edition of the Power Platform Conference, significant advancements were unveiled in Power Platform Copilot, alongside noteworthy designer updates for Power Automate and the introduction of automated environment routing to streamline maker onboarding.

With the integration of advanced AI to enhance low-code development, it was revealed that more than 126,000 organizations have harnessed the capabilities of Power Platform Copilot. Notably, the Microsoft Power Platform community has witnessed remarkable growth in the past year, now boasting over 5.2 million monthly active members. 

New Copilot Capabilities Simplify Website Development

Developers can now easily create data-driven websites and multi-step forms using Copilot in Power Pages. By describing their desired website in natural language, developers instruct Copilot to generate sitemaps, homepage layouts, and site themes. This intuitive process streamlines website creation, reducing it to just a few sentences and clicks, providing a substantial boost in productivity.

Customisable Copilot in Power Apps

The Copilot control in Power Apps has evolved to empower makers to fully customize their AI assistants and extend Copilot through Power Virtual Agents. This includes the ability to add websites and unstructured content alongside structured data sources, significantly expanding Copilot’s capabilities across various apps.

Faster Development with Power Automate

Microsoft is accelerating development with the new Power Automate flow designer. Copilot is now enabled by default, enhancing the authoring experience and improving flow success rates. User feedback has led to refinements, including an expanded ability to populate more parameters in the flows and actions generated by Copilot.

Streamlined Governance and Security in Managed Environment

Managed Environments now offer automation for routing makers to their dedicated development environments, ensuring scalable and governable app development. Power Platform pipelines automate application lifecycle management (ALM) and provide robust security practices. 

Copilot generates deployment notes and application descriptions in Managed Environments, enhancing security compliance. Additionally, Advisor in Managed Environments offers proactive recommendations and inline actions to address security threats at scale.

Expanding the Power Platform Community

Following the success of the Power Up program, which attracted over 22,000 participants from 180 countries, Microsoft introduces group learning opportunities. Additionally, passionate individuals interested in contributing to the Power Platform community are invited to join the Super Users group.