Power Automate is a new Microsoft platform for developing and managing workflows. With SharePoint Server 2019 (and previous versions), you can use SharePoint Designer and Workflow Manager to create business workflows to perform tasks such as automating document approvals. However, these tools are largely limited to working with data inside the SharePoint environment, reducing the scope of impact that a workflow can have.
With the Power Automate platform, workflows can be integrated with SharePoint and hundreds of other software-as-a-service-based applications, including popular products outside the Microsoft ecosystem. In fact, any service that has a REST-based interface can be used with Power Automate!
Because of this flexibility and power, Microsoft has begun emphasizing Power Automate as the preferred solution for creating and managing...
