Introducing Microsoft Power Platform
In this section, you will learn the structure of the Microsoft Power Platform to understand the background technology on which Power Apps as well as all Microsoft Dynamics 365 applications run.
Microsoft made a big shift when it introduced the Power Platform. For seasoned Microsoft Dynamics CRM and, later, Dynamics 365 CE experts, the Dynamics product is no longer the centerpiece of this product line but rather a first-party app running on the Power Platform. The change can be illustrated in two diagrams. The first diagram shows the Microsoft Dynamics 365 high-level architecture before the Power Platform was introduced (not all applications are included for brevity):
Figure 1.1: Microsoft Dynamics 365 before the Power Platform
The second diagram presents the dramatic increase in the complexity and number of various new products and technologies that are part of the Power Platform today (not all applications are included for brevity...
