In this episode, Michael Salvatore shares how Merck & Co. scaled Power Platform into one of the largest enterprise deployments in the world — with 20,000+ makers, 100,000+ apps, and 18,000 hours saved per year from a single solution. He walks through their Country Medical Fair Plans app, which replaced 900+ PowerPoints with a unified digital workflow and rich Power BI insights. Michael also explains how Code Apps and agentic development are helping Merck build apps in hours instead of months. You can follow Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-david-salvatore/ And don't forget to connect with the Microsoft Community below: https://aka.ms/KeepingItReal/Community TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro & guest 00:28 — Merck’s Power Platform journey 01:48 — Scaling to 20,000 makers 02:31 — Demo: Country Medical Fair Plans 03:53 — Power BI insights 05:50 — Agentic coding + Code Apps #PowerPlatform #PowerApps #PowerBI #LowCode #PowerPlatformKIR #DigitalTransformation #Merck #Automation

In this week's #Microsoft Community in Focus we talk Summit Bajracharya, who is one of the leaders of the #PowerPlatform User Group in Kathmandu. Copy and click the link to join the User Group today! https://community.powerplatform.com/usergroups/details/?groupid=8ca444ab-fd3e-498b-a88b-34a7a4dad617

Learn how green, yellow, and red zones help IT apply the right level of governance to the right agents. Evaluate organizational readiness for agents with a 5 min assessment at: https://aka.ms/AgentReadiness #AIAgents #AgentGovernance #ITAdmin #CopilotStudio

In this episode of The Next Big Bite, Clay Wesener, GM of App Studio, joins us over a spread of Australian favorites to share how innovation has evolved from spreadsheet workarounds and ERP customizations to #PowerPlatform's low-code apps and agents. #MicrosoftCommunity

One app. Offline. Fast updates. AI‑powered insights! G&J Pepsi replaced four apps with one unified frontline solution that delivers features in days, not months. #PowerPlatform #AI #Pepsi #LowCode

Disconnected systems and manual tracking make onboarding harder than it should be. Discover what’s possible when HR teams bring it all together with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Power Apps, and Copilot Studio. In this video, see what it looks like to: * Build a secure onboarding hub in Power Apps with a checklist that welcomes new hires from day one * Give HR full visibility to track every new hire through each step of their journey * Automate tailored checklists and trigger provisioning for equipment, access, and training with Copilot Studio agents * Answer new hire questions about policies and benefits instantly — with Microsoft 365 Copilot, right inside the app Imagine every new employee arriving on day one with everything in place — equipment ready, access granted, and a clear path forward! Learn more about Microsoft Power Platform: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform #PowerPlatform #PowerApps #CopilotStudio #Microsoft365 #Copilot

In video 85 in our Power Platform “What’s New With” series, we take a look at how you can use prompt modification to provide custom instructions to your Microsoft agents. Customizing prompts allows users to tailor agent interactions to help improve the relevance and quality of their responses - leading to more engaging and effective conversations with the AI. If you’re looking to expand the capabilities of your agents generative answers and conversational ability, click the link below to visit Microsoft Learn to find out more today! https://aka.ms/powershorts/joinus And for more expert advice and opinions, click below to explore the Microsoft community website and connect with thousands of other users just like you. https://aka.ms/powershorts/joinus #PowerPlatform #Agents #MicrosoftAgents #MicrosoftLearn #Microsoft #MicrosoftCommunity #MCS #Prompts

Meet Ryan Jones and hear why managed platform matters for governing agents at scale. Copy and click the link to evaluate organizational readiness for agents with a 5 min assessment at: https://aka.ms/AgentReadiness