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Power Platform Talk Episodes

Security Talk is where we deal with the uncomfortable but necessary reality that the modern threat landscape is no longer “patching and antivirus” — it is identity-centric, cloud-first, constantly evolving, and deeply business-impacting.
This is Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Entra ID, Purview risk and compliance capabilities, Zero Trust patterns, SIEM + XDR fusion, identity protection, conditional access strategy, and the practical translation of security controls into operational, measurable outcomes.

The discussion is not tool-demo driven — it is threat-driven.
We talk about how to actually design and maintain a defensible Microsoft security posture in environments that are hybrid, mobile, multi-tenant, and constantly changing. We unpack what Secure Score actually means in real life, how to interpret signals instead of chasing alerts, why identity hygiene matters more than firewall rules, how to navigate user friction vs control, and how to build security approaches that support the business instead of blocking it.

Security Talk is about translating Microsoft’s security stack into patterns that reduce blast radius, enable fast detection, accelerate response, withstand breaches, and help security teams work as a strategic partner rather than a reactive helpdesk. It is focused on real attack path reduction, not checkbox compliance.

If it hardens identity, protects data, strengthens posture, or allows defenders to respond faster and smarter — it lives in Security Talk.
Aug. 11, 2025

Fusion Development with Power Apps and Azure Functions

Learn how to break Power Apps’ low-code limits by offloading heavy logic, complex integrations, and secure data operations to Azure Functions—without leaving the Microsoft ecosystem. This episode explains when to keep validation and UX in Power Apps, when to move compute to Functions, how to secure…

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Aug. 11, 2025

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Policies for Power Platform Developers

Power Platform Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies don’t have to be mystery roadblocks. In this episode, we explain why Flows fail with cryptic DLP errors and show exactly how to prevent them—before production. You’ll learn how connector classifications (business, non-business, blocked), custom con…

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Aug. 10, 2025

Automated Testing for Power Apps and Dataverse

Low-code does not mean low risk. Power Apps and Dataverse sit at the center of many business-critical processes, so skipped testing leads to silent data loss, broken approvals, and security leaks. This episode shows how to build a real testing strategy for the Power Platform: automate end-to-end sc…

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Aug. 9, 2025

Implementing CI/CD for Power Platform with Azure DevOps Pipelines

Tired of manual, brittle Power Platform deployments? This guide shows how to build a reliable CI/CD pipeline with Azure DevOps that handles the real trouble spots: environment variables, connection references, service connections, and secure secrets. Learn exactly what a solution package includes (…

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Aug. 9, 2025

Building Reusable Components with Power Platform CLI (PAC CLI)

Power Platform chaos across dev/test/prod isn’t inevitable. The Power Platform CLI (PAC CLI) turns fragile, click-heavy moves into repeatable DevOps: scripted solution packaging, versioning, dependency checks, and plug-in registration you can trust. Use PAC CLI to isolate auth per tenant, pack mana…

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Aug. 8, 2025

Extending Microsoft Fabric with Custom APIs and Power BI Models

Fabric’s UI is great for quick wins—but it hits limits with niche data sources, complex business logic, and real-time automation. The way through is building custom API integrations (secure, least-privilege, monitored) and surfacing them with Power BI semantic models (single source of truth, govern…

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Aug. 7, 2025

Triggering Personalized Emails with Power Automate + D365

This episode explains why one-off “thank you” emails from Dynamics 365 (D365) fall flat—and how to replace them with adaptive customer journeys that boost replies, retention, and revenue. You’ll learn how to use D365 signals and Power Automate to trigger timely check-ins, tailored product tips, and…

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Aug. 6, 2025

Data Loss Prevention Policies for Fabric and Power Platform

This episode exposes the hidden gaps in Fabric and Power Platform Data Loss Prevention (DLP)—from shadow connectors and cross-environment leaks to misclassified “business” connectors that quietly exfiltrate sensitive data. You’ll learn how DLP decisions are really made (the if-then logic behind pol…

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Aug. 6, 2025

Azure DevOps Pipelines for Power Platform Deployments

This episode turns fragile, manual Power Platform deployments into reliable, auditable CI/CD with Azure DevOps. We unpack the real failure points—misconfigured service connections, flaky agent pools, hidden Dataverse dependencies, missing connection references—and show how to fix them with hardened…

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Aug. 6, 2025

Setting Up ALM for Power Platform with GitHub Actions

This episode demystifies Power Platform ALM with GitHub Actions so you can see—and control—every step from source to prod. Learn why deployments fail (connector references, environment variables, and human-led imports), how to wire service principals and scoped secrets, and how to structure GitHub …

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Aug. 5, 2025

Exposing Dynamics 365 APIs via Custom Connectors in Power Platform

This episode shows how to beat the limits of the standard Dynamics 365 connector in Power Automate using custom connectors. You’ll learn a repeatable path: find the right Dataverse/Dynamics Web API endpoints (including custom tables), test them in Postman, secure them with Azure AD OAuth (least-pri…

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Aug. 5, 2025

Automating Month-End Close with Power Automate + Dynamics 365 Finance

This episode shows how to automate month-end close by wiring Power Automate + Dynamics 365 Finance + Microsoft Teams into a single approval and posting workflow. You’ll learn the exact connector, permissions, triggers, conditional approval logic, Teams adaptive cards, and resilient error-handling (…

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Aug. 5, 2025

Customizing Dataverse for Complex Business Apps

Tired of Dataverse apps that fly with 10 users and crumble at 100? This episode shows how to design for scale by treating relationships, logic, calculated fields, and alternate keys as first-class citizens—not afterthoughts. You’ll learn how to keep performance predictable, automation consistent, i…

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Aug. 5, 2025

Unlock Dataverse—Stop Flying Blind in Fabric

Your CRM insights are trapped behind Dataverse’s walls. In this guide, you’ll punch a clean hole straight into Microsoft Fabric—so sales, marketing, support, and product finally live on one dashboard. Learn the exact permissions to flip, the Dataverse tables that actually matter, and the shaping ru…

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Aug. 3, 2025

Creating Role-Based Dashboards in Power Platform

Your role-based dashboard isn’t failing because of DAX—it’s failing because Azure AD, Power BI RLS, and Power Apps aren’t speaking the same identity language. This playbook shows how to wire dynamic AAD groups to dataset roles, pass user context from Power Apps into Power BI, and automate membershi…

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Aug. 1, 2025

Graph Notifications: The Step You’re Missing

Stop missing SharePoint updates because your Microsoft Graph webhooks go silent. The #1 reason your change notifications fail? A tiny validation echo your endpoint mishandles in the first five seconds—no JSON, no wrappers, just the raw token back. From airtight token checks to smart retries, automa…

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Aug. 1, 2025

Enterprise architecture for Power Platform management

Your Power Platform isn’t breaking because of “bad code”—it’s the invisible feedback loops between environments, DLP, connectors, and ALM that trigger domino failures. This guide shows how a tiny governance tweak in Dev/Test can stall pipelines in Prod, and gives you a practical blueprint to map, m…

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July 31, 2025

PowerShell vs Graph API: Who Wins When?

Stop Wasting Hours on Scripts: PowerShell vs Microsoft Graph—Exactly When to Switch (With Real Signals) Still cranking out CSVs while your tenants balloon in size? In this episode, we show the precise breakpoint where quick PowerShell wins turn into long-term pain—and when moving to Microsoft Gr…

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July 30, 2025

Nobody Explains Microsoft Graph Consent—Here’s What’s Missing

Stop blindly clicking “Grant admin consent.” This deep dive demystifies Microsoft Graph app-only permissions—who consents, which scopes you actually need, and how tokens really work in production. Learn least-privilege setups, admin consent gotchas, secret/cert rotation, managed identity, and audit…

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July 30, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Skipping DevOps in Power Apps

Your Power Apps aren’t breaking in prod because of bad code—they’re breaking because you’re skipping DevOps. Learn why “Publish” is not a rollback plan, why solution ZIPs are a trap, and how real ALM (source control, pipelines, managed solutions, env strategy) slashes outages, rework, and panic. Sh…

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July 29, 2025

Your Power Apps Only Do Half the Job… Here’s Why

Power Apps doesn’t have a connector for your mission-critical system? Build your own. In this episode, I show you—step by step—how to create a secure custom connector that speaks any API’s language (even the “fun” ones with OAuth quirks), so your apps can pull live inventory, post orders, or track …

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July 29, 2025

Microsoft Graph API: The Secret Control Panel

Microsoft 365 looks like apps—Outlook, Teams, SharePoint. The real power is the Microsoft Graph API: one gateway to automate onboarding, sync calendars, govern groups, and ship dashboards the admin centers can’t. In this episode, I show you how Graph actually works (endpoints, scopes, tokens), how …

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June 22, 2025

Microsoft Dataverse: The Trusted Data Backbone for Business Transform…

Your data isn’t the problem—your data plumbing is. Microsoft Dataverse turns scattered silos into a governed, secure backbone for apps, automations, and analytics across Power Platform and Dynamics 365. In this episode, we show how to model faster, ship apps sooner, lock down security, and light up…

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June 21, 2025

Unleashing Innovation with Power Apps AI Builder: Transforming Low-Co…

Stop waiting on data scientists. Power Apps AI Builder drops ready-to-use AI—document processing, prediction, object detection, text models—straight into your apps and flows. Build it, ship it, retrain it, all inside the Power Platform with enterprise-grade security.

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