We at Encodian love to see the incredible ways our community leverages our products to drive innovation and efficiency. One standout example is Aaron Guilmette‘s work, as highlighted in his book, Power Platform and the AI Revolution. Seeing users like Aaron using AI with the Power Platform to transform workflows and enhance business processes is inspiring. In this blog, we’ll explore insights from Aaron’s book and showcase how Encodian is at the forefront of this technological revolution, offering unparalleled opportunities for businesses to excel with AI.
The Power Platform, comprising Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents, offers a comprehensive suite for building solutions that empower users to analyze data, automate processes, and build applications with ease. AI integration amplifies these capabilities, enabling businesses to unlock unprecedented efficiency and innovation.
Aaron Guilmette, an authority on AI and Power Platform, articulates this transformation succinctly:
“AI integration with the Power Platform doesn’t just add functionality; it redefines the user experience by enabling predictive insights, automating complex workflows, and facilitating intelligent decision-making.”​
The ability to harness predictive insights is one of the most compelling benefits of integrating AI with the Power Platform. This capability allows businesses to move from reactive to proactive decision-making. With AI, users can forecast trends, identify potential issues before they arise, and make data-driven decisions that propel the organization forward.
Aaron Guilmette emphasizes this point, stating:
“Predictive analytics transforms data into actionable insights, allowing organizations to anticipate future trends and make informed decisions. This proactive approach is essential for staying competitive in today’s fast-paced business environment.”​
The ability to build intelligent applications that adapt and respond to user needs is a cornerstone of the AI and Power Platform synergy. Power Apps, enhanced with AI, can create applications that not only meet user requirements but also provide a dynamic and personalized experience.
Guilmette notes:
“Intelligent apps developed on Power Apps leverage AI to offer personalized user experiences, adapting to individual preferences and behaviors. This leads to higher user satisfaction and engagement.”​
Automation is at the core of modern business efficiency. By integrating AI with Power Automate, businesses can streamline complex workflows, reduce manual intervention, and eliminate errors. AI-powered automation not only saves time but also ensures consistency and accuracy in repetitive tasks.
According to Guilmette:
“AI-driven automation within Power Automate allows businesses to achieve operational excellence by reducing the time spent on routine tasks and enabling employees to focus on more strategic initiatives.”​
Within Aaron Guilmette’s book, Power Platform and the AI Revolution, you’ll find a step-by-step guide on how to create a PowerPoint presentation using ChatGPT alongside Encodian Flowr’s Populate – PowerPoint and Merge – PowerPoint actions. This practical approach showcases how AI and Encodian’s tools can simplify the process of generating and combining PowerPoint presentations, streamlining your workflow and enhancing productivity.
We thank Aaron for allowing us to share Chapter 7: Using Power Automate and AI to Build PowerPoint Presentations with you.
At Encodian, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to integrating AI capabilities into not only the Power Platform but also across Microsoft 365 and with your Microsoft data.
Our solutions enhance document and data management through the use of AI, enabling more efficient and intelligent processes. This is not just about keeping up with technology; it’s about setting the pace for the future.
Thousands of companies use Encodian Flowr every day to automate their workflows. Flowr is secure, easy to use and ever-evolving! In our most recent Flowr Release #4, we released three AI translation actions for Power Automate. Encodian’s solutions are noted for their ability to facilitate intelligent automation. This involves using AI to automate complex and repetitive tasks, reducing the need for manual intervention and increasing overall operational efficiency. As Aaron explains, Encodian not only has a free plan, but a 30-day free trial that gives you access to over 150 Power Automate actions to enable automation across your company.
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Imagine a world where your document management is seamless and automatic. Encodian’s AI-driven tools are designed to make this a reality by automating and streamlining document management workflows. A reality very much lived by our Filer customers, the perfect tool to turn SharePoint into an Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS). With automatic data extraction, intelligent document classification, and advanced search functionalities that vastly improve the accessibility and usability of information. There are various ways which Encodian Filer ensures your business operates at peak efficiency.
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Encodian AskAI, our latest solution, allows you to have a private AI for your company, based on your data. This allows you and your employees to query your own knowledge base without exposing sensitive information to outside sources which happens all too often when companies rely on open AI, like ChatGPT.
AskAI also integrates with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams, as well as boasting mobile accessibility, image generation, text-to-voice and an Admin Center to audit and track queries, responses, sources and time stamps.
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The integration of AI with Power Platform is not just a trend; it represents the future of how businesses will operate. As AI technologies continue to evolve, their integration with platforms like Power Platform will become even more seamless and impactful.
Aaron Guilmette envisions this future:
“The synergy between AI and Power Platform is poised to redefine business processes and user experiences. As AI becomes more sophisticated, its ability to drive innovation and efficiency within the Power Platform will only grow stronger.”​
At Encodian, we are excited about the possibilities that AI brings to the Power Platform. By leveraging these advanced capabilities, we aim to provide our clients with solutions that are not only powerful but also intelligent and future-proof. It’s incredibly rewarding to see how our community, including thought leaders like Aaron Guilmette, utilize our products to achieve remarkable results. The insights from Aaron’s book highlight the immense potential of this integration and underscore our commitment to staying at the forefront of technological innovation.
We love seeing what the community does with our products and look forward to many more success stories. Embrace the future with Encodian and unlock the full potential of AI-powered Power Platform solutions. Join the revolution and see how Encodian can transform your business today.
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UPDATE: We’re excited to announce some significant updates to Flowr for Power Automate! As of October 2024, we’ve improved by updating action names and splitting Flowr’s central Power Automate connector into nine specialized connectors. These changes will make your workflow faster, smoother, and more efficient. The new action names are more precise and intuitive, saving you time, while the focused connectors enhance performance and flexibility. This update also helps future-proof the platform for even more powerful features. Check out our updated action names blog.
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