# Perspectives on Power Platform

> Brutally honest and cheerfully sarcastic insights on Microsoft’s low-code and AI technology, business apps, and the business of software - written by Jukka Niiranen.

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## Posts
- [Stupid easy: the Power Pages data leak story and aftermath](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/stupid-easy-power-pages-data-leak): Teenage hackers, 4.6M confirmed leaked records, BitTorrent distribution, and a Microsoft hotfix that bans one of Power Pages' most dangerous Web API configurations.
- [Stop leaking Dataverse data via portals](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/stop-leaking-dataverse-data-via-portals): In 2026, Power Pages websites are still targeted by malicious actors. Didn't the 2021 incidents of misconfigured Dynamics 365 portals exposing customer data teach us anything?
- [Microsoft knows how to make money](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/microsoft-knows-how-to-make-money): But is it smart in allocating that money to AI services and capex? Here's my take on the FY26 Q4 financial results from MSFT.
- [The all-code Power Platform](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/the-all-code-power-platform): Low-code application development isn't capturing the true benefits from AI. Maybe we should talk about "all-code development platforms" instead?
- [How did I do? Mid-year reflections on my Perspectives](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/mid-year-reflections-on-my-perspectives): Extracting the predictions I've made during H1 2026 in my weekly newsletter issues and evaluating what happened in practice.
- [Copilot in search of leadership](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/copilot-in-search-of-leadership): From SLT to CLT. Microsoft's struggle over Copilot leadership, product fragmentation, and the limits of shipping the org chart.
- [Markdown won, now what's Microsoft gonna do?](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/markdown-won-whats-microsoft-gonna-do): No one can ignore .md files anymore when working with AI tools. Yet Microsoft 365 isn't exactly embracing this token-friendly format for managing knowledge.
- [Making the app building experience Lovable](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/making-app-building-experience-lovable): Microsoft customers should not settle for using only first-party app generators when today's prompt-to-app AI tools can do so much more.
- [The summer of tools](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/the-summer-of-tools): AI agents aren't yet doing all the work for us. What they are getting extremely good at is the creation of new tools. And that's the addictive part.
- [Scout, Claw, Cowork, Tasks, Opal, Agent 365...](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/scout-claw-cowork-tasks-opal-agent-365): Microsoft's agentic AI product map just keeps getting bigger. Are we any closer to finding the coveted treasure of truly autonomous agent workers?
- [Democratizing code, again](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/democratizing-code-again): The past five years changed my thinking on how ordinary people will work with code. From Claude Code to OpenClaw, here are the lessons a former low-code evangelist has learned.
- [The business apps festival of the year](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/the-business-apps-festival-of-the-year): DynamicsMinds 2026 has once again shown what the BizApps community spirit is all about.
- [The two engine options of Copilot agents](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/the-two-engine-options-of-copilot-agents): Why does Microsoft have different orchestration engines behind Copilot Studio and M365 Copilot agents, codenamed "Samba" and "Sydney"?
- [Life after the CoE Starter Kit](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/life-after-the-coe-starter-kit): For years, Power Platform customers and partners relied on a free Kit from Microsoft to govern their apps and automations. What happens now when its maintenance ends?
- [Deep Dive 01: Licensing, capacity and cost management](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/deep-dive-01): Launching a new Plus content format to go beyond individual newsletter issues and cover the full depth of complex topics. Starting with Power Platform licensing, of course!
- [Vibe check on the state of low-code at UDPP26](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/vibe-check-on-the-state-of-low-code-at-udpp26): The pro-dev conference Update Days Power Platform 2026 in Prague this week made it clear how things will never be the same again for low-code development.
- [Power Fx as a liability](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/power-fx-as-a-liability): The low-code programming language Microsoft built to resemble Excel is becoming a blocker for AI agents to get their work done properly.
- [I see dead features, part 2: Dataflows](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/i-see-dead-features-dataflows): Power Platform Dataflows were never deprecated, but they were never really finished either. As Fabric moves on, they are getting left behind.
- [AI still can't figure out PowerPoint](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/ai-still-cant-figure-out-powerpoint): Copilot can generate some slides for you. Yet it cannot both A) make a pretty deck and B) use the PowerPoint application features us humans need for managing the slides.
- [The Claw of unintended consequences](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/claw-of-unintended-consequences): BYOC - "Bring Your OpenClaw". That is the approach Microsoft is now applauding with one hand, while trying to embrace security with the other.
- [Release plans, the way they should be](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/release-plans-the-way-they-should-be): Introducing Release Plans Browser - a modern web experience to search and view Dynamics 365 and Power Platform release plan items.
- [The licensing spaghetti on Microsoft's wall](https://www.perspectives.plus/p/licensing-spaghetti-on-microsofts-wall): Who says software licensing needs to be all serious business? What MS has been doing in 2026 so far certainly doesn't seem to be the work of serious people...