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For years, the Center of Excellence Starter Kit (CoE) was the foundation for Power Platform governance. But that has changed. Microsoft announced in April 2026: The CoE Starter Kit is no longer actively maintained, and issues are no longer addressed. Its core capabilities have moved into the Power Platform admin center. Find out more at Microsoft Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit transition to Power Platform admin center. “The Power Platform CoE Starter Kit is no longer actively maintained. Its core capabilities are part of the Power Platform admin center.” ...

Are you following the FIFA World Cup 2026? Have you made your predictions yet? What started as a simple idea - a World Cup 2026 prediction game for colleagues at atwork - quickly became a fully functional web app. Using GitHub Copilot and a “vibe coding” approach, our development colleague Andi built a complete solution with dashboard, leaderboard, match tracking, and a prediction interface. See some screenshorts of the World Cup prediction webapp here. ...

We’re proud to share an important milestone: atwork’s SaaS solution, Governance Toolkit 365 (GT365), is now officially certified within the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program (MAICPP). As part of this designation, GT365 successfully completed a formal technical audit and review by Microsoft. This confirms that our solution meets Microsoft’s strict requirements for quality, security, and cloud architecture. GT365 is available via Azure Marketplace and AppSource, and can be subscribed to directly through an Azure subscription. This certification is more than a badge. ...

One of the most common requests I hear from Power Apps makers is: “Can I upload multiple files at once?” Out of the box, Power Apps doesn’t make this easy. The standard attachment control works for forms, but if you want a clean, reusable component for multiple file uploads, you need something better. That’s where the PCF Gallery comes in. So, this is a quick look at a free PCF component that makes multi-file uploads effortless. Recently, I explored pcf.gallery - a fantastic community-driven collection of free Power Apps components. Among the gems, I found FileImport by Karol Filip Kozlowski at PCFControl.CitDev.FileImport. This control does exactly what I needed: drag-and-drop or select multiple files, and get their data in JSON format. Simple, elegant, and powerful. ...

If you’ve worked extensively with the Microsoft Graph API, you’ve likely encountered the dreaded HTTP 429 Too Many Requests error. It’s a clear indication that you’ve hit a rate limit - but it’s not always clear why, when, or how to work around the problem. In this post, we’ll share our real-world experience analyzing and overcoming 429 responses while querying user data through Graph. In this article, we share our joint findings and real-world experience analyzing and overcoming 429 responses while querying user data through Graph REST API. Big thanks to my colleague Andi for testing and helping uncover these insights. ...

Have you encountered an issue with the new Azure Logic Apps Designer where you’re unable to save variables containing lengthy content? This has become a challenge for me recently, especially when working with HTML templates used in automated email workflows and other scenarios. I’ve been unable to update these long email strings as variables directly within the new Azure Logic Apps Designer. Well, here is the workaround. Scenario Our goal is to send an HTML-formatted email using a Logic App. To achieve this, the Logic App stores a reusable email template and dynamically inserts values retrieved from external systems. Below is an example of the HTML template used in this scenario: ...

We are excited to announce an important update to our SaaS solution, Governance Toolkit 365 (GT365). To enhance security and streamline data access, we have replaced the Power BI data refresh authentication method with the Power BI built-in Admin API permissions. This change will take effect on February 21st. To ensure uninterrupted access to your Power BI data, it is crucial that you update your Microsoft 365 tenant configuration as described here. ...

In today’s data-driven world, the ability to quickly analyze and visualize data is crucial for making informed decisions. Microsoft Power BI has long been a powerful tool for business intelligence, and with the introduction of Copilot, it has become even more versatile. See the following resources for activating Copilot for Power BI in your organization. Copilot leverages advanced AI capabilities to assist users in creating reports, analyzing data, and generating insights more efficiently. Enable Copilot in Power BI as described here, to ensure you can take full advantage of this innovative feature. ...

In my use of Azure Key Vault with code and flows with Managed Identities, I moved to role-based access control (RBAC) to manage access to secrets and certificates. However, I encountered a problem when using the “Key Vault Reader” role as it denied me the required access to secret content. This experience highlighted the importance of understanding the specific roles within Azure Key Vault, and I want to share this insight to help others avoid similar pitfalls. ...

A year ago, Microsoft announced the “Transition to List Flows as Admin V2 action from deprecated List Flows as Admin action” for Power Automate. Well, we were using the old API endpoint for working with flows in our own software until it stopped working recently. It took some time until we found workarounds or a successor. Also the PnP modules still are using the old API, and the endpoint address is currently not documented on any Microsoft website. Find it here! ...