{"id":12976,"date":"2020-01-23T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exigotech.com.au\/?p=12976"},"modified":"2024-12-12T11:21:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T05:51:30","slug":"microsoft-power-automate-enabling-employees-to-automate-mundane-tasks-and-focus-on-devising-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/ph\/blog\/microsoft-power-automate-enabling-employees-to-automate-mundane-tasks-and-focus-on-devising-strategies","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Power Automate \u2013 Enabling Employees to Automate Mundane Tasks and Focus on Devising Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have discussed many times in my previous blogs<\/a><\/strong> about how Australian businesses will change because of the continuous changes on the technology forefront. Technology has helped in relieving humans from repetitive tasks and enabled employees to focus on activities in which they are good at. With automation<\/a><\/strong>, bots<\/a><\/strong>, AI<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and machine learning, employees have plenty of time to actually churn their creative minds and come up with innovative solutions. It\u2019s not an exaggeration to quote that technology has given us some mavericks, but it has also posed some challenges such as disconnected processes. For example, with technology, we have data in abundance, but we also have processes which keep the information in siloes rendering it rather useless. Businesses have to think about ideas that keep their employees from doing repetitive tasks and make time for devising strategies.<\/p>\n

A report by McKinsey states that 60% of occupations include 30% of the activities which can be automated. Manual processes often tend to reduce efficiency and deprive employees from doing things that are\u00a0<\/span>actually important<\/span>\u00a0which is creating and innovating. Automation puts that weapon in the hands of employees by\u00a0<\/span>allowing\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>room\u00a0<\/span>for them\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span> think and tailor high-end solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nAutomation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Employees\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who are not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Developers<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Today\u2019s processes require workers to combine several tools and create applications and platforms that can interact with each other <\/span><\/span>and also<\/span><\/span>\u00a0cater to specific requirements. But while working with legacy applications, people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have to<\/span><\/span>\u00a0copy and paste the codes which is again a manual process. This entire scenario calls for<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>redefining\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>approach<\/span><\/span>\u00a0towards automation. The applications or workflows that can be developed with minimal coding is one of the ideal ways for this situation. On top\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0a platform that allows employees to create automated workflows or processes increases the accessibility of automation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and also<\/span><\/span>\u00a0gives them the freedom of designing everything as per their specific requirements. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Microsoft Power Automate \u2013\u00a0Allowing\u00a0You\u00a0to\u00a0Automate\u00a0as per your\u00a0Needs<\/h2>\n

Microsoft Power Automate<\/a><\/strong> which is now the new name for Microsoft Flows merges digital transformation and robotic process automation into a comprehensive SaaS platform. It is equipped with connectors for more than 270 apps which you can use to cater to the automation needs of your organisation. It\u2019s a part of Microsoft suite and hence is natively integrated with Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Office 365. With Microsoft Power Automate, employees can create workflows, send notifications, access and synchronise files and also collect data. Although, these flexibilities do raise concerns such as data confidentiality and security.<\/p>\n

Security Measures that can\u2019t be\u00a0Forgotten<\/h2>\n

Microsoft Power Automate is an\u00a0automation platform that is built on several security principles\u00a0which ensures that there are no\u00a0loopholes which lead to data theft.<\/p>\n

The platform should also meet the expectations of delivering API based\u00a0<\/span><\/span>robotic process automation <\/span><\/span>and UI based robotic process automation. API based\u00a0<\/span><\/span>RPA<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/strong>will allow you to build and execute workflows that work across different and popular cloud environments. Whereas, the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>UI<\/span><\/span> based RPA will enable you to automate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>workflow<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between on-premise software and legacy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>applications <\/span><\/span>that are used by various enterprises. With\u00a0<\/span><\/span>both of these<\/span><\/span>\u00a0approaches, you get predefined and preconfigured templates that make automating the workflows as simple as writing expressions in an Excel file. Furthermore, while taking this approach, you give power in the hands of every employee to automate and tweak their mundane tasks and be more productive.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n