Power Platform for Manufacturing: Shop Floor Apps Operators Actually Use

A flow you built last month has already stopped working, and nothing told you. That's the strange part about Power Automate, because when a flow breaks, it usually breaks in silence.In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn:Why Flows Break in SilenceWhat Error Handling Really MeansWhat Happens When a Step FailsThe Run After SettingScopes and the Try-Catch IdeaTerminate, Retries, and TimeoutsLogging Errors Before Your Users Find ThemMistakes Beginners MakeWhere This Fits in Microsoft 365 and AzureThe One Habit Worth BuildingSimply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargon-free language. Hosted by Mirko Peters.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

Done can mean something different in the MES and in the ERP, and integration has to resolve that. In this episode of the iFAKT series, we examine how to align status, quantities and events across both systems.You will learn how to design integrations that avoid conflicting numbers.Who it is for: Integration architects, MES and ERP owners.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

Your company's AI assistant has never read a single one of your company's documents. It answers with total confidence anyway, and that is how trust in AI dies.In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn:Why Your AI Assistant Keeps GuessingWhat Foundry IQ Actually IsWhere the Knowledge Comes FromWhat Happens When You Ask a QuestionThe Dial That Decides How Hard It ThinksHow It Compares to Building It YourselfWhere It Sits in Microsoft 365 and AzureWhat a Real Setup Looks LikeThe Mistakes That Trip People UpWhat This Means for YouSimply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargon-free language. Hosted by Mirko Peters.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

Windows Update for Business is not a product you buy, and it's not a server you run. It's a free set of controls already built into Windows, sitting there unused on most company laptops.In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn:Why Windows Updates Always Seem to Land at the Worst TimeWhat Windows Update for Business Actually IsFeature Updates and Quality Updates: The Two Things It ManagesRings: How You Test Updates Before Everyone Gets ThemDeferrals, Deadlines, and Grace Periods: The Three DialsWhere It Lives: Intune, Entra, and the Azure ReportsWindows Autopatch: When You Want Microsoft to DriveWhat Windows Update for Business Won't Do For YouThe Short Version, and a Question for YouSimply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargon-free language. Hosted by Mirko Peters.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

ERP, MES and shop floor data live in different systems, and a single source of truth takes design. In this episode of the iFAKT series, we discuss using Microsoft Fabric to unify those sources: OneLake, modeling and governance.You will learn how to structure the platform around manufacturing use cases.Who it is for: Data and analytics leads, manufacturing IT and BI teams.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

Power Apps stops at 500 records, and most beginners never notice. Your SharePoint list already holds the data your team cares about, and Power Apps is the friendly screen you put in front of it.In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn:What Power Apps and SharePoint Are, and Why They Belong TogetherHow a SharePoint List Turns Into a Working App in MinutesWhat the App Does With Your DataThe Three Building Blocks You Only Learn OnceWhere This Combination ShinesThe 500-Record Wall and Why Your App Lies to YouThe 5,000-Item Rule, and the Rest of the Honest LimitsHow This Fits Into Microsoft 365 and AzureThe Short Version and a Question for YouSimply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargon-free language. Hosted by Mirko Peters.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

Your Copilot Studio agent can sound completely sure of itself and still be wrong. It happens because the agent answers from the wrong place, either its own general knowledge or a document you never meant it to use.In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn:Why your Copilot agent can sound sure and still be wrongWhat knowledge actually means in Copilot StudioThe sources you can plug in and how the agent searches themHow your files turn into an answerThe one setting that decides whether your agent is allowed to guessHow to tune knowledge in practiceWhere it quietly goes wrongThe limits you cannot design aroundHow this fits into Microsoft 365 and AzureThe short recap, your turn, and the sign-offSimply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargon-free language. Hosted by Mirko Peters.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

OEE numbers are only useful when everyone trusts how they are calculated. In this episode of the iFAKT series, we cover measuring Overall Equipment Effectiveness: availability, performance, quality and data pitfalls.You will learn how to define OEE consistently and avoid misleading comparisons.Who it is for: Production managers, continuous improvement teams and data analysts.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

What happens right when a purchase order gets confirmed? Or a payment posts?In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn:Opening: The Moment Dynamics 365 Needs to Speak Up, 100 WordsWhy Business Events Exist, 520 WordsWhat a Business Event Actually ContainsEndpoints: Where the Message GoesA Real Example: Purchase Order Confirmation to ActionActivation, Reliability, and SecurityChoosing the Right First Use CaseConclusion: One Message, One Timely ResponseSimply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargon-free language. Hosted by Mirko Peters.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

There is an AI assistant already switched on in every SharePoint site. Welcome to the M365 FM podcast, where we explore the people, ideas, and technologies shaping the future of work.In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn:What SharePoint Agents Actually AreThe Two Kinds of Agents You Will MeetHow an Agent Finds the Right AnswerWhere Agents Earn Their Keep at WorkWhat It Takes to Turn One OnThe Mistakes That Trip People UpThe Honest Limits of the ToolHow This Fits Into Microsoft 365 and AzureWhat to Remember Before You Build OneSimply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargon-free language. Hosted by Mirko Peters.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.