{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Code. Deploy. Go Live.","title":"013 | M365 Power Platform Environments & ALPACAs? with MVP Wes Preston","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2bc41b39\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4899,"description":"In this episode of Code Deploy Go Live, hosts Julie Turner and Andrew Connell discuss Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility options, Power Platform environments, and interview Wes Preston, a Microsoft MVP since 2009 who works primarily in the productivity space with SharePoint, lists, and Power Platform.\nThe discussion centered on the balance between Power Platform (low-code/no-code) and Pro Dev (professional development) approaches for Microsoft 365 extensibility, with a focus on when each approach is appropriate and how organizations should make these decisions, as well as the newly introduced Power Apps Code Apps (jokingly nicknamed \"alPACAs\").\n🔗 LINKS\n=================================================\nFrom the episode intro & banter:\n🔗 Extend M365 Copilot: Declarative Agent Alt to Copilot Studio\n🔗 Live Microsoft 365 Learning for SPFx, Copilot, and MS Teams\n🔗 Webinars - register for upcoming or watch previous webinars\n🔗 CollabDays New England - October 17, 2025\nFrom the interview with Wes:\n🔗 The Power Platform Pivot with MVP Paul Culmsee and Ryan Cunningham from Microsoft\n🔗 Vibe Coding using Power Apps Code Apps and GitHub Copilot by Scott Durow\n🔗 Create a custom web application to run within Power Apps!\n🎁 PICKS\n=================================================\nAndrew's Pick:\n🔗 Copilot Broke Your Audit Log, but Microsoft Won't Tell You\nJulie's Picks:\n🔗 Find insights and answers across Carbon Markets News, Registries, and Datasets\n🔗 Instagram Reel\n🎙️ PODCAST\n🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky🎙️ HOSTS\nJulie Turner\nAndrew Connell: LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, Newsletter\nSPONSORSSympraxis (by Julie Turner) 🔗 Website 🔗 Ask Sympraxis 🔗 YouTubeVoitanos (by Andrew Connell) 🔗 Website 🔗 LinkedIn 🔗 Bluesky\n\nMusic Credit: Ken Bagley","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_XuaphDXfaKgmRaK2-ers1gJ-VZEFmPPdn19bLk1Zwg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85Y2Zh/NmFlMzliYzY5NGFl/YTA5YmNiMTUwNzdi/ZDBkNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}