Power Automate

As we progress into 2026, I've been compelled to start documenting my IT journey online. I myself am unsure if these words will ever meet the eye of another reader, but if like me, you have a taste for knowledge. Then welcome to my IT guide of infinite wisdom and may it live forever more.

Like most of us I had never used Power Automate, but that's until I was tasked with generating a desk booking report based on upon Outlook calendars. "No problem", I said when asked. But in reality I had no idea what to do. Then, like magic, I summoned the powers of Co-pilot into the world, with AI suggesting everything could be solved and that Power Automate had me covered.

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It took me about 10 hours to learn the fundamentals of Power Automate, and with the help of Co-Pilot I was able to produce the report for Facilities a day after it was requested. Although, I fear, without the help of Co-Pilot, Power Automate would've been very hard to learn. The structure of the workflow, with variables, arrays, strings, loops, expressions, time formats and conditions - is enough to turn someone into a calculator. But with the greatest invention of the modern era Co-pilot makes almost anything possible.

Overall I would say Power Automate was a user friendly tool, with an interface that you can master with practice. It links to the suite of Microsoft office applications and can serve as the backbone of your 0365 account managing tasks you don't want to, thanks to its compatibility, flexibility and useability. I advise making sure you have the correct account permissions, and spacing is important when writing expressions.

Drag and drop scripting has the potential to be a game changer for IT administrators, for those who prefer interacting with their work, the GUI making it easier to learn than traditional scripting, but even then it's a skill within itself and I encourage you to give it a try. Thanks for reading.