Chapter 2: Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure Overview

Microsoft Power Platform solutions always use parts of the two other Microsoft cloud offerings: Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure. Some of the services are used implicitly since they support the Power Platform basic functionality, such as Microsoft Azure Active Directory, but many of those services are used to benefit from the simple existing integration and increased business functionality. In this chapter, we will provide an overview of all the Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure components relevant for a Microsoft Power Platform solution to better understand the added value of the combined power of the three Microsoft clouds.

In this chapter, we're going to cover the following main topics:

• Introducing Microsoft 365
• Introducing Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure licensing overview