Microsoft Business Automation Guide (Paperback)

Paperback. Are you tired of repetitive tasks, endless approvals, and spreadsheets that seem to multiply overnight? Do you secretly wish your business processes would just run themselves while you focus on the work that actually matters? Good news: automation is no longer reserved for developers with five monitors and a love for cryptic code. Microsoft Business Automation Guide is your practical, no-fluff roadmap to automating business processes using Microsoft's powerful (and surprisingly friendly) automation tools. Written in a humorous, casual, and motivational tone, this book shows you how to turn everyday chaos into clean, scalable workflows-without losing your sanity or your weekends. Whether you are a business professional, analyst, IT leader, or ambitious citizen developer, this book walks you step-by-step through Microsoft's automation ecosystem. You will learn how to design workflows, build low-code apps, automate desktop tasks, and apply AI to real business problems-all while keeping governance, security, and scalability in mind. Inside this book, you will discover how to: Understand business automation fundamentals and spot high-impact automation opportunitiesUse Power Platform tools to automate workflows, approvals, and notificationsBuild low-code business apps that people actually want to useAutomate legacy systems and repetitive desktop tasks with RPAApply AI Builder to documents, predictions, and intelligent decision-makingStructure data properly using Dataverse and integrate external systemsAvoid automation chaos with smart governance and security strategiesExtend automation with Azure services for enterprise-scale solutionsPrepare for the future with AI copilots, hyperautomation, and ROI-driven strategyThis is not a dry technical manual. It is a field guide written by someone who knows that real businesses are messy, users click the wrong buttons, and "quick fixes" have a habit of becoming permanent. You will get clear explanations, practical examples, best practices, and plenty of encouragement to experiment, break things (safely), and build better processes. If you want to: Reduce manual work without hiring an army of developersEmpower teams with low-code and AI toolsBuild automation that scales instead of collapsesFuture-proof your organization with Microsoft automationThen this book is for you. Automation does not replace people. It frees them. Let's make your business smarter, faster, and a lot less annoying to run. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…