Microsoft Power Automate Cookbook

Chapter 7. Power Automate & Microsoft Teams

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In this chapter, I’ll go through history of Microsoft Teams and how it has evolved from a basic messaging tool into a comprehensive platform facilitating collaboration across organizations through features like chat, video conferencing, and file sharing. I’ll briefly hihglight the expansion of Microsoft Teams, the various user-centric features, and its integration with Power Automate, which significantly boosts workflow efficiency and productivity by automating tasks and facilitating the creation of custom apps and bots. Finally, I’ll go thorugh common and useful automation scenarios using Power Automate and Microsoft Teams.

7.1 The History of Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams, launched in March 2017, is a comprehensive collaboration platform that has revolutionized how organizations communicate, collaborate, and share information. As part of the Microsoft 365 suite, Teams provides a unified hub for chat, video conferencing, file sharing, and ...