The pace of business technology change is accelerating, and Microsoft’s Power Platform 2025 Wave 1 release is leading that transformation.
Rolling out from April to September 2025, this release brings major updates that make building and managing business solutions simpler, smarter and more accessible for businesses of every size.
Rather than just being an update, Wave 1 represents a step forward in how businesses can use low-code tools to solve problems faster.
From AI-powered design assistants to improved governance and security, these changes show that low-code development is no longer an experiment, it’s becoming a core part of how businesses run and innovate.
What is Power Platform?
Microsoft Power Platform is more than a set of tools. It’s a complete environment for building and improving business solutions without deep coding knowledge.
It gives businesses the ability to create apps, automate workflows, analyse data and link systems in ways that used to take months of IT work.
By providing a visual, user-friendly interface, Power Platform opens up development to a much wider audience.
IT teams can still create advanced solutions, but non-technical teams can now build their own tools for day-to-day needs, reducing bottlenecks and giving staff more control over how they work.
What’s Included in Power Platform
At the centre of Power Platform is Microsoft Dataverse, a secure and scalable data layer that brings everything together. Built on this foundation are six key products:
Power Apps – for building custom applications that fit your processes instead of forcing you to fit theirs.
Power Automate – for replacing repetitive tasks with automated workflows that run quietly in the background.
Power BI – for transforming raw data into interactive reports and dashboards that support smarter decisions.
Power Pages – for creating secure, branded websites to share information with clients, suppliers and partners.
Copilot Studio – for designing AI assistants that help users with questions or handle small tasks automatically.
AI Builder – for adding machine learning and predictive models to apps and workflows without needing data scientists.
Why It Matters
This is more than convenience. Traditionally, businesses relied on IT for every solution, big or small.
That meant delays, backlogs and “shadow IT” workarounds. With Power Platform, business users can handle many of these needs themselves, whether that’s creating an onboarding app, setting up an approval process or building a dashboard for managers.
This shift frees IT to focus on strategic projects like cybersecurity and infrastructure, while giving staff across the business the power to innovate and respond quickly when needs change.
Plan Designer: Turning Ideas into Solutions
The headline feature of the Wave 1 release is Plan Designer, now generally available.
How It Works
Plan Designer changes how ideas become working systems. Instead of writing specifications and waiting for developers, you describe what you need in plain English. For example, you might say, “I need a system for employees to submit leave requests and managers to approve them.”
From there, Plan Designer acts like an instant project team:
The Requirements Agent identifies who will use the system and what it needs to do.
The Process Agent maps out the workflow visually so you can see each step.
The Data Agent suggests a database structure to hold the information.
It doesn’t stop at planning. The tool actually builds the app, creates the workflow and adds AI-driven helpers where needed. You can tweak everything as you go with natural language commands, no coding required.
Why It Matters
Businesses often spend weeks gathering requirements, writing documents and waiting for development resources. Plan Designer can deliver a working version in hours.
That speed doesn’t mean compromise. The generated solutions follow Microsoft best practices, and IT teams can refine or expand them further.
This changes how businesses think about innovation. Instead of saying “we’ll get to that next quarter,” teams can solve problems as they arise and adapt quickly when circumstances change.
Built-In AI Agents in Every App
One of the biggest shifts in Wave 1 is that every Power App now comes with embedded AI agents by default.
What They Do
These are not simple chatbots. They understand the context of your business and can take meaningful action. They can categorise incoming data, draft suggested responses, surface relevant records, or escalate anything that needs human attention.
In a service desk app, for example, an agent could instantly group tickets by issue, recommend standard replies for common requests and flag serious problems for urgent review.
Why It Matters
This isn’t about removing people, it’s about reducing repetitive admin so teams can focus on the bigger picture. Because businesses can see what these agents are doing and customise their behaviour, they remain fully in control.
For staff, this means fewer mundane tasks. For leaders, it means faster service, happier customers and greater productivity without adding headcount.
A Smarter Way to Connect and Manage Your Data
At the heart of Power Platform is Microsoft Dataverse, which acts as the shared brain behind all your apps and workflows.
Key Upgrades in Wave 1
Wave 1 makes Dataverse more powerful. It can now search across both structured data like databases and unstructured data like documents and emails.
The new Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server allows AI to access and reason over business data through natural language, making requests like “show me all contacts from the Sydney office who haven’t been followed up this month” a reality.
Administrators benefit too. With a single, unified management experience, they can oversee users, licences, storage and apps from one place instead of switching between tools.
Why It Matters
This deeper integration of data means decisions can be made faster and with more confidence. It also means IT can ensure the same standards of security and compliance apply across the board, no matter which apps or teams are involved.
Using Your Existing AI Tools in Power Platform
Many businesses have already built their own AI agents using platforms like Azure AI Foundry.
With Wave 1, Microsoft acknowledges that reality by introducing a bring-your-own-agents capability.
How It Helps
Instead of rebuilding those agents from scratch, you can integrate them directly into Power Platform.
Copilot Studio makes the process straightforward, and once connected, these agents benefit from Power Platform’s governance, monitoring and security.
Multiple agents can even collaborate across platforms. For example, a finance AI built elsewhere can work with a Power App agent to support complex processes.
Why It Matters
This creates consistency. Rather than juggling disconnected tools, businesses can bring everything under one umbrella and manage it properly. The result is a coordinated “digital workforce” of agents that work together and scale as needed.
Governance and Security
As Power Platform becomes more important to business operations, the need for strong governance grows too. Wave 1 reflects this with significant improvements.
Key Improvements
Managed Environments give businesses better control over apps and licences.
The improved admin centre allows teams to manage security, monitor Copilot use and track agent activity from a single hub.
Column-level security means sensitive data fields can be masked for all but authorised users.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) now integrates with GitHub and Azure DevOps, allowing IT to align low-code solutions with established DevOps practices.
Why It Matters
These updates help businesses innovate quickly without creating chaos. IT teams can allow staff to create apps and automations knowing there are guardrails in place, costs are controlled and data is protected.
What This Means for Australian Businesses
Wave 1 isn’t just a collection of features. It’s the start of a shift to agent-first development.
The Bigger Picture
Applications are no longer static tools that just sit there. With embedded AI, they actively help users complete tasks and, in some cases, anticipate what’s needed next.
For Australian Businesses
Solutions can be delivered faster, cutting weeks of waiting down to hours.
Staff gain productivity by automating routine work and using AI support.
IT teams have stronger governance, security and compliance tools built in.
The Human Element
This isn’t about replacing people. It’s about freeing them from repetitive tasks and giving them tools that let them focus on solving problems, serving customers and driving innovation.
Ready To See What Power Platform Can Do For Your Business?
If your looking to take advantage of Power Platform’s Wave 1 release, CG TECH can help.
We partner with businesses to plan, implement and optimise Microsoft solutions, making sure these tools don’t just get switched on but deliver real business outcomes.
The pace of business technology change is accelerating, and Microsoft’s Power Platform 2025 Wave 1 release is leading that transformation.
Rolling out from April to September 2025, this release brings major updates that make building and managing business solutions simpler, smarter and more accessible for businesses of every size.
Rather than just being an update, Wave 1 represents a step forward in how businesses can use low-code tools to solve problems faster.
From AI-powered design assistants to improved governance and security, these changes show that low-code development is no longer an experiment, it’s becoming a core part of how businesses run and innovate.
What is Power Platform?
Microsoft Power Platform is more than a set of tools. It’s a complete environment for building and improving business solutions without deep coding knowledge.
It gives businesses the ability to create apps, automate workflows, analyse data and link systems in ways that used to take months of IT work.
By providing a visual, user-friendly interface, Power Platform opens up development to a much wider audience.
IT teams can still create advanced solutions, but non-technical teams can now build their own tools for day-to-day needs, reducing bottlenecks and giving staff more control over how they work.
What’s Included in Power Platform
At the centre of Power Platform is Microsoft Dataverse, a secure and scalable data layer that brings everything together. Built on this foundation are six key products:
Why It Matters
This is more than convenience. Traditionally, businesses relied on IT for every solution, big or small.
That meant delays, backlogs and “shadow IT” workarounds. With Power Platform, business users can handle many of these needs themselves, whether that’s creating an onboarding app, setting up an approval process or building a dashboard for managers.
This shift frees IT to focus on strategic projects like cybersecurity and infrastructure, while giving staff across the business the power to innovate and respond quickly when needs change.
Plan Designer: Turning Ideas into Solutions
The headline feature of the Wave 1 release is Plan Designer, now generally available.
How It Works
Plan Designer changes how ideas become working systems. Instead of writing specifications and waiting for developers, you describe what you need in plain English. For example, you might say, “I need a system for employees to submit leave requests and managers to approve them.”
From there, Plan Designer acts like an instant project team:
It doesn’t stop at planning. The tool actually builds the app, creates the workflow and adds AI-driven helpers where needed. You can tweak everything as you go with natural language commands, no coding required.
Why It Matters
Businesses often spend weeks gathering requirements, writing documents and waiting for development resources. Plan Designer can deliver a working version in hours.
That speed doesn’t mean compromise. The generated solutions follow Microsoft best practices, and IT teams can refine or expand them further.
This changes how businesses think about innovation. Instead of saying “we’ll get to that next quarter,” teams can solve problems as they arise and adapt quickly when circumstances change.
Built-In AI Agents in Every App
One of the biggest shifts in Wave 1 is that every Power App now comes with embedded AI agents by default.
What They Do
These are not simple chatbots. They understand the context of your business and can take meaningful action. They can categorise incoming data, draft suggested responses, surface relevant records, or escalate anything that needs human attention.
In a service desk app, for example, an agent could instantly group tickets by issue, recommend standard replies for common requests and flag serious problems for urgent review.
Why It Matters
This isn’t about removing people, it’s about reducing repetitive admin so teams can focus on the bigger picture. Because businesses can see what these agents are doing and customise their behaviour, they remain fully in control.
For staff, this means fewer mundane tasks. For leaders, it means faster service, happier customers and greater productivity without adding headcount.
A Smarter Way to Connect and Manage Your Data
At the heart of Power Platform is Microsoft Dataverse, which acts as the shared brain behind all your apps and workflows.
Key Upgrades in Wave 1
Wave 1 makes Dataverse more powerful. It can now search across both structured data like databases and unstructured data like documents and emails.
The new Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server allows AI to access and reason over business data through natural language, making requests like “show me all contacts from the Sydney office who haven’t been followed up this month” a reality.
Administrators benefit too. With a single, unified management experience, they can oversee users, licences, storage and apps from one place instead of switching between tools.
Why It Matters
This deeper integration of data means decisions can be made faster and with more confidence. It also means IT can ensure the same standards of security and compliance apply across the board, no matter which apps or teams are involved.
Using Your Existing AI Tools in Power Platform
Many businesses have already built their own AI agents using platforms like Azure AI Foundry.
With Wave 1, Microsoft acknowledges that reality by introducing a bring-your-own-agents capability.
How It Helps
Instead of rebuilding those agents from scratch, you can integrate them directly into Power Platform.
Copilot Studio makes the process straightforward, and once connected, these agents benefit from Power Platform’s governance, monitoring and security.
Multiple agents can even collaborate across platforms. For example, a finance AI built elsewhere can work with a Power App agent to support complex processes.
Why It Matters
This creates consistency. Rather than juggling disconnected tools, businesses can bring everything under one umbrella and manage it properly. The result is a coordinated “digital workforce” of agents that work together and scale as needed.
Governance and Security
As Power Platform becomes more important to business operations, the need for strong governance grows too. Wave 1 reflects this with significant improvements.
Key Improvements
Why It Matters
These updates help businesses innovate quickly without creating chaos. IT teams can allow staff to create apps and automations knowing there are guardrails in place, costs are controlled and data is protected.
What This Means for Australian Businesses
Wave 1 isn’t just a collection of features. It’s the start of a shift to agent-first development.
The Bigger Picture
Applications are no longer static tools that just sit there. With embedded AI, they actively help users complete tasks and, in some cases, anticipate what’s needed next.
For Australian Businesses
The Human Element
This isn’t about replacing people. It’s about freeing them from repetitive tasks and giving them tools that let them focus on solving problems, serving customers and driving innovation.
Ready To See What Power Platform Can Do For Your Business?
If your looking to take advantage of Power Platform’s Wave 1 release, CG TECH can help.
We partner with businesses to plan, implement and optimise Microsoft solutions, making sure these tools don’t just get switched on but deliver real business outcomes.
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