18:30 Wed 5 Feb 2025, BCS London & online: Power Automate - the power to wreak havoc
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Immo Hüneke
Jan 29, 2025, 4:07:54 AM1/29/25
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SPA-398: Power Automate - the power to wreak havoc
Speaker: Immo Hüneke, Zühlke Engineering Ltd.
When: Wednesday 5th February 2025, 18:00 for 18:30 - 20:00 BST
Where: BCS London, 25 Copthall Avenue, London EC2R 7BP and also online
Price: Free
Booking Link: https://spa05022025.eventbrite.co.uk/
Your confirmation email will provide the next step to enable you to access the webinar. 48 hours and 1 hour prior to the event reminder emails will be sent to those registered, with the non-transferable URL needed to gain access. The session will be recorded. If you do not wish to feature in the recording, please keep your microphone muted.
AGENDA
* 6:00pm - networking in BCS London over refreshments
* 6:30pm - presentation begins, questions and answers either ad hoc or at the end
* 8:00pm - networking in BCS London (pizza & refreshments)
* 8:45pm at the latest: everyone off the premises - adjourn to The Old Doctor Butler's Head to continue discussion
SYNOPSIS
Over the past year, I have learned a great deal about Power Automate, a business process automation tool. While it is intended as an environment in which anyone without specialist skills can create a workflow, I have found that it has possibly the worst software development environment you could imagine and that any requirement that is the slightest bit complicated needs ingenuity to meet. I’d like to pass on some of this learning in case anyone else needs to use this service. I’ll show you the Zühlke internal project that Power Automate was used for, the requirements it tries to meet, and highlight some of its features and their implementation.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Immo has been associated with BCS SPA (formerly BCS OOPS) and its annual conference (formerly OT Conference) since the late 1980s and was elected chair of the group a few years ago. He has been a software developer since 1980, passionate about advancing the state of the art while making the process enjoyable for all concerned. Currently employed by Zühlke Engineering Ltd as a DevOps Engineer, he has worked in multiple industries and technologies and generally manages to find a way to bend even the most contrary software tool to his will - even if the best course of action might be to throw it as far away as possible. When not working or networking, his favourite activities are singing (tenor, if you must know), spending time with his grandchildren, visiting cultural attractions with his wife, and charitable / religious activities.
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BCS SPA Home Page - http://bcs-spa.org/
Meetings Schedules
London - http://bcs-spa.org/index.php?page=london-meeting-programme
Cambridge - see http://http://softwareast.ning.com/events
Presentation materials from previous talks are available from the BCS SPA resources site: http://bcs-spa.org/resources.html
Also see YouTube playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKBhokJ0qd3_wlvr0j85YhmNfNj8ZJ8M-
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SPA London Meetings Programme Organiser - Immo Huneke, Zuhlke Engineering Ltd. [mailto:Im...@Huneke.Co.UK]
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Forthcoming meetings: We're looking for volunteers to present or lead workshops on topics of interest to software practitioners. Please come forward with suggestions!
5 Mar 2025 - topic tbd
2 Apr 2025 - topic tbd
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SPA-398: Power Automate - the power to wreak havoc
Speaker: Immo Hüneke, Zühlke Engineering Ltd.
When: Wednesday 5th February 2025, 18:00 for 18:30 - 20:00 BST
Where: BCS London, 25 Copthall Avenue, London EC2R 7BP and also online
Price: Free
Booking Link: https://spa05022025.eventbrite.co.uk/
Your confirmation email will provide the next step to enable you to access the webinar. 48 hours and 1 hour prior to the event reminder emails will be sent to those registered, with the non-transferable URL needed to gain access. The session will be recorded. If you do not wish to feature in the recording, please keep your microphone muted.
AGENDA
* 6:00pm - networking in BCS London over refreshments
* 6:30pm - presentation begins, questions and answers either ad hoc or at the end
* 8:00pm - networking in BCS London (pizza & refreshments)
* 8:45pm at the latest: everyone off the premises - adjourn to The Old Doctor Butler's Head to continue discussion
SYNOPSIS
Over the past year, I have learned a great deal about Power Automate, a business process automation tool. While it is intended as an environment in which anyone without specialist skills can create a workflow, I have found that it has possibly the worst software development environment you could imagine and that any requirement that is the slightest bit complicated needs ingenuity to meet. I’d like to pass on some of this learning in case anyone else needs to use this service. I’ll show you the Zühlke internal project that Power Automate was used for, the requirements it tries to meet, and highlight some of its features and their implementation.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Immo has been associated with BCS SPA (formerly BCS OOPS) and its annual conference (formerly OT Conference) since the late 1980s and was elected chair of the group a few years ago. He has been a software developer since 1980, passionate about advancing the state of the art while making the process enjoyable for all concerned. Currently employed by Zühlke Engineering Ltd as a DevOps Engineer, he has worked in multiple industries and technologies and generally manages to find a way to bend even the most contrary software tool to his will - even if the best course of action might be to throw it as far away as possible. When not working or networking, his favourite activities are singing (tenor, if you must know), spending time with his grandchildren, visiting cultural attractions with his wife, and charitable / religious activities.
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BCS SPA Home Page - http://bcs-spa.org/
Meetings Schedules
London - http://bcs-spa.org/index.php?page=london-meeting-programme
Cambridge - see http://http://softwareast.ning.com/events
Presentation materials from previous talks are available from the BCS SPA resources site: http://bcs-spa.org/resources.html
Also see YouTube playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKBhokJ0qd3_wlvr0j85YhmNfNj8ZJ8M-
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SPA London Meetings Programme Organiser - Immo Huneke, Zuhlke Engineering Ltd. [mailto:Im...@Huneke.Co.UK]
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Forthcoming meetings: We're looking for volunteers to present or lead workshops on topics of interest to software practitioners. Please come forward with suggestions!
5 Mar 2025 - topic tbd
2 Apr 2025 - topic tbd
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