Most businesses are still handling external data requests the slow way — emails, manual exports, status calls that eat up someone's afternoon. The data exists. Getting it to the right people securely is the actual problem.
Microsoft Power Pages is built specifically for that gap. It sits on top of your existing Microsoft environment — Dataverse, Dynamics 365, SharePoint — and lets you give customers, partners, or vendors controlled access to real business data through a clean web portal. Not a copy of the data. The actual records, in real time.
The security model is solid. Table permissions let you control exactly what each user can see or edit. Authentication runs through Microsoft Entra, so there's no separate login system to manage.
On the build side, you can get something functional up in days using the low-code Design Studio. For anything more specific, custom code fills the gaps without starting from scratch.
It works best for teams already in the Microsoft ecosystem. If that's you, it's worth a closer look at Microsoft Power Pages development services to see what a full implementation actually involves.
