u/DependentDetective

Hey everyone. I'm a Power BI Developer at a large financial services company. Started in IT support, noticed blind spots in how the org was tracking metrics, took it upon myself to build reporting, and eventually transitioned into a full Power BI developer role.

At this point I've built 50+ dashboards, ServiceNow ticket tracking for multiple teams, AI adoption and cost dashboards, budgeting dashboards with finance, room and device health monitoring, and various executive dashboards that report up to CEO level.

I've always had Power Apps on my radar but never fully committed. In my current org it's hard to find real use cases, we already have ServiceNow, Workday, and hundreds of other licensed tools. Despite that I've shipped two apps: a Zoom room checklist app the IT team uses every single day (if anything is unchecked by a set time it auto-creates a ServiceNow incident), and an inventory tracking app that was eventually replaced by a ServiceNow module.

Here's my honest question, is Canvas Apps still a viable skill to invest in? I'm seeing really mixed signals. Some people say Power Apps has a strong future, others are saying Code Apps and PCF are where things are heading, and that AI making it easier to write real code means low-code is becoming less relevant.

I was planning to go deep on Power Apps this year but now I'm second guessing whether I should be doubling down on Canvas Apps, shifting toward Code Apps, or positioning more around AI and agents instead.

For context I've never actually applied for a Power Platform role, I always felt like I needed one more cert or project to be ready. Would my background realistically land me in these roles and is Canvas Apps still worth the investment or am I already late to the wrong train?

Would really appreciate honest takes from people actually working in this space right now.

Hey everyone. I'm a Power BI Developer at a large financial services company. Started in IT support, noticed blind spots in how the org was tracking metrics, took it upon myself to build reporting, and eventually transitioned into a full Power BI developer role.

At this point I've built 50+ dashboards ServiceNow ticket tracking for multiple teams, AI adoption and cost dashboards, budgeting dashboards with finance, room and device health monitoring, and various executive dashboards that report up to CEO level.

I've always had Power Apps on my radar but never fully committed. In my current org it's hard to find real use cases, we already have ServiceNow, Workday, and hundreds of other licensed tools that cover most things. Despite that I've shipped two apps: a Zoom room checklist app the IT team uses every single day (if anything is unchecked by a set time it auto-creates a ServiceNow incident), and an inventory tracking app that was eventually replaced by a ServiceNow module.

This year I planned to go deep on Power Apps but I keep running into the same question, Copilot Studio is starting to overlap with a lot of what Power Apps does, AI is making app building easier for non-developers, and things are moving fast. It's making me question whether doubling down on Power Apps is the right call or if I should be positioning more around AI and agents instead.

For those working in the industry, would my background realistically land me Power Platform roles? I'll be honest, I've never actually applied because I always felt like I needed a cert or one more project to be ready. I'd consider myself a Power BI expert at this point, and on the Apps side I'm confident I can build what's needed, but I'm light on formal experience and genuinely unsure if it's a viable long term path given how fast things are moving.

Would really appreciate honest takes from people actually in the field.