Hide your dirty laundry on the server-side

Hide your dirty laundry on the server-side

From CRM Audio by George Doubinski

January 22, 2026 · 28 min · Season 4 · Episode 1

About this episode

This episode discusses the introduction of server-side logic in Power Pages and its practical implications.

15 years too late but it's finally here: server-side logic in Power Pages. What does it change in practice? Unlike Azure Functions, it's just another Power Pages asset that can be added to Power Platform ALM. Perfect for anything that is logic-lite/secret-heavy. Think payments and integrations that need secrets. Server-side logic avoids awkward workarounds using plugins, Power Automate, etc. just to keep keys safe. Re-use your Javascript skills though it's not lift-n-shift from the client-side exercise. Just couple new objects to learn: HTTP client for external calls and a Dataverse object for CRUD operations. There are plenty of scenarios where client-side Web API is better, like interaction with external services requiring callbacks, for example. As Nick succulently summed it up: It doesn't make anything possible we couldn't do before. It just makes doing a lot of things we did do before a lot easier. References Power Pages server logic overview (preview) | Microsoft Learn Get in touch voice@crm.audio Nick Hayduk @Engineered_Code George Doubinski @georgedude

People in this episode

Host: George Doubinski

Topics covered

  • server-side logic
  • Power Pages
  • Power Platform
  • Azure Functions
  • web development

Keywords

  • server-side logic
  • Power Pages asset
  • logic-lite
  • secret-heavy
  • HTTP client
  • Dataverse object
  • client-side Web API

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Power Pages, Azure Functions, Power Platform ALM, Power Automate, Power Platform

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