Beyond the 91MB Payload: Architectural Image Optimization in Power Apps

The “91MB Payload” Problem: A Legacy Bottleneck In high-fidelity Power Apps, particularly for visual-heavy projects like Pabba Jewellers, image quality is non-negotiable. However, we recently hit a critical performance wall: a “91MB Payload” issue that was causing “Aw, Snap!” memory crashes on mobile devices and jittery gallery scrolling. Why Standard Controls Fail at Scale The root cause lies in the architectural limitation of the standard Power Apps Image control. Because it relies on a basic <img> tag, it triggers a “dumb” download: ...

April 9, 2026 · 4 min · Sunil Kumar Pashikanti

Breaking the Deadlock: Solving Circular Dependencies in Power Platform ALM

The “Mexican Standoff” of Managed Solutions In enterprise-scale Power Platform environments, we aim for a modular architecture. We split our logic into multiple solutions—perhaps one for “Finance” and another for “HR.” However, without a strict dependency strategy, you will eventually hit a Solution Deadlock. This usually happens during a Staged Upgrade. You try to deploy an update to Solution A, but it fails because Solution B (already in Production) holds a dependency on a component that Solution A is trying to modify or remove. When you try to update Solution B first, you hit the same wall. ...

March 27, 2026 · 3 min · Sunil Kumar Pashikanti

Architecting Modern UX: PowerShimmer Ultra-Light for Power Apps

In the modern enterprise landscape, Perceived Performance is as critical as actual execution speed. As we scale Power Platform solutions to thousands of users, the traditional “loading spinner” often fails to provide the seamless experience users expect from world-class SaaS products. To address this, I developed PowerShimmer Ultra-Light—a PCF (Power Apps Control Framework) component designed to bridge the gap between heavy data-loading states and high-fidelity user interfaces. The Problem: The “Loading” Friction Standard loading indicators in Power Apps (spinners or progress bars) often create a “stop-and-go” psychological effect. Users perceive the app as “broken” or “stuck” when a screen is completely blank during a ClearCollect or Filter operation. ...

March 1, 2026 · 3 min · Sunil Kumar Pashikanti

Enterprise Power Platform Governance: Architecting for 2026 and Beyond

Moving from reactive admin tasks to a proactive ‘Zoned Governance’ strategy for the AI-driven enterprise.

January 3, 2026 · 2 min · Sunil Kumar Pashikanti