Within the previous chapters of this book, we have used several data sources that are external to the Power Platform. We are now going to explore Common Data Service (CDS) (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/common-data-service/data-platform-intro), a data source that underpins PowerApps and Power Automate and provides a robust, yet simple, method for storing data in a way that feels very similar to creating tables within a database.
We have also focused primarily on canvas apps as we've progressed through this book; however, now, we will start to introduce model-driven apps, which have a much different look, feel, and editing experience to what we have so far been used to. The emphasis switches from the design aspect to the data, meaning that much more work takes place around the data structures before the actual app build begins...
