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Introducing Connectors

In the previous chapter, we started working with data in Power Apps. Being able to use in-memory storage for your app is the key to having a performant app; however, to make a truly powerful app, we need to be able to interact with data that’s stored in an external data source. The mechanisms that unlock this data and make it available in Power Apps are known as connectors.

Connectors are one of the most important elements of Power Apps development as they allow the app to consume data and services from a huge number of sources. When we talk about development, we talk about the ability to reuse code so that we don’t have to develop the same functionality repeatedly. Using connectors effectively allows us to achieve this, ...

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