Common Data Services and Model-Driven Apps

When you want to build an application, one of the first decisions you must make is where you are going to store data. Whether you store the data in SharePoint, Excel, or SQL Server, you then must design your lists, worksheets, or tables before getting too far into your application construction likely. Common Data Services (CDS) provides an easier place to store your data and contains some of the common plumbing you will need to build an intelligent application.