The foundation of Power Platform – Dataverse

I’ve already mentioned Dataverse a few times, and now we’re going to learn more about it. First of all, regardless of what we may think upon seeing its name, Dataverse is not a database, which is a common misconception.

Dataverse originated from the Dynamics CRM product as the XRM platform. In 2018 with the release of Power Apps, its name was changed to Common Data Service (CDS), and after some more name changes, it became the Dataverse we know today.

If not a database… what is a Dataverse?

Dataverse uses relational databases such as Azure SQL to store structured data, but it also uses unstructured databases such as Cosmos DB for logs, and it also has file storage.

Data and access are secured thanks to security roles to control access to environments, and of course, you can manage users and user groups in your Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant for authentication. It also has audit capabilities...