Microsoft has announced a new low-code data platform called Microsoft Dataflex for Microsoft Teams. Dataflex delivers a built-in data platform for Teams that provides relational data storage, rich data types, and enterprise-grade governance. It enables users to easily build and deploy apps and intelligent chatbots in Teams using Power Apps and Power Virtual Agents. There is a free version of Dataflex for Teams users and a paid version called Dataflex Pro. Dataflex Pro has additional capabilities and higher limits compared to the free version. Dataflex allows users to build custom apps and bots within Teams without needing to connect to external data storage or services.

1. By ,
Manoj Mittal
Sr . Solutions Architect @ Mindtree Ltd
C # Corner MVP
Microsoft365&PowerPlatformusergroup -India
MicrosoftInspireupdatesforOffice365&PowerPlatform
Dated:Aug 5th 2020,6PMIST

2. Microsoft Dataflex
New low-code data
platform for
Microsoft Teams

3. Microsoft Dataflex is built atop the Common Data Service
• Microsoft Dataflex delivers a built-in, low-code data platform for Teams, and provides relational data storage,
rich data types, enterprise grade governance, and one-click solution deployment
• Microsoft Dataflex enables everyone to easily build and deploy apps and intelligent chatbots in Teams with
Microsoft Power Apps and Microsoft Power Virtual Agents
Dataflex
• New Simplified version of Common Data
Services for Microsoft Teams
• Free with User Microsoft Team License
Rebranding and New Offering
Dataflex Pro
• Re-branded and same as Common Data Service
• Licensing Cost
$10/app/user/month
$40/user/month-unlimited

4. Integrated Experience to your Custom Apps at MS Teams
• Fully integrated
services
• Avoid switching
multiple services
• Build and Deploy
solution within MS
Teams

5. Quickly Build and Deploy Apps and Bots in MS Teams
• No need to Embed
into MS Teams.
• No need to connect
to Storage.
• Custom data tables
that are Teams and
scenario specific

6. Quickly Build and Deploy Apps and Bots in MS Teams
• Simplified Sharing
Model with Teams
Owner and
Members
• Easily create and
share chat bots

7. Why DataFlex as a Data
• Dataflex for Teams supports
relational data and includes
capabilities to find, filter, and
sort that data.
• Dataflex includes support for
basic data types, as well as
complex data types like images
and files.
• *New editable grid will help you
quickly create and populate new
tables with your data based on
Common Data Model and
coming soon.
Data Dataflex for
Teams
Dataflex Pro
Relational ● ●
File + Image ● ●
Find, Filter, Sort ● ●
Basic Datatypes ● ●
Common Data Model Coming Soon ●
Mobile Offline ●
Relevance Search ●

8. DataFlex Environments
• Dataflex for Teams and Dataflex
data stored in Environment
• Dataflex for Teams, capacity
includes relational, image, and
file data. The 2gb capacity
provided to a team can
typically store up to 1 million
rows of data.
• Dataflex Pro supports both
unlimited environments
Environment Lifecycle Dataflex for Teams Dataflex Pro
Environments 1 per Team Unlimited
Maximum Size 1M Rows/
2GB
4TB or more
Promote to Dataflex Pro/D365 ● ●

9. DataFlex Integration
• Dataflex for Teams, integration is
delivered primarily via connectors.
• Users with Premium licenses have
access to the full set of over 350
standard and premium connectors
available.
• Dataflex Pro can also be used with
Server-Side Sync to synchronize with
Exchange or Pop3 Servers, and also
with Data Export Service which
synchronizes data to Microsoft Azure
SQL DB
Integration Dataflex for
Teams
Dataflex Pro
Power Automate ● ●
Export to Lake ●
Data Export Service ●
Events to Event Hub ●
Events to Service Bus ●
Webhooks ●
Server-Side Sync ●
SQL Server Mgmt Studio ●

11. Employee health and safety Management

12. Location Readiness
Executive leaders can use
the Leadership Dashboard
to review current data
related to their workplaces
System at a Glance
Highlights facility locations,
along with the number of
facilities in varying phases
The Facilities at a
Glance tab will let users drill
down into each facility,
track the details of facility
opening readiness

13. Location Management
Facility managers can
monitor and assess the
current status of their
locations by reviewing a
selected facility’s associated
dashboard, details, checklist,
and transitions.
Facility managers can manage
their building-associated
checklist from the checklist tab
When a facility manager
decides that a facility should be
moved to a new phase

14. Workplace Care Management
Manage cases for employees
under investigation
A case is triggered when an
employee is not feeling well
and contacts a case manager
via email.
In the monitoring stage, the
case manager monitors the
case and ensures that the
employee is provided guidance
https://powerplatform.microsoft.com/en-us/return-to-the-workplace/get-started/

15. Thankyou
Q&A