Ctrl + S (App Center Data) | Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy is the show where you'll learn how to build a Xamarin.Forms app from scratch all the way through deploying it to the App Stores! Along the way you'll see some Azure goodness sprinkled in to make a fully enabled real-world mobile app. Today's Episode: Data is important to almost every mobile app. Nah - I'm going to say data is important to every mobile app. And in this episode of Partly Cloudy you'll learn how to easily save data to Azure Cosmos DB using App Center. This way our user's favorite news categories will be available to them on any device they log in with! Show Links: All the code for this episode is on GitHub here.Episode recap post.Create a Free Azure AccountFind out what App Center Data can all doInstructions to setup an Azure Cosmos DB instanceThe features of Azure Cosmos DBLearn how to hook up Azure Cosmos DB to App CenterFind out about the best way to handle CollectionView tap events (so you can add those check boxes to the category page!)Find Matt on: Twitter, GitHub, and his BlogFollow @codemillmattUseful Links: Learn more about Xamarin, Xamarin.Forms, & Cross-platform developmentXamarin Developer Center & BlogMicrosoft Learn Self-Guided TrainingCreate a Free Account (Azure)Xamarin Developers YouTube ChannelXamarin on Twitter#XamarinForms #Xamarin #Azure #iOS #Android #AzureFunctions #AzureCognitiveServices #AppCenter #AzureCosmosDB