1. REST Easy - Instant APIs for Your Database
Jerod Johnson, Technology Evangelist

2. Agenda Introduction Problem: RESTful access to SQL Server data
CData API Server & SQL Server integration
Demo: SQL Server in Angular
Demo: SQL Server in React

3. CData Software At A Glance
See the World as a Database
Started in 2005 as part of /n software
Spun off as CData Software in 2014
Headquarters: Chapel Hill, NC
110+ Data Sources
'See the World as a Database'

4. RESTful Access to SQL Server Data
The Problem
RESTful Access to SQL Server Data
Growth in API-driven consumption platforms and services
Current Options:
Entity Framework
Web development frameworks
Development + maintenance costs

5. Build a REST API Using a Point-and-Click Interface
CData API Server
Build a REST API Using a Point-and-Click Interface
Create fully-documented APIs
Supports popular data formats
Configure security and user access
Critical API management features
Publishable API

6. Build a REST API Using a Point-and-Click Interface
Demonstration
Build a REST API Using a Point-and-Click Interface
Connect API Server to a SQL Server Instance:
Create user(s)
Add a SQL Server Connection
Select and modify resources
(Enable CORS)
Video (YouTube [11:24])

7. Build Dynamic Web Apps from SQL Server Data
Demonstration
Build Dynamic Web Apps from SQL Server Data
React Web App (Article:
Dynamic Tables
Angular Web App (Article:
Dynamic Tables from Relational Data

8. Questions?