Monday, October 28, 2019

Talk to a SQL Database in Azure Gov from a Teams chat: Using Teams & Flow in the Government Cloud

Bot integration in Teams isn't available yet in the Government Cloud [as of this writing], but we can still 'talk' to other systems (like a SQL database) using Flow.  In this scenario, whenever someone posts in the Channel, Flow will respond with an automated post after querying the SQL database...

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Public-Sector-Blog/Talk-to-a-SQL-Database-in-Azure-Gov-from-a-Teams-chat-Using/ba-p/810047



Saturday, October 12, 2019

No Teams Templates = No Problem: Using Teams & Flow in the Government Cloud

If you've been paying attention, you might have noticed the lack of templates in Gov Flow for Teams. Let's take a look at why we can still benefit from those same types of Flows, even without the templates...

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Public-Sector-Blog/No-Teams-Templates-No-Problem-Using-Teams-amp-Flow-in-the/ba-p/776568