Data for your apps

Most useful apps need somewhere to keep information: the deals in a tracker, the posts in a calendar, the answers to a form. In Giga, that's a data store.

Data stores

A data store is live storage hosted by Giga that your app reads from and writes to.

• Created for you: when Giga builds an app that needs data, it sets up a data store at the same time. You can also connect an existing data store to a new app.
• Live: changes show up straight away for everyone using the app.
• Versioned: Giga keeps a history of changes, so nothing is lost.
• Reusable: one data store can power more than one app.

What else apps can use

Apps can do more than store their own data. By default, an app can:

• use your connections to read from your other tools
• read your Skills
• read and update data stores

The person who built an app can allow it to use more of Giga's capabilities if it needs them.

Your access, not someone else's

When someone uses an app, it runs as that person, with their own access in Giga. An app never gives anyone access to tools or data they couldn't already use.

Frequently asked questions