Microsoft Flow

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Post by mooreds » Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 6:05 PM UTC

Microsoft Flow
flow.microsoft.com

Re: Microsoft Flow

#2

Post by mooreds » Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 8:44 PM UTC

Seems like a stout competitor to Zapier, from my brief overview.

Re: Microsoft Flow

#3

Post by johnsonjo » Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 9:43 PM UTC

mooreds wrote: post #2

Seems like a stout competitor to Zapier, from my brief overview.

Also there's IFTT https://ifttt.com, I've never used it but it seems like it's in the same space.

Re: Microsoft Flow

#4

Post by mongol » Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 9:44 PM UTC

mooreds wrote: post #2

Seems like a stout competitor to Zapier, from my brief overview.

I think Flow is a kind of 'personal-appliance' version of Azure Logic Apps which is a powerful integration platform. Like taking that tech to personal productivity use.

Re: Microsoft Flow

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Post by zwerdlds » Fri, Aug 16, 2019, 2:01 AM UTC

mooreds wrote: post #2

Seems like a stout competitor to Zapier, from my brief overview.

Or node-red which is dirt simple to self host with the docker images.

Re: Microsoft Flow

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Post by joemaffei » Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 1:23 PM UTC

johnsonjo wrote: post #3

mooreds wrote: post #2

Seems like a stout competitor to Zapier, from my brief overview.

Also there's IFTT https://ifttt.com , I've never used it but it seems like it's in the same space.

Flow looks and works almost exactly like IFTTT.

Re: Microsoft Flow

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Post by seanmcdirmid » Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 1:33 PM UTC

joemaffei wrote: post #6

johnsonjo wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also there's IFTT https://ifttt.com , I've never used it but it seems like it's in the same space.

Flow looks and works almost exactly like IFTTT.

Actually it looks and works more like Pipes did. Many visual data flow languages all sort of look and feel the same, however.