Software Architects choose tools and patterns with an eye toward cost, time, shelf-life, and standard features. Data API builder is not source generation — it's Microsoft's free Data API engine that exposes secure REST & GraphQL endpoints over SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, and Azure Cosmos DB, whether in Azure, on-premises, or even in AWS or GCP. In this session, we'll discuss security & architecture options, and when to use GraphQL versus REST endpoints.