diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/Class1.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Class1.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 67a17ca..0000000
--- a/src/TaskTracker.Common/Class1.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace TaskTracker.Common
-{
-    public class Class1
-    {
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/ICacheStrategy.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/ICacheStrategy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5af4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/ICacheStrategy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Common.DataStrategy
+{
+    public interface ICacheStrategy<T> where T : class
+    {
+        bool InsertOrUpdate(T entity);
+        T Get(string id);
+        bool Invalidate(string id);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/IDbStrategy.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/IDbStrategy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35042c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/IDbStrategy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using System;
+using TaskTracker.Common.Repository;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Common.DataStrategy
+{
+    public interface IDbStrategy<T> : IRepository<T> where T : class
+    {
+         
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/IInMemoryDbStrategy.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/IInMemoryDbStrategy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eda5574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/IInMemoryDbStrategy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using System;
+using TaskTracker.Common.Repository;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Common.DataStrategy
+{
+    public interface IInMemoryDbStrategy<T> : IDbStrategy<T> where T : class
+    {
+         
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/INoSqlDbStrategy.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/INoSqlDbStrategy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0bc1b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/INoSqlDbStrategy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using System;
+using TaskTracker.Common.Repository;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Common.DataStrategy
+{
+    public interface INoSqlDbStrategy<T> : IDbStrategy<T> where T : class
+    {
+        
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/ISqlDbStrategy.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/ISqlDbStrategy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2adbb33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Common/DataStrategy/ISqlDbStrategy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Common.DataStrategy
+{
+    public interface ISqlDbStrategy<T> : IDbStrategy<T> where T : class
+    {
+         
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/FeatureModel.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/FeatureModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..639d4ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/FeatureModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Common.Models
+{
+    public class FeatureModel
+    {
+        public string FeatureName { get; set; }
+        public string FeatureDescription { get; set; }
+        [Key]
+        public Guid FeatureID { get; set; }
+        public Guid ProjectID { get; set; }
+        public Guid SprintID { get; set; }
+        //public string[] Tags { get; set; }
+        public int RankID { get; set; }
+        public Guid FeatureOwnerID { get; set; }
+        public DateTime CreatedDate { get; set; }
+        public Guid CreatedBy { get; set; }
+        public DateTime LastModifiedDate { get; set; }
+        public string LastModifiedBy { get; set; }
+    }    
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/ProjectModel.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/ProjectModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68bf553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/ProjectModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Common.Models
+{
+    public class ProjectModel
+    {
+        [Key]
+        public Guid ProjectID { get; set; }
+        public string ProjectName { get; set; }
+        public string ProjectDescription { get; set; }
+        public DateTime CreatedDate { get; set; }
+        public Guid CreatedBy { get; set; }
+        public DateTime LastModifiedDate { get; set; }
+        public Guid LastModifiedBy { get; set; }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/SprintModel.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/SprintModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b10bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/SprintModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Common.Models
+{
+    public class SprintModel
+    {
+        [Key]
+        public Guid SprintID { get; set; }
+        public DateTime StartDate { get; set; }
+        public DateTime EndDate { get; set; }
+  	    public DateTime CreatedDate { get; set; }
+  	    public Guid CreatedBy { get; set; }
+  	    public DateTime LastModifiedDate { get; set; }
+  	    public Guid LastModifiedBy { get; set; }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/TaskModel.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/TaskModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c83a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/TaskModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Common.Models
+{
+    public class TaskModel
+    {
+        public string TaskName { get; set; }
+        public string TaskDescription { get; set; }
+        [Key]
+        public Guid TaskID { get; set; }
+        public Guid TaskOwnerID { get; set; }
+        public Guid SprintID { get; set; }
+        public Guid FeatureID { get; set; }
+        public Guid ProjectID { get; set; }
+        public DateTime CreatedDate { get; set; }
+        public Guid CreatedBy { get; set; }
+        public DateTime LastModifiedDate { get; set; }
+        public Guid LastModifiedBy { get; set; }
+        public string CurrentStatus { get; set; }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/UserModel.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/UserModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6bb247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Models/UserModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Common.Models
+{
+    public class UserModel
+    {
+        [Key]
+        public Guid UserID { get; set; }
+
+        public string Username { get; set; }
+
+        public string Password { get; set; }
+
+        public UserType Usertype { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public enum UserType
+    {
+        Admin,
+        TeamMember
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/Repository/IRepository.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Repository/IRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0be06e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Repository/IRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Common.Repository
+{
+    public interface IRepository<T> where T : class
+    {
+        IEnumerable<T> GetAll();
+        T Delete(string id);
+        T GetById(string id);
+        T InsertOrUpdate(T entity);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/Repository/Repository.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Repository/Repository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc9c376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Common/Repository/Repository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using TaskTracker.Common.DataStrategy;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Common.Repository
+{
+    public abstract class Repository<T> : IRepository<T> where T : class
+    {
+        protected ICacheStrategy<T> cacheStrategy;
+
+        protected IDbStrategy<T> dbStrategy;
+
+        public Repository(ICacheStrategy<T> cacheStrategy, IDbStrategy<T> dbStrategy)
+        {
+            this.cacheStrategy = cacheStrategy;
+            this.dbStrategy = dbStrategy;
+        }
+
+        public T GetById(string id)
+        {
+            var item = this.cacheStrategy.Get(id);
+            if (item != null)
+            {
+                return item;
+            }
+
+            item = this.dbStrategy.GetById(id);
+            this.cacheStrategy.InsertOrUpdate(item);
+
+            return item;
+        }
+
+        public abstract IEnumerable<T> GetAll();
+
+        public abstract T Delete(string id);
+
+        public abstract T InsertOrUpdate(T entity);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Common/TaskTracker.Common.csproj b/src/TaskTracker.Common/TaskTracker.Common.csproj
index 1a986ae..7943c47 100644
--- a/src/TaskTracker.Common/TaskTracker.Common.csproj
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Common/TaskTracker.Common.csproj
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="RawRabbit.DependencyInjection.ServiceCollection" Version="2.0.0-beta8" />
     <PackageReference Include="RawRabbit.Operations.Publish" Version="2.0.0-beta8" />
     <PackageReference Include="RawRabbit.Operations.Subscribe" Version="2.0.0-beta8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="2.0.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/DataStrategy/CacheStrategy.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/DataStrategy/CacheStrategy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6b7a6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/DataStrategy/CacheStrategy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using System;
+using TaskTracker.Common.DataStrategy;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Services.Tasks.DataStrategy
+{
+    public class CacheStrategy<T> : ICacheStrategy<T> where T : class
+    {
+        public bool InsertOrUpdate(T entity)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public T Get(string id)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public bool Invalidate(string id)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/DataStrategy/InMemoryDbStrategy.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/DataStrategy/InMemoryDbStrategy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..630a870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/DataStrategy/InMemoryDbStrategy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using TaskTracker.Common.DataStrategy;
+using TaskTracker.Services.Tasks.EF;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Services.Tasks.DataStrategy
+{
+    public class InMemoryDbStrategy<T> : IInMemoryDbStrategy<T> where T : class
+    {
+        public IEnumerable<T> GetAll()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public T Delete(string id)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public T GetById(string id)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public T InsertOrUpdate(T entity)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/DataStrategy/NoSqlDbStrategy.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/DataStrategy/NoSqlDbStrategy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d6002b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/DataStrategy/NoSqlDbStrategy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using TaskTracker.Common.DataStrategy;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Services.Tasks.DataStrategy
+{
+    public class NoSqlDbStrategy<T> : INoSqlDbStrategy<T> where T : class
+    {
+        public IEnumerable<T> GetAll()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public T Delete(string id)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public T GetById(string id)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public T InsertOrUpdate(T entity)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/DataStrategy/SqlDbStrategy.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/DataStrategy/SqlDbStrategy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1559330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/DataStrategy/SqlDbStrategy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using TaskTracker.Common.DataStrategy;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Services.Tasks.DataStrategy
+{
+    public class SqlDbStrategy<T> : ISqlDbStrategy<T> where T : class
+    {
+        public IEnumerable<T> GetAll()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public T Delete(string id)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public T GetById(string id)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public T InsertOrUpdate(T entity)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/EF/DataContext.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/EF/DataContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddf849a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/EF/DataContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using TaskTracker.Common.Models;
+
+namespace TaskTracker.Services.Tasks.EF
+{
+    public class DataContext : DbContext
+    {
+        // public DataContext(DbContextOptions<DataContext> options) : base(options)
+        // {
+            
+        // }
+
+        protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
+        {
+            optionsBuilder.UseInMemoryDatabase("inmemorydb");
+            //optionsBuilder.UseSqlite("Data Source=sql.db");
+        }
+
+        public DbSet<TaskModel> tasks { get; set; }
+
+        public DbSet<FeatureModel> features { get; set; }
+
+        public DbSet<ProjectModel> projects { get; set; }
+
+        public DbSet<SprintModel> sprints { get; set; }
+        
+        public DbSet<UserModel> users { get; set; }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/Program.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/Program.cs
index a784b68..4d8c620 100644
--- a/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/Program.cs
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/Program.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using TaskTracker.Services.Tasks.EF;
+using TaskTracker.Common.Models;
+using TaskTracker.Services.Tasks.DataStrategy;
 
 namespace TaskTracker.Services.Tasks
 {
@@ -14,7 +17,26 @@ public class Program
     {
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            BuildWebHost(args).Run();
+            //BuildWebHost(args).Run();
+
+            using(var dbContext = new DataContext())
+            {
+                var testModel = new TaskModel
+                {
+                    TaskName = "Test Task",
+                    TaskDescription = "Test Description",
+                    CreatedDate = DateTime.Now
+                };
+ 
+                dbContext.tasks.Add(testModel);
+ 
+                dbContext.SaveChanges();
+
+                foreach(var task in dbContext.tasks)
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine(task.TaskName + "\n" + task.TaskDescription + "\n" + task.CreatedDate.Date);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         public static IWebHost BuildWebHost(string[] args) =>
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/Startup.cs b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/Startup.cs
index 6185297..ef33468 100644
--- a/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/Startup.cs
@@ -8,18 +8,24 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using TaskTracker.Common.Models;
+using TaskTracker.Services.Tasks.EF;
 
 namespace TaskTracker.Services.Tasks
 {
     public class Startup
     {
-        public Startup(IConfiguration configuration)
+        public Startup(IConfiguration configuration, IHostingEnvironment hostingEnvironment)
         {
             Configuration = configuration;
+            HostingEnvironment = hostingEnvironment;
         }
 
         public IConfiguration Configuration { get; }
 
+        public IHostingEnvironment HostingEnvironment { get; }
+
         // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
         public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
         {
@@ -34,7 +40,24 @@ public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env)
                 app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
             }
 
+            var context = app.ApplicationServices.GetService<DataContext>();
+            AddTestData(context);
+
             app.UseMvc();
         }
+
+        private static void AddTestData(DataContext context)
+        {
+            var testModel = new TaskModel
+            {
+                TaskName = "Test Task",
+                TaskDescription = "Test Description",
+                CreatedDate = DateTime.Now
+            };
+ 
+            context.tasks.Add(testModel);
+ 
+            context.SaveChanges();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks.csproj b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks.csproj
index 7d2b436..8ca8db7 100644
--- a/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks.csproj
+++ b/src/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks/TaskTracker.Services.Tasks.csproj
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Folder Include="wwwroot\" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.All" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="RawRabbit" Version="2.0.0-beta8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="RawRabbit.DependencyInjection.ServiceCollection" Version="2.0.0-beta8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="RawRabbit.Operations.Publish" Version="2.0.0-beta8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="RawRabbit.Operations.Subscribe" Version="2.0.0-beta8" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools" Version="2.0.0" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\TaskTracker.Common\TaskTracker.Common.csproj" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Folder Include="wwwroot\" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.All" Version="2.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory" Version="2.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="RawRabbit" Version="2.0.0-beta8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="RawRabbit.DependencyInjection.ServiceCollection" Version="2.0.0-beta8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="RawRabbit.Operations.Publish" Version="2.0.0-beta8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="RawRabbit.Operations.Subscribe" Version="2.0.0-beta8" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools" Version="2.0.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\TaskTracker.Common\TaskTracker.Common.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>