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Data Engineering Summit 2025
May 30, 2025

Key Takeaways from Data Engineering Summit 2025

by Dibyendu Datta

CData's Lead Technology Evangelist Dibyendu Datta shares his key takeaways from Data Engineering Summit 2025 in Bengaluru.

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Events & WebinarsDESData Engineering SummitCData MCP Servers
jira-in-spreadsheets-blog
May 29, 2025

How CData Connect AI Empowers PMs to Resource‑Plan and Track Engineer Productivity in Jira

by Billy Allocca

Instantly plug live Jira data into Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI, and more. Resource plan and track engineer productivity with CData Connect AI—no code needed.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData Connect AICData Connect AI
No-Code Databricks Ingest
May 29, 2025

No-Code Databricks Ingest – In One-Tenth the Time and Less Than Half the Cost

by Jerod Johnson

Streamline Databricks data ingestion with CData’s no-code integration toolkit. Ingest from 270+ sources—10x faster and at half the cost of native tools.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData Sync
Vibe Querying with MCP - Episode 2
May 28, 2025

Vibe Querying with MCP - Episode 2: Vibing with Product Managers - Analyzing Support Cases to Build a Roadmap

by Jerod Johnson, Marie Forshaw

Product managers use CData MCP and Salesforce to find support case root causes and prioritize development—making roadmap planning smarter with conversational AI.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData MCP ServersMCP ServerMCPVibe Querying
mcp-gap-blog
May 27, 2025

Navigating the Hurdles: Where Does Model Context Protocol Fall Short Today?

by Stanley Liu

Explore the key shortcomings of Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how CData's MCP Servers address some of these challenges.

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Industry InsightsCData DriversCData MCP Servers
uk-mtd-blog
May 23, 2025

MTD Made Easy: Sync New Apps with Existing Spreadsheets

by Billy Allocca

Discover how CData Connect Spreadsheets empowers UK businesses to comply with HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) mandate—without abandoning Excel, Google Sheets, or the workflows you know. Two‑way sync for QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Xero, Oracle NetSuite and more. Start free today.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData Connect AI
Querying vs. Vibe Querying
May 23, 2025

Querying vs. Vibe Querying: The Future of Data Access is Conversational

by Jerod Johnson

Discover how Vibe Querying is changing data access—ask natural language questions, get instant insights, and skip the SQL. The future is conversational.

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Industry InsightsCData DriversCData MCP Servers
Better AI Answers Start with Better Context
May 22, 2025

Want Better Answers from Your AI? Give It Better Context

by Danielle Bingham

AI is only as good as the context it's given. Learn how Model Context Protocol (MCP) connects AI models to real-time, business-critical data for better results.

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Industry InsightsCData MCP Servers
RAG and MCP
May 22, 2025

How RAG and MCP Combine for Smarter Agentic Development

by Jerod Johnson

Developers are using RAG and MCP to combine LLMs with real-time data, boosting relevance and accuracy by bridging static knowledge with live information.

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CData MCP ServersMCPRAG
beyond-cloud-only
May 21, 2025

Beyond Cloud-Only: Why Hybrid Flexibility Matters After PowerCenter EOSM

by Andrew Petersen

We’re diving deeper into why Sync’s hybrid deployment model is a key differentiator—and how it’s already delivering value for enterprise teams that can’t afford to compromise on security, compliance, or control.

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Industry InsightsCData Sync
Fivetran Sync Coexistence
May 21, 2025

Keep Your Pipelines, Lower Your Costs: Coexist with Fivetran While Saving Thousands with CData Sync

by Andrew Petersen

Fivetran and Sync can coexist—use Fivetran for edge cases while running core workloads through Sync to save thousands and gain greater control.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData Sync
sales-vs-it
May 21, 2025

From Data Tug-of-War to Golden Bridge: How a Semantic Layer Helps to Align Business and IT

by Sue Raiber, Tammie Coles

CData Virtuality is the independent semantic layer that unifies access, governance, and delivery across your entire data landscape. It empowers business users with real-time, self-service access to trusted data, while giving IT full control over security, performance, and scalability.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData VirtualityData Management