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2020 Driver Update
July 29, 2020

2020 Driver Update

At CData, we are constantly reinvesting in our core driver technologies to make sure that our high-performance drivers deliver solutions for even the most challenging data management problems. The latest 2020 release includes significant platform upgrades and across-the-board enhancements...

Data Connectivity for Low-Code Platforms
July 24, 2020

Data Connectivity for Low-Code Platforms

Low-code (and no-code) platforms provide business users and developers alike with the ability to easily build applications to increase productivity and drive business. Low-code platforms and frameworks generally provide straightforward connectivity to databases but often fall short when i...

CData SSIS Tasks in Azure Data Factory
July 14, 2020

CData SSIS Tasks in Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Factory allows you to build cloud-based data integration solutions. Microsoft and CData Software have partnered to extend your ETL and ELT processes in Azure Data Factory with more than 200 SSIS tasks and components, including connectivity to virtually any SaaS, Big Data, or No...

High Performance Drivers for Relational Databases
June 16, 2020

High Performance Drivers for Relational Databases

At CData, we are most commonly known for technologies that enable SQL access to SaaS, cloud, and other non-relational data sources. With application and data storage becoming increasingly distributed, solving the diverse connectivity needs of modern BI, ETL, and data integration has been ...

Querying SQL Server Customers Table Data in SSMS
April 7, 2020

Introducing the Query Federation Driver

Working with related data from separate sources, like a dedicated CRM service and a local database, is something that typically requires significant development time and effort. One solution to this problem is migrating your disparate data sources into a single location, such as a data wa...

April 3, 2020

COVID-19 Relief for Customers

From doctors and nurses to grocers, governments and manufacturers - millions of people and organizations around the world are taking heroic action to fight COVID-19. As we all practice social distancing and come together to contain the spread of the virus, we are also learning how technol...

Python Logo
April 2, 2020

New CData Python Connectors

With its reputation as an easy-to-learn high-productivity programming language, Python has rapidly become one of the most popular tools for working with data. Python developers can make use of a vast ecosystem of tools, frameworks, and freely available modules to simplify data processing....

CData Connect AI Connector for Google Sheets
February 13, 2020

Introducing the CData Connect AI Connector for Google Sheets

We recently showcased a new addition to our CData Labs offerings, the CData Connect AI Connector for Looker Studio (formerly Google Data Studio), which simplifies connecting to your CData Connect AI instance (and therefore a wide range of SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources) from Looker Studio. We are happy to ...

CData Connect AI Connector for Looker Studio
January 30, 2020

Introducing the CData Connect AI Connector for Looker Studio

In a previous article, we talked about how the CData Connect AI allows you to access live SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources directly from cloud-based analytics, reporting, and ETL applications, including Looker Studio (formerly Google Data Studio). Now, connecting to your Connect AI instance from Looker Studio...

Extend Databricks Connectivity with the CData JDBC Drivers
January 23, 2020

Extend Databricks Connectivity with the CData JDBC Drivers

Databricks is a cloud-based service that provides data processing capabilities through Apache Spark. When paired with the CData JDBC Drivers, customers can use Databricks to perform data engineering and data science on live data from more than 180 SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL data sources. T...

API Driver
January 7, 2020

API Driver Simplifies Long Tail Data Connectivity

Connect Any Application to Any API API integration has become a critical factor in driving overall business strategy as more and more data now lives outside of the firewall, stuck behind an explosion of APIs and web services. With the growth of SaaS cloud computing and the widespread adop...

WingArc Datalympic 2019
November 27, 2019

CData Awards Entrepreneurs Shaping the Future of Data at WingArc Datalympic 2019

The WingArc Forum is the premier data-centric conference in Japan, bringing together more than 5,000 participants across dozens of industries and the data solutions ecosystem. Taking place at the Prince Tower Tokyo on November 22, 2019, the WingArc Forum incorporated a hackathon, Datalymp...