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Drift Integration Guides and Tutorials



A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Drift data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Drift data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live Drift data.

Integration Use-Cases

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Business Intelligence & Analytics


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
Alteryx DesignerODBCPrepare, Blend, and Analyze Drift in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Amazon QuickSightConnect ServerBuild Interactive Dashboards from Drift Data in Amazon QuickSight
Aqua Data StudioJDBCConnect to Drift in Aqua Data Studio
AWS DatabricksJDBCProcess & Analyze Drift Data in Databricks (AWS)
BirstJDBCBuild Visualizations of Drift in Birst
BIRTJDBCDesign BIRT Reports on Drift
Clear AnalyticsODBCBuild Charts with Drift in Clear Analytics
DBxtraODBCBuild Dashboards with Drift in DBxtra
DomoODBCCreate Datasets from Drift in Domo Workbench
Dundas BIODBCBuild Dashboards with Drift in Dundas BI
Excel (on Mac OS)ODBCWork with Drift Data in MS Excel on Mac OS X
FineReportJDBCFeed Drift into FineReport
IBM Cognos BIODBCCreate Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Drift
Infragistics RevealConnect ServerAnalyze Drift Data in Infragistics Reval
JasperServerJDBCCreate Drift Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI SuiteJDBCConnect to Drift in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport DesignerJDBCIntegrate with Drift in JReport Designer
KlipfolioConnect ServerCreate Drift-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIMEJDBCEnable the Drift JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPadADO.NETWorking with Drift in LINQPad
Microsoft SSASADO.NETBuild an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Drift
MicroStrategyConnect ServerConnect to Live Drift Data in MicroStrategy through Connect Server
MicroStrategyJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Drift in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy DesktopJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Drift in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy WebJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Drift in MicroStrategy Web
OBIEEJDBCDrift Reporting in OBIEE with the Drift JDBC Driver
pandasPythonUse pandas to Visualize Drift in Python
Pentaho Report DesignerJDBCIntegrate Drift in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI DesktopPower BIAuthor Power BI Reports on Real-Time Drift
Power BI ServiceConnect ServerVisualize Live Drift Data in the Power BI Service
Power PivotConnect ServerAccess Drift Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power QueryConnect ServerAccess Drift Data in Microsoft Power Query
Qlik CloudConnect ServerCreate Apps from Drift Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
QlikViewODBCConnect to and Query Drift in QlikView over ODBC
RJDBCAnalyze Drift in R (JDBC)
RODBCAnalyze Drift in R (ODBC)
RapidMinerJDBCConnect to Drift in RapidMiner
RedashConnect ServerBuild Drift-Connected Dashboards in Redash
SAP Analytics CloudConnect ServerAnalyze Drift Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Business ObjectsJDBCCreate an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Drift
SAP Crystal ReportsJDBCPublish Reports with Drift in Crystal Reports
SASODBCUse the CData ODBC Driver for Drift in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMPODBCUse the CData ODBC Driver for Drift in SAS JMP
SisenseJDBCVisualize Live Drift in Sisense
Spago BIJDBCConnect to Drift in SpagoBI
TableauTableauVisualize Drift in Tableau Desktop
Tableau CloudConnect ServerBuild Drift Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
Tableau ServerTableauPublish Drift-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
TIBCO SpotfireADO.NETVisualize Drift in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO SpotfireConnect ServerVisualize Drift Data in TIBCO Spotfire
TIBCO Spotfire ServerJDBCOperational Reporting on Drift from Spotfire Server

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ETL & Replication


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
Amazon RedshiftCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3CData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Amazon S3
Apache AirflowJDBCBridge Drift Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache CamelJDBCIntegrate with Drift using Apache Camel
Apache CassandraCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache KafkaCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Apache Kafka
Apache NiFiJDBCBridge Drift Connectivity with Apache NiFi
Azure Data LakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure SynapseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Azure Synapse
BIMLSSISUse Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Drift to SQL Server
CloverDXJDBCConnect to Drift in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
CouchbaseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Couchbase
CSVCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Local Delimited Files
DatabricksCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Databricks
FoxProODBCWork with Drift in FoxPro
Google AlloyDBCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Google AlloyDB
Google BigQueryCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data FusionJDBCBuild Drift-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Heroku / Salesforce ConnectCData SyncReplicate Drift for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT IntegrateJDBCConnect to Drift in HULFT Integrate
IBM DB2CData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to IBM DB2
Informatica CloudJDBCIntegrate Drift in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenterJDBCCreate Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Drift
Jaspersoft ETLJDBCConnect to Drift in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft AccessCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure TablesCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft Power AutomateConnect ServerBuild Drift-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
MongoDBCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to MongoDB
MySQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data IntegratorJDBCETL Drift in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle DatabaseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Oracle
petlPythonExtract, Transform, and Load Drift in Python
PostgreSQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to PostgreSQL
Replicate to MySQLPowerShellReplicate Drift to MySQL with PowerShell
SAP HANACData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStoreCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to SingleStore
SnapLogicJDBCIntegrate Drift with External Services using SnapLogic
SnowflakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to Snowflake
SQL ServerCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to SQL Server
SQL Server Linked ServerConnect ServerConnect to Drift Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
SQLiteCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to SQLite
TalendJDBCConnect to Drift and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath StudioODBCCreate an RPA Flow that Connects to Drift in UiPath Studio
VerticaCData SyncAutomated Continuous Drift Replication to a Vertica Database

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Software Development


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
.NET ChartsADO.NETDataBind Charts to Drift
.NET QueryBuilderODBCRapidly Develop Drift-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Angular JSConnect ServerUsing AngularJS to Build Dynamic Web Pages with Drift
Apache SparkJDBCWork with Drift in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheetConnect ServerCreate Drift-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
C++BuilderODBCDataBind Controls to Drift Data in C++Builder
ColdFusionJDBCQuery Drift in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusionODBCQuery Drift in ColdFusion Using ODBC
DashPythonUse Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Drift
DelphiODBCDataBind Controls to Drift Data in Delphi
DevExpressADO.NETDataBind Drift to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code FirstADO.NETAccess Drift with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQADO.NETLINQ to Drift
EF - MVCADO.NETBuild MVC Applications with Connectivity to Drift
Filemaker ProODBCBidirectional Access to Drift from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)JDBCBidirectional Access to Drift from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
GoODBCWrite a Simple Go Application to work with Drift on Linux
Google Apps ScriptConnect ServerConnect to Drift Data in Google Apps Script
HibernateJDBCObject-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Drift Entities in Java
IntelliJJDBCConnect to Drift in IntelliJ
JBossJDBCConnect to Drift from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBIJDBCCreate a Data Access Object for Drift using JDBI
JRubyJDBCConnect to Drift in JRuby
Microsoft Power AppsConnect ServerIntegrate Live Drift Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
NodeJSConnect ServerQuery Drift Data in Node.js (via Connect Server)
NodeJSODBCQuery Drift through ODBC in Node.js
PHPConnect ServerAccess Drift in PHP through Connect Server
PHPODBCNatively Connect to Drift in PHP
PowerBuilderADO.NETConnect to Drift from PowerBuilder
PowerShellPowerShellPipe Drift to CSV in PowerShell
PyCharmODBCUsing the CData ODBC Driver for Drift in PyCharm
PythonODBCConnect to Drift in Python on Linux/UNIX
ReactConnect ServerBuild Dynamic React Apps with Drift Data
RubyODBCConnect to Drift in Ruby
RunMyProcessConnect ServerConnect to Drift Data in RunMyProcess
RunMyProcess DSECJDBCConnect to Drift in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
SAP UI5Connect ServerIntegrate Real-Time Access to Drift in SAPUI5 MVC Apps
ServoyJDBCBuild Drift-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring BootJDBCAccess Live Drift Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemyPythonUse SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Drift in Python
TomcatJDBCConfigure the CData JDBC Driver for Drift in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
UnqorkConnect ServerCreate Drift-Connected Applications in Unqork
VCL App (RAD Studio)ODBCBuild a Simple VCL Application for Drift
WebLogicJDBCConnect to Drift from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

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Data Management



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Workflow Automation



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