Create live connections for all your data

No complicated data pipelines required

CData Connect Cloud makes it easy to create live data connections from 300+ sources to 100+ destinations so you can turn data into insights in less time.

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Stop spending time exporting, manipulating and moving data

CData Connect Cloud makes it easy to find, blend, and visualize exactly the right data within your favorite BI and analytics tools — no technical expertise required. Stop spending hours every week pulling together files of data and get back to more important work.

Whether you're a business user responsible for analytics or an IT expert expanding data access for your organization, you can setup live data connections without complicated data pipelines to get data where it's needed in less time.

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Skip the complex data integration

Create live connections that just work — without building ETL data pipelines or moving data to a warehouse.

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Pre-built connections for any need

Simply configure your credentials to your data sources and downstream tools, then start connecting data in minutes.

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No/low code user interface

Easily setup data connections yourself, with more advanced options to use SQL and write API queries.

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Blend data with virtual datasets

Use virtual datasets to easily find, blend, and use live data across sources without copying it to a central database.

Data access made easy


Line of business users

You have the business context around what data means and how it should be used. With Connect Cloud, you have the power to find, use, and connect that data where you need it.

  • No more waiting for weeks on data requests for the data you need where you need it
  • Get back to work in the analytics tools and spreadsheets you're familiar with
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“To me, the last thing you want to do is constantly be downloading files to your computer… What I love about Connect Cloud is that none of the data is stored in your systems. It enabled me to use SQL to directly access ADP data when we need.”

Nathan Thompson
Scorpion, VP Financial Planning and Analysis

Engineering and IT users

Clear out your data request backlog with a secure and governed data layer that business users can understand and use themselves.

  • Granular source-level access controls and logging ensures that your data is protected and accessed only by the right users
  • Live data connections eliminate the need for intermediary databases and data warehouses
Belden

“CData Connect Cloud connects our Tableau to Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Salesforce. I have all these things all in one place with no upkeep on my end... Being able to offer something like this to a marketing person where they don't have to work very hard to get the data they want without relying on someone like me to drag it out is huge.”

Paul Summitt
Belden, D&A IT Supervisor

Powering analytics with live data

Agile business reporting, without waiting on IT requests

With our broad connector library, you can connect instantly to wherever your data lives, from customer data, financial transactions, or even shipping logistics into your analytics tool of choice.

It's easy and intuitive to connect your data without waiting for a technical expert. Build rich, real-time reports that tell the whole story — not just a slice.

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Live data connections to power real-time decision-making

When insights depend on the freshest data that's changing by the minute or by the hour, make sure your dashboards and analytics can keep up.

With live data connections that update in real-time, you can feel confident that the data you see is as up to date as it can be, powering the decisions that drive your business.

Power real-time process automation with live connectivity

Build real-time processes and automations to Microsoft Power Apps, data integration platforms like ETL/ELT and iPaaS, and other flows that happen based on data changes.

Connect Cloud makes it easy to trigger automations the second data updates in source systems. Let Connect Cloud maintain and scale these connections, letting you focus on other projects instead of pushing data back and forth to maintain automations.

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Get started in minutes

Start connecting all of your data in 3 easy steps:


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1. Connect your data systems

First, connect the data systems where your data is generated, captured, or stored. Connect Cloud supports over 300+ prebuilt connections to cloud applications, databases, data warehouses, APIs, and other integration types.

Most connections simply require you to log into the source's web interface and authorize Connect.

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2. Select your data

Search, blend, and create exactly the dataset you need in your client tool — directly inside Connect Cloud. Use our AI SQL query generator to ask for data with natural language or input your own queries. Connect Cloud makes it easy to create the dataset you need across all your data sources.

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3. Get your data in any application or tool

After configuring your datasets in Connect Cloud, add the application or platform you want to work in so users can access the data configured in real-time. Connect Cloud has 100+ prebuilt connections to downstream tools like analytics and business intelligence platforms, spreadsheets, and more.

Connect Cloud will keep connectors automatically updated so they don't break over time and your data is always fresh and complete where you work.


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Technical features

Connect to hundreds of cloud applications and services - including CRM, ERP, marketing, accounting, collaboration, project management, and social tools - to data storage solutions.

Consume data hassle-free within your preferred BI and reporting tools, no-code app, ETL platform, or developer tool.

Keep track of all connections, queries, users, permission levels, logs, and account settings in a centralized, user-friendly dashboard providing a bird's eye view of all your essential activities.

Create and manage queries, browse data source data models, create derived views, and use custom and pre-defined reports from an intuitive interface.

Relax knowing elastic cloud computing infrastructure scales automatically as you add new users and data sources. No software to install and maintain. The platform was built to utilize native client interfaces where possible.

Ensure secure access to the platform with role-based access control, user-defined access to data sources, and support for data source-level permissions. Only authorized individuals can access specific data sources.

Create a unified view of data in a comprehensive data model without the complexities of defining data structures, relationships, and mapping between various elements. Robust metadata discovery automatically captures and provides information about structure, attributes, and characteristics, making it easy for users to understand and access.

Access any data source through a consistent relational model built on SQL-based connectivity (SQL-92 compliant). Connect to any data just like you would a simple database. Full read/write capabilities for CRUD support.

Seamlessly connect to RESTful APIs with a standardized and consistent interface that connects to cloud services, web applications, social media platforms, and other API-based data sources. Learn more about custom API integration with the Connect Cloud API Connector.

Leverage the built-in virtual data catalog to improve data discovery, data sharing and operations. Organize data into workspaces and folders using virtual datasets to streamline analysis and reporting.


Get started with CData Connect Cloud today