Easily Connect Live SaaS Data into Databricks Lakehouse Federation with CData Connect AI
Blog post from CData
CData Connect AI is presented as a self-service platform for connecting live SaaS application data, including Salesforce, SAP, and NetSuite, to Databricks Lakehouse through Lakehouse Federation without building complex ETL pipelines. It supports more than 270 data sources, translates SaaS APIs into SQL-accessible endpoints, allows users to filter and prepare data before loading or querying it, and can enable real-time querying and updates. The service can be integrated with Databricks Unity Catalog for access controls, auditing, and security, while its setup involves configuring SaaS and Databricks connections and then querying the data as virtual tables. A customer example describes connecting filtered Salesforce opportunity data to Databricks in under 15 minutes, replacing weeks of ETL work. For broader, high-volume replication and ETL, ELT, or reverse-ETL requirements, CData recommends its separate CData Sync product.
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