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Cassandra ODBC Driver

Read, write, and update Cassandra through ODBC

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The Cassandra ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Cassandra, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity. Access Cassandra data like you would a database - read, write, and update Cassandra data through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

ODBC architecture

See what you can do with Cassandra ODBC Driver

Server

SQL
SQL Server Linked-Server

Connect to Cassandra from SQL Server as Linked-Server. You can query Cassandra from familiar Transact-SQL without need of setting up another application.

Informatica
Data Integration & ETL

Integrate Cassandra to your system through popular ETL / EAI tools such as Informatica PowerCenter. Standard SQL and Stored Procedures enable fast delivery of your integration projects.

Reporting & BI
Reporting & BI

Connect Cassandra from any ODBC compatible tools:

Desktop

MS Access / Excel / PowerQuery
MS Access / Excel / PowerQuery

Your familiar tools can connect to Cassandra using CData ODBC.

Cassandra ODBC Connectivity Features

  • Cassandra 2.0 through 3.0 Compatibility – Leverages the faster performance and improved security of Cassandra V3.0.
  • CQL Pass-through Capability – Delivers native CQL3 or CQL2 data access to clustered Cassandra data, enabling users to create queries in CQL or SQL
  • Enables SQL-92 capabilities on Apache Cassandra NoSQL data.
  • Flexible NoSQL flattening - automatic schema generation, flexible querying etc.
  • Connect to live Apache Cassandra data, for real-time data access with the Apache Cassandra ODBC Driver
  • Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
  • Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the Cassandra Connector.

Target Service, API

The driver connects to Apache Cassandra and DataStax Enterprise. Supports CQL (Cassandra Query Language) through SQL interface.

Schema, Data Model

Models Cassandra keyspaces and tables as relational schema. Handles Cassandra's wide-column structure and data types.

Key Objects

Keyspaces, Tables, Materialized Views, and User-Defined Types. Access to all Cassandra objects through SQL.

Operations

CQL operations through SQL interface. Full CRUD with support for lightweight transactions. Batch operations for performance.

Authentication

Username/Password authentication or Kerberos. SSL/TLS encryption supported. Connection to cluster contact points.

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Robust ODBC access to Apache Cassandra

Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through ODBC


Connect to Cassandra—empower every team

Management & Data Consumer
IT Department
IT Pro, Infrastructure

AI-assisted development with CData CLI

Build Cassandra integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your Cassandra schema. No more guessing table names or column types—AI sees the same metadata in your ODBC Drivers.

Your AI Knows SQL

How to find table names, column names, and how to generate SQL syntax are things that AI knows well from millions of training data. No need for customization, no hallucinations. Your AI acts like a domain specialist to Cassandra.

More Accurate, More Token-Efficient

With CData CLI's queryable schema detection and highly efficient queries with filters, aggregation, joins with correct pushdown, your AI will achieve more accuracy with less token usage.

Supported AI Coding Tools
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FAQs

Frequently asked Cassandra ODBC driver questions

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