Connect ServiceNow to live HDFS data, securely.
CData Connect AI lets you plug any business application into any AI tool—like HDFS into ServiceNow—for live, trusted answers and actions with zero data copies.
Schema-aware MCP server
ServiceNow reads your full HDFS data model on connect
Cross-source MCP toolset
Join live HDFS with hundreds of other systems in one prompt
Bidirectional with identity passthrough
ServiceNow reads and writes under your access rules
HDFS:
Apache Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is a distributed file system designed to store and manage large volumes of data across multiple nodes in a Hadoop cluster. It provides high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability for storing and processing big data. HDFS is a key component of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem.
ServiceNow:
ServiceNow’s agent framework and automation platform powers AI-driven workflows across ServiceNow IT Service Management (ITSM), ServiceNow Customer Service Management (CSM), ServiceNow HR Service Delivery (HRSD), and more. With Connect AI, you can give these agents live, governed business data from systems beyond ServiceNow—without copying it into tables or maintaining fragile integrations.
Popular ServiceNow & HDFS integration use cases
- Autonomous ITSM/CSM/HRSD agents — Enable Virtual Agent or Now Assist to resolve incidents, requests, and cases using real-time context from HDFS.
- Context-aware Flow Designer automations — Trigger workflows that take actions (approvals, escalations, assignments) based on live HDFS data.
- Cross-platform execution — Let ServiceNow agents orchestrate actions across ServiceNow and external systems using governed data from HDFS.
- Governed read/write access — Expose only approved operations on HDFS with full RBAC, masking, and request logging for audit-ready agent activity.
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HDFS to ServiceNow features
Access data where it lives right now. Ensure data is always live, always retains its metadata and semantics, and always protected by source system permissions.
Expose your data's metadata, relationships, and context so AI has real understanding of your business without recreating it on top of a warehouse.
Point-and-click connection setup that works for both queries and actions so you can set up integrations in minutes.
Pass through and edit role-based access control (RBAC) inherited from the source to users in AI and AI agents.
How It Works: Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Connect AI is first managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) platform for AI integration. Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard for connecting AI assistants, agents, and automations to external tools and data.
With Connect AI's managed MCP platform, you can present your enterprise systems as standardized MCP tools and resources and call them directly from AI.
Instead of building and maintaining dozens of one-off MCP Servers, your AI simply calls one universal MCP URL from Connect AI, and gets governed access to live data from across your enterprise stack.
Getting Started is Easy:
- Configure data sources (Salesforce, NetSuite, Workday, SQL, Jira, etc.) in Connect AI.
- Create a 'Remote MCP' URL.
- Connect ServiceNow to your business data.
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Access live HDFS data in other popular AI tools
No complicated data movement, ETL, or data integration required. Securely connect live HDFS data with any AI tool that supports MCP. Select your preferred tool below to learn more.
