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The enterprise data layer for Microsoft's AI ecosystem

Copilot Studio

Extend your agents to 350+ enterprise systems through one managed MCP connection. Access SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, ServiceNow, and more in real-time while your existing topics gain semantic understanding of each system.

Azure AI Foundry

Build AI applications that reason across the entire data landscape. Enterprise teams get tools for complex multi-source analysis, while software providers can offer instant connectivity to customer systems without building integrations. All on a neutral infrastructure layer that future-proofs your AI investments.

Agent 365

The perfect governance complement to Connect AI. Agent 365 controls what agents can do, while Connect AI manages secure data access. Inherit source system RBAC permissions with additional AI-specific controls, comprehensive logging, and complete security team oversight through Agent 365's framework

Trusted by Microsoft to provide MCP connectivity for leading enterprises

“By integrating with CData's Connect AI, we empower customers to build agents in Copilot Studio that seamlessly connect to hundreds of enterprise data sources. These agents leverage the semantic intelligence of underlying systems to deliver richer context and actionable insights with greater accuracy and efficiency. Meanwhile, IT retains full visibility and control through Agent 365's governance framework, ensuring secure and compliant use of CData's universal MCP toolset.”

— Sabin Nair, Group Product Manager, Microsoft

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MCP connectivity that goes beyond the Microsoft ecosystem

Managed MCP with Connect AI

Individual user MCP connections

One governed MCP connection for Copilot to 350+ enterprise systems—CRMs, ERPs, databases, analytics, and more—under a single governed layer.

Each data source requires a separate MCP server with its own tools, authentication and policies.

A unified response format model that returns data in a standardized semantic interface Copilot can interpret reliably, increasing token efficiency by pushing computation to the query engine instead of LLM

Copilot must filter, join, and group datasets logically through code, consuming up to 10X more tokens and ballooning costs in some cases

Universal MCP tools built for Copilot—plus the ability to define custom MCP tools for specialized workflows.

Varied based on each individual API, adding to MCP context bloat and overwhelming Copilot thinking windows

Centralized governance control plane for IT to monitor usage, enforce permissions, and audit all data access across agents and users.

Connections are configured ad hoc by users, with limited visibility or centralized access governance.

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