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MCP Servers
May 1, 2025

Introducing CData MCP Servers: Enterprise Data Access for Your AI, Finally

Amit - MCP blog
April 30, 2025

Bridge the Gap Between LLMs and Business Data: How CData MCP Servers Finally Level Up Enterprise AI

MCP Under the Hood
April 30, 2025

Under the Hood: How CData MCP Servers Connect AI to Enterprise Data and How to Build Your Own

Fivetran Sync Coexistence
May 21, 2025

Keep Your Pipelines, Lower Your Costs: Coexist with Fivetran While Saving Thousands with CData Sync

Fivetran and Sync can coexist—use Fivetran for edge cases while running core workloads through Sync to save thousands and gain greater control.

beyond-cloud-only
May 21, 2025

Beyond Cloud-Only: Why Hybrid Flexibility Matters After PowerCenter EOSM

We’re diving deeper into why Sync’s hybrid deployment model is a key differentiator—and how it’s already delivering value for enterprise teams that can’t afford to compromise on security, compliance, or control.

Migrate from Fivetran to CData Sync
May 20, 2025

How to Migrate from Fivetran to CData Sync: A Step-by-Step Guide

How to migrate from Fivetran to Sync in a few straightforward steps—saving you time and ensuring a seamless transition.

Key to Agentic AI
May 15, 2025

The Counterintuitive Key to Agentic AI: Simple SQL and CData MCP

CData with MCP lets AI access your enterprise data using simple SQL—no custom integrations, just real-time insights from 300+ systems.

ADP & CData
May 14, 2025

CData Enables On-Demand Data Integration for ADP® Clients to Improve HR Workforce Insights

CData’s expanded integration with ADP lets you connect live ADP data directly to Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI, Tableau, and more—with no scripts, no manual work, and no delays.

Fivetran Acquires Census
May 12, 2025

Fivetran Acquires Census: What It Means for Reverse ETL and Why CData Sync Already Delivers

Discover why Fivetran's Census acquisition signals reverse ETL is now essential, and how CData Sync users already have this capability built in—without added complexity or cost.

Vibe Querying
May 12, 2025

Vibe Querying with MCP: Uncovering Insights from Sales and Marketing Data

Discover how marketers can use CData MCP Servers with Salesforce and Google Analytics, integrated with advanced LLM tools, to query real-time business data like never before.

Sun is Setting on PowerCenter
May 9, 2025

The Sun is Setting on PowerCenter Support: What's Next?

Data engineers with years invested in Informatica PowerCenter have concerns as the standard-tier end-of-support and maintenance (EOSM) deadline approaches.

FP&A
May 9, 2025

How IT Professionals Use Connect Cloud to Streamline Data Access for Finance Teams

Finance teams need constant access to changing data across systems. CData Connect Cloud centralizes and automates access, enabling secure, self-service data for faster decision-making.

What is MCP?
April 30, 2025

What is MCP (and Why Should You Care)?

Curious about MCP? Read on to learn what it is, what it does, and how to make it a part of your data management strategy.

Get Real Time Access To Salesforce
April 29, 2025

Get a Holistic View of All Your Customer Data in Salesforce—in Real Time

Achieving a true Customer 360 view in Salesforce requires more than costly, complex integrations. CData Virtuality simplifies real-time access to all customer data across systems, cutting costs, reducing IT burden, and accelerating insights.

Big Data Challenges
April 28, 2025

Solving (Really Big) Big Data Challenges: How Semantic Layers Make All the Difference

Managing today’s fragmented data ecosystems requires more than scaling — it demands unified access and understanding. Semantic layers simplify complexity by standardizing data definitions and hiding the underlying chaos..