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Author: Billy Allocca

Guide to Setting Up Data-Connected AI
October 1, 2025

An IT Admin's Guide to Setting Up Data-Connected AI

by Billy Allocca

Learn how to securely connect enterprise data sources to AI agents, copilots, and assistants using CData Connect AI, governing access and monitoring usage.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData Connect AI
Connect Enterprise with CData Connect AI
September 29, 2025

Connect Enterprise Data to AI Assistants with CData Connect AI

by Billy Allocca

Learn how CData Connect AI securely links enterprise data to AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot, enabling real-time, context-aware responses and business insights.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData Connect AI
CData Connect AI Hackathon
September 25, 2025

Enter the CData Connect AI Hackathon and Build the Future of Connected AI

by Billy Allocca

Join the CData Connect AI Hackathon to build innovative AI copilots powered by live enterprise data. Enter by October 24 for a chance to win $500.

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Connect AI
September 25, 2025

How to Reduce or Eliminate AI Hallucinations

by Billy Allocca

Discover how CData Connect AI reduces AI hallucinations by grounding ChatGPT and other LLMs in live enterprise data from business systems.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData Connect AI
Deprecated the QuickBooks Connector
August 27, 2025

Microsoft Power BI has Deprecated the QuickBooks Connector: Next Steps to Maintain Connectivity

by Billy Allocca

Power BI is dropping its QuickBooks connector—CData Connect AI brings it back with real-time, reusable QuickBooks Online data in minutes.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData Connect AI
Automate Marketing Data
August 27, 2025

Connect and Automate Marketing Data in the AI, BI, and Reporting Tools You Use Every Day

by Billy Allocca

Access live marketing data across BI, AI, and automation tools with CData Connect AI—no pipelines or replication required.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData Connect AI
Data to Connect AI
August 25, 2025

Am I Allowed to Connect My Company’s Data to Connect AI?

by Billy Allocca

Concerned about connecting your data to Connect AI? Learn how CData honors your existing permissions, protects your data, and sends an IT approval email.

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Data ManagementCData Connect AICData Connect AI
Connect CRM Data
August 18, 2025

Connect CRM Data to the Tools You Use—No Pipelines or Complexity

by Billy Allocca

Learn how CData Connect AI lets ops, analysts, and pros link live CRM data to BI, AI, and workflows—fast, easy, and with just a few clicks.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData Connect AI
Farm-to-Table
August 14, 2025

Food has “Farm-to-Table” — What About Data?

by Billy Allocca

Discover how CData Connect AI delivers “farm‑to‑table” data access—skipping warehouses, reducing data latency, and enabling real‑time insights without the overhead.

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Data ManagementCData Connect AICData Connect AI
Remote MCP Connect AI
August 11, 2025

New in Connect AI: Connect Your Business Data to AI with Remote MCP

by Billy Allocca

New Remote MCP in CData Connect AI lets sales, marketing, and finance teams connect any business data securely to Claude AI for answers based on real data.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData Connect AICData MCP ServersCData Connect AI
ChatGPT Agent Mode
August 1, 2025

Try ChatGPT Agent Mode to Build Data Connections for You

by Billy Allocca

Discover how ChatGPT’s new agent mode streamlines setup of data connections in Connect AI — just pass credentials and let the agent handle it step‑by‑step while you supervise.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData Connect AICData Connect AI
Secure Data for AI with Customizable APIs
July 31, 2025

Control and Secure Data for AI with Customizable APIs

by Billy Allocca

Discover how CData API Server securely connects live data to AI MCP platforms—providing a governed, customizable API gateway for real‑time LLM integration.

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Solutions & Use CasesCData API ServerCData MCP Servers