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Jerod Johnson

Jerod Johnson

Senior Technology Evangelist

Jerod is a high school math and computer science teacher-turned software developer-turned technology evangelist. He currently develops CData Software's partnerships, attends trade shows, generates content for CData Software and other sites, and has had the honor of presenting and speaking on behalf of CData Software at user groups, trade shows, developer conferences, and more.

Blogs by Jerod Johnson

Using AngularJS to Build Dynamic Web Pages with Salesforce.com Data
October 13, 2016

Using AngularJS to Build Dynamic Web Pages with Salesforce.com Data

by Jerod Johnson

Since the publication of this article, we have bundled our OData Connectors into a single product, called API Server, which allows you to easily build RESTful APIs (including OData) for your data. The connectivity principles outlined below still hold. Learn more. AngularJS (Angular) is a ...

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Solutions & Use CasesData ConnectivitySalesforce
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August 18, 2016

Power BI Data Gateway: How to Connect and Access Data

by Jerod Johnson

Do you have on-premises or cloud-based data that you would love to access from Power BI (or any of the new Microsoft workflow tools like PowerApps, Azure Logic Apps, and Flow)? CData Drivers are just the tools for you. Paired with the Microsoft Power BI Gateway, the CData JDBC and ODBC Drivers and CData Sync let you access your data exactly where you want.

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Solutions & Use CasesData ConnectivityPower BIQuickBooks
Replicating NetSuite Data for Use in Tableau
August 11, 2016

Replicating NetSuite Data for Use in Tableau

by Jerod Johnson

As a NetSuite user, you may want to use data visualization tools beyond those offered directly by NetSuite, or you may want to create visualizations that combine your NetSuite data with data from another source. CData Software can help with both situations. With the Sync Application for N...

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PartnersSolutions & Use CasesData ConnectivityNetSuiteTableauCData Sync
Connect to QuickBooks Data from Google Apps Script
July 27, 2016

Connect to QuickBooks Data from Google Apps Script

by Jerod Johnson

There are many on-premises accounting and CRM applications that facilitate the work that businesses do. From automated functionality, to single click reporting, these tools provide the opportunity to simplify and streamline tasks such as bookkeeping, lead management, and email campaigns (...

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Solutions & Use CasesData ConnectivityGoogleQuickBooksCData Sync
An Alternative to Microsoft JET/ACE for Excel
June 29, 2016

An Alternative to Microsoft JET/ACE for Excel

by Jerod Johnson

There are many situations where a developer might want programmatic access to data stored in an Excel file. Ideally, this would be a trivial task when working with the Microsoft .NET languages in Visual Studio. The unfortunate reality is that the older Microsoft Jet OLEDB Provider and the...

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Industry InsightsExcelData Connectivity
Informatica PowerCenter
May 27, 2016

Informatica PowerCenter and Your Data

by Jerod Johnson

This year's Informatica World 2016 was a great success. Now that we are back from the conference, we would like to build on that momentum with some technical content to demonstrate how easy it is to work with our Drivers from Informatica products. Our drivers allow you to connect to data ...

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Data ConnectivityInformaticaDynamicsCRMCData DriversProducts
April 14, 2016

SQL Access to Apache Cassandra

by Jerod Johnson

The Apache Cassandra database provides its users scalability, high availability, fault tolerance, and linear scalability without sacrificing performance. By using any of the CData Drivers for Apache Cassandra , you can access your Apache Cassandra data using SQL to read from and write to ...

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Solutions & Use CasesApacheCassandraData Connectivity
Video: Connecting to MongoDB Data from Microsoft Excel
October 29, 2015

Video: Connecting to MongoDB Data from Microsoft Excel

by Jerod Johnson

Interested in connecting to your MongoDB data from Microsoft Excel? Check out the tutorial video below: You can check out our MongoDB ODBC Driver product page for more information. Feel free to download a free, 30-day trial and get started working with your MongoDB data today!

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Solutions & Use CasesMongoDBExcel
Video: Connecting to BigQuery Data from Microsoft Excel
October 8, 2015

Video: Connecting to BigQuery Data from Microsoft Excel

by Jerod Johnson

Interested in connecting to your BigQuery data from Microsoft Excel? Check out the tutorial video below: You can check out our BigQuery ODBC Driver product page for more information. Feel free to download a free, 30-day trial and get started working with your BigQuery data today!

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Solutions & Use CasesGoogleExcel