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

Every business is racing to adopt AI. But just having AI tools isn’t enough—how well your AI performs depends on its integration with your real business data. The key to higher productivity and better answers from AI is giving it secure access to the systems you already use at work.

Earlier this year, we released CData MCP Servers, point-to-point connectivity for local LLMs to your enterprise sources. Since then, we’ve been talking to, learning from and exploring possibilities with users, and we consistently found users asking for the ability to use the same great connectivity with Claude on the web and have control over what data AI can see and access.

Our latest enhancement to use Remote MCP in CData Connect AI delivers exactly that: direct, live connectivity and the right tools for AI to find real answers based on your business data, with the ability to monitor and control what’s accessible to AI.

With Remote MCP, Connect AI now enables your AI chat assistant, copilots, or agents to read, analyze, and understand your business data directly, in the web or desktop —no staging, no installs, and no code. With support at launch for Claude, and other LLMs coming soon, Claude can now access your enterprise systems through a secure, governed connection from anywhere on the web, not just the locally installed desktop version. Then, control and monitor the data connected to AI and what users can see, access, and do with connected data systems with a platform solution.

Connect, govern, and go with Connect AI

Now, AI can connect to your accounting, CRM, sales, or marketing systems directly from the browser using secure, CData powered connectors. There’s no need for complex data pipelines or exports. Getting started is easy:

• Instant web connectivity: Use AI directly from any browser or notebook, without needing to stage data in a warehouse first. AI connects directly to your accounting, CRM, sales, or marketing systems in the cloud.

• Zero-code integration: Set it up with a few guided clicks—no engineers, no custom code, no delays.

• Secure, compliant enterprise data access: Connect AI handles all authentication, encryption, and data governance, so you don't have to worry about unregulated data access.

Once connected, your AI can do amazing things, like answer questions and deliver real answers from your systems—instantly, wherever you are.

What will you do with a connected AI analyst?

Imagine having a context-aware assistant that doesn’t just ask you for data—it analyzes it for you. With Remote MCP, your AI has the tools to search, analyze, and deliver insights using your real business data.

Let’s say your sales team wants to understand what's causing them to lose opportunities. They connect Jira and Salesforce to Connect AI, and from the browser they can simply ask AI.

Then, your AI assistant thinks, securely accesses the connected data, analyzes it, and responds with a clear summary—no spreadsheets, no dashboards, no waiting on IT. It’s a completely new way to interact with AI and unlock real business answers and value.

For early users, this new connection has completely changed how people work with Claude—turning prompts into productivity with accurate, real-time data.

Now available for all Connect AI users

1. Log into your CData Connect AI account or start your free trial.

2. Navigate to Integrations, select Claude.

3. Enable Remote MCP in your Claude settings.

4. Paste the MCP link created in Connect AI, log in to Connect AI, and start querying your data in Claude using connected data immediately.

Turn your AI into your personal, connected data analyst

Remote MCP turns your cloud-based business systems into live data feeds for your AI to use as needed. It’s secure, real-time, and no-code — and already transforming how teams in finance, marketing, and sales work with AI. By being an early pioneer, you can help us build connectivity solutions for AI with your feedback and insights. Get started in Connect AI if you haven’t already, connect to AI, and let us know the amazing things you’re able to do, and how we can improve.