Toda Corporation Accelerates In-House Development with CData API Server

A top 50 global construction leader from Japan builds a secure API infrastructure on AWS to expose ERP data, empowering digital talent and enabling innovation.

Rapid, no-code API delivery

Replicated ERP tables were published as REST services in minutes, eliminating the need for hand-coded integrations or specialized engineers.

Governed, secure data access

Role-based controls and AWS identity services ensure construction data is shared only with authorized users and apps.

Talent-driven digital transformation

Empowered by easy data access, internal teams now ship apps like ToLabel and daily QuickSight dashboards in days, not months, fueling the company’s “Talent DX” strategy.

Company

Toda Corporation

Industry

Construction

Country

Japan

Product

CData API Server

Snapshot

Toda Corporation used CData Sync and CData API Server to turn siloed ERP data into 100+ secure REST endpoints on AWS, giving new in-house developers instant, governed access to business-critical information.

Toda Corporation, a top-tier general contractor headquartered in Tokyo, set out to break its dependence on outsourced software development. The firm launched its “Talent DX Project” to cultivate employees who combine deep construction expertise with modern digital skills. Central to this vision was friction-free access to enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other operational data—without compromising security or adding IT overhead.

The challenge: Responding to site needs while protecting core data

•    External development cycles were too slow to reflect on-the-ground realities.
•    Core ERP and project-management systems had no native APIs, making governed data access difficult.
•    The new DX division needed a technical foundation that inexperienced developers could adopt quickly.

The solution: Secure API infrastructure built without coding

Toda replicated ERP data into a relational database with CData Sync, then used CData API Server to publish more than 100 REST endpoints—no coding required. Deployed behind AWS security controls, the secure API layer now feeds internal apps, field-worker tools, and analytics dashboards with real-time information.

“The simplicity and stability of the CData tools were impressive. We rarely needed support, and the cost was negligible compared to hiring specialized engineers.”

— Yasuki Sato, Director, Digital Transformation Implementation Office

The outcome: Faster apps, empowered teams, lower costs

With governed APIs in place, Toda’s new developers rapidly delivered:

  • ToLabel mobile app showcased at AWS Summit 2024, letting field crews outsource administrative tasks by pulling worker and site data via CData endpoints.
  • Daily Amazon QuickSight dashboards that surface site progress, CO₂ emissions, and overtime—metrics previously buried in monthly reports.

Today, about 30 replication jobs are run each day, and more than 100 API endpoints power every new internal application. The result is quicker iterations, reduced outsourcing spend, and a scalable data architecture that underpins Toda’s enterprise-wide digital transformation.

“CData made budgeting simple and let us move at the speed our sites demand. The tools are now essential infrastructure for our applications.”

— Yasuki Sato, Director, Digital Transformation Implementation Office

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