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Connect AI for Analytics
Power your BI and analytics workflows with live, governed data connectivity
Connect your BI and analytics tools directly to the live data in your business systems—so your dashboards and reports are always accurate, always fresh, and always secure.
Get StartedNever second-guess your reports and dashboards again with live, connected data
Connect your BI tools directly to your live data sources, giving your teams fresh, governed, and query-ready data without the complexity of ETL or custom pipelines.
With direct data connection to your CRM, ERP, accounting system, and more via CData to BI & analytics platforms, automations, and more. Make decisions with confidence when your dashboards and reports always reflect the latest, most accurate data—no stale extracts, no manual refreshes.
Real-time executive dashboards
Combine CRM, ERP, and marketing data for instant KPI tracking.
Operational analytics
Empower teams to act faster with governed access to operational systems.
Finance & FP&A analytics
Close faster with always-current accounting and payroll data.
Marketing performance dashboards
Monitor campaigns with live HubSpot, GA4, and Salesforce data.
“I had this vision of having something where I could look at high-level PNL, and if I wanted to look at a particular account, I could filter to that and just right-click to drill through to the details. [Connect AI] allowed me to basically save a report, set it up to automatically refresh, and give us visibility into that transaction level data.”
Nathan Thompson
VP Finance, Scorpion
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VP Finance, Scorpion
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Skip the complex data integration
Create live connections that just work — without building ETL data pipelines or moving data to a warehouse.
Pre-built connections for any need
Simply configure your credentials to your data sources and downstream tools, then start connecting data in minutes.
No/low code user interface
Easily setup data connections yourself, with more advanced options to use SQL and write API queries.
Blend data with virtual datasets
Use virtual datasets to easily find, blend, and use live data across sources without copying it to a central database.
Data access made easy
Line of business users
You have the business context around what data means and how it should be used. With Connect Cloud, you have the power to find, use, and connect that data where you need it.
- No more waiting for weeks on data requests for the data you need where you need it
- Get back to work in the analytics tools and spreadsheets you're familiar with
“To me, the last thing you want to do is constantly be downloading files to your computer… What I love about Connect Cloud is that none of the data is stored in your systems. It enabled me to use SQL to directly access ADP data when we need.”
Nathan Thompson
Scorpion, VP Financial Planning and Analysis
Scorpion, VP Financial Planning and Analysis
Engineering and IT users
Clear out your data request backlog with a secure and governed data layer that business users can understand and use themselves.
- Granular source-level access controls and logging ensures that your data is protected and accessed only by the right users
- Live data connections eliminate the need for intermediary databases and data warehouses
“CData Connect AI connects our Tableau to Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Salesforce. I have all these things all in one place with no upkeep on my end... Being able to offer something like this to a marketing person where they don't have to work very hard to get the data they want without relying on someone like me to drag it out is huge.”
Paul Summitt
Belden, D&A IT Supervisor
Belden, D&A IT Supervisor
Get the data you need without waiting on IT tickets
Live data connections for real-time decision-making wherever you work
Powerful real-time automations for advanced users
Get IT approval for CData Connect AI
Use our pre-written email template to quickly get IT approval and start your Connect Cloud trial with confidence.
Why connected AI with CData?
Rich, live data models connected to AI straight from the source by CData, the data connectivity experts with over 10 years of experience and 7,000+ happy customers
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Get started in minutes, and pay as you go
No installation required Get started in minutes completely on the web, no complicated data pipelines or deployments required. Just grant access to source systems, connect to AI, and start querying right away.
Get started and keep using connected AI with a paid plan No lengthy sales process or enterprise contract required — start in minutes, connect your data, and use forever with paid plans starting at $79 / month.
- Let your LLM use language it understands to talk to your data
- Performance optimized for efficient AI response times
- Prioritize enterprise security and governance
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