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Amazon S3 ODBC Driver

SQL-based access to Amazon S3 through ODBC for seamless integration with BI, ETL, and reporting with just a few clicks.

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The Amazon S3 ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Amazon S3, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity. Access Amazon S3 data like you would a database - read Amazon S3 Buckets, Objects, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

ODBC architecture


NOTE: To analyze data stored within S3 buckets, please refer to the CSV, JSON, XML, and Parquet ODBC Drivers. Alternatively, Amazon Athena can analyze data across multiple file-formats via AWS services.

See what you can do with Amazon S3 ODBC Driver

Server

SQL
SQL Server Linked-Server

Connect to Amazon S3 from SQL Server as Linked-Server. You can query Amazon S3 from familiar Transact-SQL without need of setting up another application.

Informatica
Data Integration & ETL

Integrate Amazon S3 to your system through popular ETL / EAI tools such as Informatica PowerCenter. Standard SQL and Stored Procedures enable fast delivery of your integration projects.

Reporting & BI
Reporting & BI

Connect Amazon S3 from any ODBC compatible tools:

Desktop

MS Access / Excel / PowerQuery
MS Access / Excel / PowerQuery

Your familiar tools can connect to Amazon S3 using CData ODBC.

Amazon S3 ODBC Connectivity Features

  • SQL access to Amazon S3 Buckets and Objects
  • Use SQL Stored Procedures to perform actions like uploading, downloading or copying objects
  • Connect to delimited files stored in S3 directly with the CSV & XML Drivers
  • Connect to live Amazon S3 data, for real-time data access with the Amazon S3 ODBC Driver
  • Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
  • Secure connectivity through modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, ECC, etc.
  • Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the Amazon S3 Connector.

Target Service, API

The driver connects to Amazon S3 object storage service. Provides SQL interface to buckets and objects.

Schema, Data Model

Models S3 buckets and objects as tables. Objects can be parsed as structured data for various file formats.

Key Objects

Buckets, Objects, Object Metadata, and Versions. Access to all S3 storage with appropriate permissions.

Operations

Read and write operations on S3 objects. SQL queries for listing and filtering. Supports multipart uploads.

Authentication

AWS authentication with Access Key/Secret Key or IAM roles. Supports S3 access policies and encryption.

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Robust ODBC access to Amazon S3

Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through ODBC


Connect to Amazon S3—empower every team

Management & Data Consumer
IT Department
IT Pro, Infrastructure

AI-assisted development with CData CLI

Build Amazon S3 integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your Amazon S3 schema. No more guessing table names or column types—AI sees the same metadata in your ODBC Drivers.

Your AI Knows SQL

How to find table names, column names, and how to generate SQL syntax are things that AI knows well from millions of training data. No need for customization, no hallucinations. Your AI acts like a domain specialist to Amazon S3.

More Accurate, More Token-Efficient

With CData CLI's queryable schema detection and highly efficient queries with filters, aggregation, joins with correct pushdown, your AI will achieve more accuracy with less token usage.

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FAQs

Frequently asked Amazon S3 ODBC driver questions

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Download the Amazon S3 ODBC Driver today!

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