Avro ODBC Driver
SQL-based access to Avro through ODBC for seamless integration with BI, ETL, and reporting with just a few clicks.
The Avro ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Avro, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity. Access Avro data like you would a database - read Avro data through a standard ODBC Driver interface.
See what you can do with Avro ODBC Driver
Server
Connect to Avro from SQL Server as Linked-Server. You can query Avro from familiar Transact-SQL without need of setting up another application.
Integrate Avro to your system through popular ETL / EAI tools such as Informatica PowerCenter. Standard SQL and Stored Procedures enable fast delivery of your integration projects.
Connect Avro from any ODBC compatible tools:
Desktop
Your familiar tools can connect to Avro using CData ODBC.
- Microsoft Access
- Power Query
- DBeaver
- and more
Avro ODBC Connectivity Features
- SQL access to Apache Avro files and folders
- Connect to live Apache Avro data, for real-time data access with the Apache Avro JDBC 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.
- Generate table schema automatically based on existing Apache Avro data or manually for greater control of the content you need
- Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the Avro Connector.
Target Service, API
The driver provides SQL access to Apache Avro files. Binary data format support.
Schema, Data Model
Automatically infers schema from Avro files. Supports complex Avro types.
Key Objects
Avro files exposed as tables. Schema evolution support. Nested structure handling.
Operations
Read operations on Avro data. SQL queries with projections and filters.
Authentication
File system access. No additional authentication for local files.
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Robust ODBC access to Apache Avro
Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through ODBC
Connect to Avro—empower every team
AI-assisted development with CData CLI
Build Avro integrations faster with AI that understands your schema
Schema-aware AI
CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your Avro 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 Avro.
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.
FAQs
Frequently asked Avro ODBC driver questions
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