Excel Online drivers & connectors for data integration
Read, Write, and Update Microsoft Office Excel Online through easy-to-use, bi-directional data drivers. Easily integrate Excel Online data with BI, reporting, analytics, ETL tools, and custom solutions.
Excel Online data integration
Access Excel Online data in all of the systems you use every day, including BI & analytics tools, databases, data warehouses, and custom apps. Customers commonly use CData's Excel Online connectivity to:
- Provide a logical data layer of abstraction that shields users from the complexity of data access and integration.
- Get blazing-fast access to data for BI, reporting, and data integration with highly optimized read/write performance.
- Securely explore tables, columns, keys, data, and full meta-data based on user identity.
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The CData difference
Our standards-based approach to connectivity streamlines data access and insulates usrs from the complexities of integrating BigQuery data.
Unparalleled Excel Online Connectivity Get full access to your Excel Online data wherever you need it. CData is the undisputed leader in Excel Online connectivity providing the most comprehensive access to live Excel Online data anywhere. Thousands of customers and hundreds of leading data ISVs rely on our connectivity to make the most of their data.
Fastest time to value Reduce development cycles and accelerating the overall time to market. Our pre-built, optimized connectors eliminate the need for complex custom development, allowing for fast, secure access to Workday data.
Unbeatable price-performance By standardizing and streamlining how systems interact with Excel Online our products reduce development costs and timelines, slash architectural complexity.
Blazing data access Our Excel Online connectivity is fast— really fast. In fact, over twice as fast as other solutions. Our engineers have optimized our drivers for maximum performance all the way down to the socket level, delivering truly exceptional data access.
Future-proof integration We continuously test against changes in the Excel Online APIs & protocols used to connect, preventing downtime in your data and analytics processes.
Enterprise-class technical support CData is dedicated to helping you find success with Excel Online. We work as an extension of your team to help solve your toughest data challenges. Thousands of customers and hundreds of ISVs rely on our services to make the most of their data.
AI Integrations
Excel Online data for AI agents and assistants
Excel Online MCP server connectivity for AI
Enable AI agents, assistants, and workflows to access Excel Online data to improve output, tailoring responses to your actual business data and reducing hallucinations.
- One MCP connection from Excel Online to every AI agent, assistant, copilot, or LLM that could use it.
- Maintain security and user permissions with pass-through user-based access and read/write controls
- Platform solution to control and monitor user access via AI across your organization.
BI & Analytics
Excel Online connectivity for BI & analytics
Live Excel Online access for analytics
Access Excel Online data in all of the systems you use every day, including BI & analytics tools, databases, data warehouses, and custom apps.
- Connect Excel Online (and any other data source) to your favorite analytics, automation, or data management app without moving data
- Bi-directional Excel Online connectivity through common data endpoints
- Enable Excel Online governability and data privacy with user-level permissioning at the source level.
Data Warehousing
Excel Online ETL, replication, & data warehousing
Automate Excel Online data replication
CData Sync automatically replicates data from hundreds of on-premises and cloud data sources — like Excel Online— to any modern database, data lake, or data warehouse.
- Create automated Excel Online data flows in minutes with point-and-click data replication
- Facilitate reporting, business intelligence, and analytics for decision support
- Archive data for disaster recovery
Data Management
Consolidate Excel Online data management
Data management integration enables organizations to better manage their human resources data, optimize decision-making, and ensure compliance with data governance policies. Technologies like ODBC, JDBC, and ADO easily connect with all kinds of popular data management applications.
Connect Excel Online to data management systems to:
- Provide a single, accurate source of truth for employee and resource data.
- Ensure consistency, data quality, and integration across systems.
- Improve data discoverability, governance, and compliance, allowing for easy tracking, auditing, and efficient data use across the organization.
No Code
Connect to Excel Online with no-code
Excel Online is often at the center of a wide range of repetitive tasks. With low-code/no-code tools, users can automate these tasks reducing manual effort and errors.
- Customize Excel Online and integrate it with other systems (like CRM, HR, or accounting software) without writing complex code.
- Create custom dashboards, reports, or data visualizations by integrating Excel Online data with other systems.
Custom Apps
Build fully-integrated custom applications
From custom AI and analytics to performance managemement and learning platforms, developers are leveraging our drivers to power all kinds of real-time integrations with Excel Online.
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- How is developing with a Excel Online driver different?
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Data Virtualization
Virtualize access to Excel Online data
Data virtualization tools helps organizations achieve better data access, more agile decision-making, and greater efficiency in managing data across diverse systems.
Integrating Excel Online with data virtualization tools allows organizations to combine this data with other sources like ERP systems, CRM platforms, or financial databases without physically moving or duplicating data. This unified access enables faster, more efficient decision-making.
Spreadsheets
Connect to live Excel Online data in spreadsheets
Work with live Excel Online data seamlessly in Excel and Google Sheets:
- Always work with live Excel Online data— no more downloading, copying, and pasting
- Filter and get just the attributes and data you actually need
- Refresh data with a click or set a schedule
- Update Excel Online records right from your spreadsheet
FAQs
Frequently asked Excel Online integration questions
Common questions about Excel Online drivers & connectors for data and analytics integration
- How does the Excel Online Driver work?
- How is using the Excel Online Driver different than connecting to the Excel Online API?
- How is a Excel Online Driver different than a Excel Online connector?
- Is Excel Online SQL based?
- What data can I access with the Excel Online driver?
- What does Excel Online integrate with?
- How can I enable Excel Online Analytics?
- How can I support Excel Online Data Integration?
- Does Excel Online Integrate with Excel?
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