SFTP Tableau Connector

Easily connect Tableau with live SFTP data for up-to-date visual analysis and reporting.

Real-Time Data Access
Full Metadata Discovery
Robust SQL-92 Support

Certified Data Connectivity

Add SFTP Connectivity to Tableau

A powerful set of certified data connectors that simplify the process of accessing enterprise data in real-time. Connect with SFTP data from Tableau Deskop, Tableau Server, & Tableau Data Management solutions.

Full Metadata Discovery

Intelligent rowscan, type detection, relationship exploration and support for unstructured data.

Robust SQL-92 Engine

Rich SQL-92 engine with support for bulk operations, push-down, client functions, and aggregation

Unmatched Performance

Optimized performance down to the socket level, our drivers offer unmatched performance.

Enterprise-Class Security

Advanced Security and Authentication. Secure TLS / SSL data encryption.

Certified Tableau Connectivity

100% Certified Tableau Connectivity

Native Tableau Connectors seamlessly integrate with Tableau BI and Data Prep to enable real-time data connectivity with SFTP.
Comprehensive Metadata Discovery

Extensive schema discovery capabilities for SFTP. Explore tables, columns, keys, and other data constructs based on user identity.
Flexible NoSQL flattening

Easily connect Tableau directly with complex heirarchical data through flexible and extensible NoSQL flattening.

Learn more: Parsing Hierarchical Data
Blazing Data Connectivity

Our drivers push the boundaries of data access, optimizing socket-level streaming and compression capabilities, and delivering truly exceptional data access.

Learn more: Unmatched Performance
Easily Customizable and Configurable

The data model exposed by our Tableau Connectors can easily be customized to add or remove tables/columns, change data types, etc. without requiring a new build. These customizations are supported at runtime using human-readable schema files that are easy to edit.
Enterprise-class Security

Includes standard Enterprise-class security features such as TLS/ SSL data encryption for all client-server communications.

Dynamic SFTP Metadata Discovery

Our SFTP Connector delivers metadata information based on established standards that allow Tableau to identify data fields as text, numerical, location, date/time data, and more, to help BI tools generate meaningful charts and reports.

Utilize server-side functionality and intelligent row-scanning to detect data types.
Drill into unstructured data to parse column names and data types.
Expose existing relationships based on foreign keys or parent-child structures.

Complex Query Processing

The CData SFTP Connector contains an embedded SQL Engine that pushes supported SQL operations to the data source and processes unsupported operations client-side (Query Folding).

Issue complex queries using SQL-92 compliant operations and clauses.
Leverage server-side data processing for supported operations.
Build new relationships and custom datasets.

High-Performance Data Delivery

Our SFTP Tableau Connector is capable of delivering exceptional real-time data access. All of our Tableau Connectors are based on a highly-efficient query engine that has been optimized down to the socket level with streaming and compression capabilities.

Enable real-time analytics through unmatched data processing.
Request data as quickly as possible using server-side paging and bulk capabilities.

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Building custom dashboards & reports that connect with live SFTP data has never been easier. Download the CData Tableau Connector for SFTP now, and get connected.

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