Instantly Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Instantly data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Instantly data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live Instantly data.

Integration Use-Cases

Click below to jump to articles related to specific integration use-case.

Artificial Intelligence - agents, chatbots, and workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, crewAI, etc.)
Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Artificial Intelligence

Product	Technology	Article Title
Claude Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live Instantly Data in Claude Desktop
Cline (VS Code)	MCP Server	How to Access Live Instantly Data in Visual Studio Code via Cline
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect Instantly to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze Instantly in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze Instantly Data in Databricks (AWS)
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of Instantly in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on Instantly
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with Instantly in Clear Analytics
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Instantly in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from Instantly in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Instantly in Dundas BI
FineReport	JDBC	Feed Instantly into FineReport
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Instantly
JasperServer	JDBC	Create Instantly Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with Instantly in JReport Designer
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the Instantly JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with Instantly in LINQPad
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Instantly
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Instantly in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Instantly in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Instantly in MicroStrategy Web
OBIEE	JDBC	Instantly Reporting in OBIEE with the Instantly JDBC Driver
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize Instantly in Python
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate Instantly in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time Instantly
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query Instantly in QlikView over ODBC
R	JDBC	Analyze Instantly in R (JDBC)
R	ODBC	Analyze Instantly in R (ODBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in RapidMiner
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Instantly
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with Instantly in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Instantly in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Instantly in SAS JMP
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live Instantly in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in SpagoBI
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize Instantly in Tableau Desktop
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish Instantly-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize Instantly in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on Instantly from Spotfire Server

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Amazon Redshift	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Amazon S3
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge Instantly Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with Instantly using Apache Camel
Apache Cassandra	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache Kafka	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Apache Kafka
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge Instantly Connectivity with Apache NiFi
Azure Data Lake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure Synapse	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Azure Synapse
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Instantly to SQL Server
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
Couchbase	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Couchbase
CSV	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Local Delimited Files
Databricks	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Databricks
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with Instantly in ETL Validator
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with Instantly in FoxPro
Google AlloyDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Google AlloyDB
Google BigQuery	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build Instantly-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Heroku / Salesforce Connect	CData Sync	Replicate Instantly for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in HULFT Integrate
IBM DB2	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to IBM DB2
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate Instantly in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Instantly
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft Access	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure Tables	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft OneLake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Microsoft OneLake (Fabric}
MongoDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to MongoDB
MySQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL Instantly in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle Database	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Oracle
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate Instantly in Pentaho Data Integration
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load Instantly in Python
PostgreSQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to PostgreSQL
SAP HANA	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStore	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to SingleStore
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate Instantly with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
Snowflake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to Snowflake
SQL Server	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to SQL Server
SQLite	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to SQLite
Talend	JDBC	Connect to Instantly and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to Instantly in UiPath Studio
Vertica	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Instantly Replication to a Vertica Database

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for Instantly (JDBC)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for Instantly in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to Instantly as an External Source in Dremio
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to Instantly as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access Instantly as a Remote Oracle Database
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for Instantly
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to Instantly as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to Instantly as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live Instantly Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live Instantly Data in AWS Lambda
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to Instantly
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop Instantly-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with Instantly in Apache Spark Using SQL
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Instantly Data in C++Builder
Claude Code	MCP Server	Build Instantly-Powered Applications in Claude Code with CData MCP Server
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query Instantly in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query Instantly in ColdFusion Using ODBC
Cursor	MCP Server	Build Instantly-Powered Applications in Cursor with CData MCP Server
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Instantly
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Instantly Data in Delphi
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind Instantly to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access Instantly with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to Instantly
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to Instantly
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to Instantly from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to Instantly from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Gemini Code Assist	MCP Server	Build Instantly-Powered Applications in Gemini Code Assist with CData MCP Server
GitHub Copilot	MCP Server	Build Instantly-Powered Applications in GitHub Copilot with CData MCP Server
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with Instantly on Linux
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Instantly Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to Instantly from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for Instantly using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate Instantly with JetBrains RubyMine
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in JRuby
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate Instantly Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
Mendix	JDBC	Build Instantly-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
NodeJS	ODBC	Query Instantly through ODBC in Node.js
Perplexity Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live Instantly Data in Perplexity Desktop
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to Instantly in PHP
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to Instantly from PowerBuilder
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for Instantly in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to Instantly in Python on Linux/UNIX
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to Instantly in Ruby
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build Instantly-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live Instantly Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Instantly in Python
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for Instantly in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for Instantly
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to Instantly from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import Instantly Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live Instantly Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Qeury Instantly Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage Instantly in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to Instantly in DBArtisan
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in DBeaver
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in DBVisualizer
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add Instantly to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query Instantly in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate Instantly Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to Instantly in Squirrel SQL Client

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live Instantly Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access Instantly in Anypoint Using SQL
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import Instantly Data into SQL Server using SSIS

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