Spark Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

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

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Spark 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 Spark 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
Agentforce	Connect AI	Connecting Agentforce with Spark Data
Agno	Connect AI	Use Agno to Talk to Your Spark Data
Sourcegraph Amp	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Spark Data from Sourcegraph Amp
Antigravity	Connect AI	Integrate Google's Antigravity Agent with Live Spark Data
Boomi AgentStudio	Connect AI	Integrating Boomi AgentStudio with Spark Data
ChatGPT	Connect AI	Connect Spark Data to ChatGPT
Claude Agent SDK	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Spark Data from Claude Agent SDK
Claude Code	Connect AI	How to Query Live Spark in Claude Code
Claude.ai	Connect AI	Use Claude.ai to Talk to Your Spark Data
Cline	Connect AI	Integrate Cline with Live Spark Data
MS Copilot Studio	Connect AI	Connect Spark Data to Microsoft Copilot Studio
crewAI	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Spark Data from crewAI Agents
Cursor	Connect AI	Integrate Cursor with Live Spark Data
Databricks Agent Bricks	Connect AI	Use Databricks Agent Bricks to Talk to Spark Data
Dataiku	Connect AI	Integrating Dataiku with Spark Data
Dify	Connect AI	Integrate Dify with Live Spark Data via CData Connect AI
ElevenLabs	Connect AI	Build Voice Agents in ElevenLabs with Access to Live Spark Data
Emergent	Connect AI	Access Live Spark Data in Emergent
Flowise	Connect AI	How to Connect Flowise AI Agents to Live Spark Data
Azure AI Foundry	Connect AI	Use Azure AI Foundry to Talk to Your Spark Data
Gemini Enterprise	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Spark Data from Gemini Enterprise
Gemini (CLI)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Spark Data from Gemini CLI
GenSpark	Connect AI	Connecting GenSpark with Spark Data
Google ADK	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Spark Data from Google ADK Agents
Google Vertex AI	Connect AI	Integrate Google Vertex AI Agents with Live Spark Data
Goose	Connect AI	Integrate Goose with Live Spark Data via CData Connect AI
Grok	Connect AI	Use Grok to Talk to Your Spark Data
Gumloop	Connect AI	Integrating Gumloop with Spark Data
IBM watsonx Orchestrate	Connect AI	Build AI Agents with Spark Data in IBM watsonx Orchestrate
Langchain	Connect AI	Integrating LangChain with Spark Data
LangGraph	Connect AI	Integrating LangGraph with Spark Data
LibreChat	Connect AI	Integrate LibreChat with Live Spark Data
LlamaIndex	Connect AI	Integrating LlamaIndex with Spark Data
Manus AI	Connect AI	Use Manus AI to Talk to Your Spark Data
Mastra	Connect AI	Connecting Mastra with Spark Data
Mistral (Le Chat)	Connect AI	Connect Spark Data to Mistral
Moonlit	Connect AI	Connecting Moonlit Workflow with Spark Data
n8n	Connect AI	Build Spark-Connected Workflows and AI Agents in n8n
OpenAI SDK (Python)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Spark Data from OpenAI Python Applications
OpenCode	Connect AI	Integrate OpenCode with Live Spark Data via CData Connect AI
Open WebUI	Connect AI	Integrate Open WebUI with Live Spark Data
Relevance AI	Connect AI	Build Agents in Relevance AI with Access to Live Spark Data
Roo Code	Connect AI	Access Live Spark Data in Roo Code
Theia IDE	Connect AI	Integrate Theia IDE with Live Spark Data
Windsurf	Connect AI	Integrate Live Spark Data in the Windsurf IDE
Zed	Connect AI	Query Live Spark Data in Zed Editor
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect Spark to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with Spark in LINQPad
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize Spark in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Spark
Azure Analysis Services	Connect AI	Model Spark Data Using Azure Analysis Services
ACL Analytics	Connect AI	Connect to Spark Data in ACL Analytics
Alteryx Designer	Connect AI	Work with Live Spark Data in Alteryx Designer (Connect AI)
Cognos Analytics (On-Prem)	Connect AI	Analyze Spark Data in Cognos Analytics
SAP Crystal Reports	Connect AI	Publish Reports with Spark in Crystal Reports (Connect AI)
Geckoboard	Connect AI	Create Dashboards and Visualize Live Spark Data in Geckoboard
Looker Studio	Connect AI	Create Reports from Spark Data in Looker Studio
Grafana	Connect AI	Create Spark-Connected Dashboards in Grafana
Infragistics Reveal	Connect AI	Analyze Spark Data in Infragistics Reveal
Klipfolio	Connect AI	Create Spark-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
Looker	Connect AI	Analyze Spark Data in Looker
Metabase	Connect AI	Create Interactive Spark-Connected Metabase Dashboards
MicroStrategy	Connect AI	Connect to Live Spark Data in MicroStrategy through Connect AI
Mode Analytics	Connect AI	Create Spark-Connected Visualizations in Mode
Power Pivot	Connect AI	Access Spark Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power Query	Connect AI	Access Spark Data in Microsoft Power Query
Power BI Service	Connect AI	Visualize Live Spark Data in the Power BI Service
Qlik Cloud	Connect AI	Create Apps from Spark Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
Amazon QuickSight	Connect AI	Build Interactive Dashboards from Spark Data in Amazon QuickSight
Redash	Connect AI	Query, Visualize, and Share live Spark Data in Redash
SAP Analytics Cloud	Connect AI	Analyze Spark Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
Amazon SageMaker	Connect AI	Integrate Live Spark data into Amazon SageMaker Canvas
SAS Viya	Connect AI	Analyze Live Spark Data in SAS Viya
Tableau	Connect AI	Visualize Spark in Tableau Desktop (Connect AI)
Tableau Cloud	Connect AI	Build Spark Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
ThoughtSpot	Connect AI	Model, Search, and Visualize Live Spark Data in ThoughtSpot
Zoho Analytics	Connect AI	Create Spark-Connected Dashboards in Zoho Analytics
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to Spark in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze Spark Data in Databricks (AWS)
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of Spark in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on Spark
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with Spark in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
FineReport	JDBC	Feed Spark into FineReport
JasperServer	JDBC	Create Spark Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to Spark in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with Spark in JReport Designer
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the Spark JDBC Driver in KNIME
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Spark in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Spark in MicroStrategy Web
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Spark in MicroStrategy
OBIEE	JDBC	Spark Reporting in OBIEE with the Spark JDBC Driver
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate Spark in the Pentaho Report Designer
R	JDBC	Analyze Spark in R (JDBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to Spark in RapidMiner
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Spark
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live Spark in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to Spark in SpagoBI
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on Spark from Spotfire Server
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze Spark in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with Spark in Clear Analytics
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Spark
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Spark in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from Spark in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Spark in Dundas BI
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query Spark in QlikView over ODBC
R	ODBC	Analyze Spark in R (ODBC)
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Spark in SAS JMP
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Spark in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
Visio	ODBC	Link Visio Shapes to Spark
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time Spark
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize Spark in Python
Microsoft Excel for the Web	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Spark Data in Excel for the Web
Microsoft Excel	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Spark Data in Excel Desktop
Google Sheets	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Spark Data in Google Sheets
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize Spark in Tableau Desktop
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish Spark-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server

ETL & Replication

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

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
APOS Live Data Gateway	Connect AI	Build Semantic Layer Views for Spark Data (Connect AI)
SQL Server PolyBase	Connect AI	Connect to Spark Data using PolyBase with Connect AI
Salesforce Connect	Connect AI	Edit and Search Spark External Objects in Salesforce Connect
Salesforce External Services	Connect AI	Connect to Spark through External Services in Salesforce
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for Spark (JDBC)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for Spark in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to Spark as an External Source in Dremio
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for Spark
Access Linked Tables	ODBC	Update Spark with a Microsoft Access Linked Table
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to Spark as a Linked Server
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to Spark as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access Spark as a Remote Oracle Database
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to Spark as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live Spark Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to Spark
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access Spark with Entity Framework 6
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind Spark to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to Spark
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to Spark
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to Spark from PowerBuilder
Google Apps Script	Connect AI	Connect to Spark Data in Google Apps Script
AppSheet	Connect AI	Create Spark-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
Appsmith	Connect AI	Create Spark-Connected Applications in Appsmith
Axios	Connect AI	Build Spark-Connected Web Apps with Axios and CData Connect AI
Bubble.io	Connect AI	Build Spark-Connected Apps in Bubble
Choreo	Connect AI	Build Custom Apps on Spark Data in Choreo
Dash (Python)	Connect AI	Use Dash to Build Web Apps on Live Spark Data
Jitterbit	Connect AI	Integrate with Live Spark Data in Jitterbit
Mendix	Connect AI	Build Spark-Connected Apps in Mendix (Connect AI)
NodeJS	Connect AI	Query Spark Data in Node.js (via Connect AI)
OutSystems	Connect AI	Create Spark-Connected Enterprise Applications in OutSystems
pandas (Python)	Connect AI	How to Visualize Spark Data in Python with pandas
Microsoft Power Apps	Connect AI	Integrate Live Spark Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
Python	Connect AI	Getting Started with the CData Connect AI Python SDK for Spark
Retool	Connect AI	Build Spark-Connected Apps in Retool
RunMyProcess	Connect AI	Connect to Spark Data in RunMyProcess
Unqork	Connect AI	Create Spark-Connected Applications in Unqork
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with Spark in Apache Spark Using SQL
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live Spark Data in AWS Lambda
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query Spark in ColdFusion Using JDBC
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to Spark from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Spark Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to Spark in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to Spark from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for Spark using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate Spark with JetBrains RubyMine
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to Spark in JRuby
Mendix	JDBC	Build Spark-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to Spark in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build Spark-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live Spark Data in Spring Boot Apps
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for Spark in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to Spark from a Connection Pool in WebLogic
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop Spark-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query Spark in ColdFusion Using ODBC
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Spark Data in C++Builder
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Spark Data in Delphi
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to Spark from FileMaker Pro
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with Spark on Linux
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate Spark Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
NodeJS	ODBC	Query Spark through ODBC in Node.js
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to Spark in PHP
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for Spark in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to Spark in Python on Linux/UNIX
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for Spark
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to Spark in Ruby
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Spark
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Spark in Python

Data Management

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

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
Nintex Workflow Cloud	Connect AI	Build Spark-Connected Workflows in Nintex
Pipedream	Connect AI	Connecting Pipedream with Spark Data via CData Connect AI
Power Automate	Connect AI	Integrate Spark Data into Power Automate Automated Tasks
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access Spark in Anypoint Using SQL
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live Spark Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
SSIS Export	SSIS	Export Data from SQL Server to Spark through SSIS
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import Spark Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS Lookup	SSIS	Insert New or Update Existing Spark Records from SQL Server

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