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CData's inclusion in the 2025 report underscores the growing recognition of our innovative solutions and our ability to address the evolving demands of modern data integration.

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Anaqua built a control plane giving its AI tools governed, context-enriched, per-user access to data across its business systems.

Connect to SQL Server from Excel & GoogleSheets!

Cameron Leblanc
Senior Technology Evangelist

Connect Spreadsheets is a free, easy-to-use add-in that allows you to access and work with data from SQL Server data, and over 250 other data sources, right inside your Excel and Google spreadsheets!

CData Connect Spreadsheets is the easiest way to access live SQL Server data data from popular spreadsheet applications like Excel and Google Sheets.

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