Qlik To Accelerate Connectivity for Analytics, Data Integration
Qlik has announced Connector Factory as part of its strategy to fuel the constantly-evolving analytics and data integration needs of enterprises.
It can be challenging for enterprises to keep pace with the rapid proliferation of new databases and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. Indeed, Qlik pointed to the more than 400 databases and thousands of packaged and legacy applications on the market – all with ever-changing APIs to boot.
And as data grows in importance, Enterprise IT, analytics, and data engineering teams are forced to devote a significant amount of time and resources dealing with data complexity.
Connector Factory
Connector Factory is a dedicated R&D team utilizing what Qlik says is unique technology it created to ease analytics and data integration challenges. By developing connectors for a wide range of the most used and strategic enterprise sources through standard APIs, Qlik helps enterprises eliminate the need for one-off integrations while unlocking more data for better insights.
The efforts of Connector Factory will see an additional 100 new connectors to the Qlik Cloud over the course of the year, on top of the existing 250 connectors that Qlik customers already benefit from.
The initial delivery of new connectors is expected over the next two quarters and includes support for 30 of the most popular enterprise applications. This includes applications such as NetSuite, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Salesforce, Epic, Cerner, OSIsoft, ADP, SAP Ariba, and HubSpot.
Qlik says it aims to provide universal connectivity to the expanding range of enterprise SaaS data applications and sources, creating additional value from real-time data delivery to cloud repositories, direct access for analytics, and taking direct action by linking to other applications.
“Qlik is taking this challenge head-on with the Connector Factory and I see it serving as a linchpin for data engineering and analytics teams to unlock and integrate any data needed to drive better insights and deliver greater business outcomes,” said Mike Leone, the principal analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.
“Seamlessly connecting and delivering data from a variety of sources and applications is an essential role data integration plays in modern enterprise data strategies,” said James Fisher, chief product officer at Qlik.
“With Connector Factory, we are doubling down on our proven ability to unlock key enterprise data sources like mainframes and SAP with expanded connectivity to the entire universe of sources and SaaS applications that are fuelling enterprise data efforts in the cloud,” said Fisher.
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