Drivers and data sources in Spotfire

Connector for Microsoft SQL Server

On this page, you find information about what you need to be able connect to data sources with the connector for Microsoft SQL Server in Spotfire.

Preparations

Before downloading and installing any driver software for use with this connector, read the system requirements for the connector for your version of Spotfire. Make sure that your database version and driver version is supported in your version of Spotfire.

Remember that additional requirements and third party dependencies might apply for using the drivers. Refer to the official documentation from the driver vendor for more information.

Supported data sources

You can use the Spotfire Connector for Microsoft SQL Server to connect to the following data source types:

  • Microsoft SQL Server

  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database

  • Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly SQL Data Warehouse)

  • Amazon RDS SQL Server

  • Google Cloud SQL for SQL Server (Spotfire 11.0 and later)

Driver information

You can use the Microsoft SQL Server connector without installing any additional software on your computer.

The required driver is included in the Microsoft .NET Framework.

What to do next?

If you want to learn more about how to use this connector, see the Spotfire User Guide. There you can find everything from basic instructions to detailed information about how you can load and analyze data in Spotfire.