You can access and analyze data that is stored in external data sources, such as databases or data warehouses, when you use Spotfire in a web browser.
Spotfire supports accessing data from a wide range of external data sources. When you work with Spotfire in a web browser, the way that you access data is different depending on the type of data source.
Salesforce and Google Analytics
With some types of external data sources, you can work entirely in the Spotfire web client. Then you do not have to make any preparations in an installed client.
This is currently possible for Salesforce and Google Analytics.
When you work with data from other external data sources, you prepare content in a Spotfire installed client.
You can prepare analysis files and pre-defined selections of data, that make it possible to connect to your external data source. Then you can open that content to access data from your external data sources when you use Spotfire in a web client.
