Avro Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

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

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Avro 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 Avro data.

Integration Use-Cases

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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
Claude Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live Avro Data in Claude Desktop
Cline (VS Code)	MCP Server	How to Access Live Avro Data in Visual Studio Code via Cline
Databricks Agent Bricks	Connect AI	Use Databricks Agent Bricks to Talk to Avro Data
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect Avro to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze Avro in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to Avro in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze Avro Data in Databricks (AWS)
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of Avro in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on Avro
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with Avro in Clear Analytics
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Avro in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from Avro in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Avro in Dundas BI
FineReport	JDBC	Feed Avro into FineReport
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Avro
JasperServer	JDBC	Create Avro Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to Avro in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with Avro in JReport Designer
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the Avro JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with Avro in LINQPad
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Avro
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Avro in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Avro in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Avro in MicroStrategy Web
OBIEE	JDBC	Avro Reporting in OBIEE with the Avro JDBC Driver
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize Avro in Python
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate Avro in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time Avro
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query Avro in QlikView over ODBC
R	JDBC	Analyze Avro in R (JDBC)
R	ODBC	Analyze Avro in R (ODBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to Avro in RapidMiner
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Avro
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with Avro in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Avro in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Avro in SAS JMP
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live Avro in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to Avro in SpagoBI
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize Avro in Tableau Desktop
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish Avro-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize Avro in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on Avro from Spotfire Server

ETL & Replication

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

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for Avro (JDBC)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for Avro in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to Avro as an External Source in Dremio
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to Avro as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access Avro as a Remote Oracle Database
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for Avro
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to Avro as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to Avro as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live Avro Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live Avro Data in AWS Lambda
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to Avro
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop Avro-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with Avro in Apache Spark Using SQL
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Avro Data in C++Builder
Claude Code	MCP Server	Build Avro-Powered Applications in Claude Code with CData Code Assist MCP
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query Avro in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query Avro in ColdFusion Using ODBC
Cursor	MCP Server	Build Avro-Powered Applications in Cursor with CData Code Assist MCP
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Avro
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Avro Data in Delphi
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind Avro to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access Avro with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to Avro
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to Avro
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to Avro from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to Avro from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Gemini Code Assist	MCP Server	Build Avro-Powered Applications in Gemini Code Assist with CData Code Assist MCP
GitHub Copilot	MCP Server	Build Avro-Powered Applications in GitHub Copilot with CData Code Assist MCP
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with Avro on Linux
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Avro Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to Avro in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to Avro from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for Avro using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate Avro with JetBrains RubyMine
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to Avro in JRuby
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate Avro Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
Mendix	JDBC	Build Avro-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
NodeJS	ODBC	Query Avro through ODBC in Node.js
Perplexity Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live Avro Data in Perplexity Desktop
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to Avro in PHP
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to Avro from PowerBuilder
PowerShell	PowerShell	Pipe Avro to CSV in PowerShell
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for Avro in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to Avro in Python on Linux/UNIX
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to Avro in Ruby
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to Avro in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build Avro-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live Avro Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Avro in Python
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for Avro in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for Avro
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to Avro from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

Data Management

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

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live Avro Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access Avro in Anypoint Using SQL
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import Avro Data into SQL Server using SSIS

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