Google Spanner Integration Guides and Tutorials

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

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

Integration Use-Cases

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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.)

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze Google Spanner in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Alteryx Designer	Connect Cloud	Work with Live Google Spanner Data in Alteryx Designer (Connect Cloud)
Amazon QuickSight	Connect Cloud	Build Interactive Dashboards from Google Spanner Data in Amazon QuickSight
Amazon SageMaker	Connect Cloud	Integrate Live Google Spanner data into Amazon SageMaker Canvas
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to Google Spanner in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze Google Spanner Data in Databricks (AWS)
Azure Analysis Services	Connect Cloud	Model Google Spanner Data Using Azure Analysis Services
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of Google Spanner in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on Google Spanner
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with Google Spanner in Clear Analytics
Cognos Analytics (On-Prem)	Connect Cloud	Analyze Google Spanner Data in Cognos Analytics
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Google Spanner in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from Google Spanner in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Google Spanner in Dundas BI
Excel (on Mac OS)	ODBC	Work with Google Spanner Data in MS Excel on Mac OS X
FineReport	JDBC	Feed Google Spanner into FineReport
Google Sheets	Connect Cloud	Access Live Google Spanner Data in Google Sheets
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Google Spanner
Infragistics Reveal	Connect Cloud	Analyze Google Spanner Data in Infragistics Reval
JasperServer	JDBC	Create Google Spanner Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to Google Spanner in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with Google Spanner in JReport Designer
Klipfolio	Connect Cloud	Create Google Spanner-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the Google Spanner JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with Google Spanner in LINQPad
Looker	Connect Cloud	Analyze Google Spanner Data in Looker
Looker Studio	Connect Cloud	Create Reports from Google Spanner Data in Looker Studio
Metabase	Connect Cloud	Create Interactive Google Spanner-Connected Metabase Dashboards
Microsoft Excel	Connect Cloud	Access Live Google Spanner Data in Excel Desktop
Microsoft Excel for the Web	Connect Cloud	Access Live Google Spanner Data in Excel for the Web
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Google Spanner
MicroStrategy	Connect Cloud	Connect to Live Google Spanner Data in MicroStrategy through Connect Cloud
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Google Spanner in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Google Spanner in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Google Spanner in MicroStrategy Web
Mode Analytics	Connect Cloud	Create Google Spanner-Connected Visualizations in Mode
OBIEE	JDBC	Google Spanner Reporting in OBIEE with the Google Spanner JDBC Driver
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize Google Spanner in Python
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate Google Spanner in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time Google Spanner
Power BI Service	Connect Cloud	Visualize Live Google Spanner Data in the Power BI Service
Power Pivot	Connect Cloud	Access Google Spanner Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power Query	Connect Cloud	Access Google Spanner Data in Microsoft Power Query
Qlik Cloud	Connect Cloud	Create Apps from Google Spanner Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query Google Spanner in QlikView over ODBC
R	JDBC	Analyze Google Spanner in R (JDBC)
R	ODBC	Analyze Google Spanner in R (ODBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to Google Spanner in RapidMiner
Redash	Connect Cloud	Query, Visualize, and Share live Google Spanner Data in Redash
SAP Analytics Cloud	Connect Cloud	Analyze Google Spanner Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Google Spanner
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with Google Spanner in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
SAP Crystal Reports	Connect Cloud	Publish Reports with Google Spanner in Crystal Reports (Connect Cloud)
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Google Spanner in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Google Spanner in SAS JMP
SAS Viya	Connect Cloud	Analyze Live Google Spanner Data in SAS Viya
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live Google Spanner in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to Google Spanner in SpagoBI
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize Google Spanner in Tableau Desktop
Tableau Cloud	Connect Cloud	Build Google Spanner Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish Google Spanner-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize Google Spanner in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire	Connect Server	Visualize Google Spanner Data in TIBCO Spotfire
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on Google Spanner from Spotfire Server
Visio	ODBC	Link Visio Shapes to Google Spanner
Zoho Analytics	Connect Cloud	Create Google Spanner-Connected Dashboards in Zoho Analytics

ETL & Replication

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

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
Access Linked Tables	ODBC	Update Google Spanner with a Microsoft Access Linked Table
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for Google Spanner (JDBC)
APOS Live Data Gateway	Connect Cloud	Build Semantic Layer Views for Google Spanner Data (Connect Cloud)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for Google Spanner in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to Google Spanner as an External Source in Dremio
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to Google Spanner as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access Google Spanner as a Remote Oracle Database
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for Google Spanner
Salesforce Connect	Connect Cloud	Edit and Search Google Spanner External Objects in Salesforce Connect
Salesforce External Services	Connect Cloud	Connect to Google Spanner through External Services in Salesforce
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to Google Spanner as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBase	Connect Cloud	Connect to Google Spanner Data using PolyBase with Connect Cloud
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to Google Spanner as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live Google Spanner Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live Google Spanner Data in AWS Lambda
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to Google Spanner
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop Google Spanner-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Angular JS	Connect Server	Using AngularJS to Build Dynamic Web Pages with Google Spanner
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with Google Spanner in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheet	Connect Cloud	Create Google Spanner-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
Bubble.io	Connect Cloud	Build Google Spanner-Connected Apps in Bubble
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Google Spanner Data in C++Builder
Choreo	Connect Cloud	Build Custom Apps on Google Spanner Data in Choreo
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query Google Spanner in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query Google Spanner in ColdFusion Using ODBC
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Google Spanner
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Google Spanner Data in Delphi
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind Google Spanner to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access Google Spanner with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to Google Spanner
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to Google Spanner
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to Google Spanner from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to Google Spanner from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with Google Spanner on Linux
Google Apps Script	Connect Cloud	Connect to Google Spanner Data in Google Apps Script
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Google Spanner Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to Google Spanner in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to Google Spanner from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for Google Spanner using JDBI
Jitterbit	Connect Cloud	Integrate with Live Google Spanner Data in Jitterbit
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to Google Spanner in JRuby
Mendix	Connect Cloud	Build Google Spanner-Connected Apps in Mendix
Microsoft Power Apps	Connect Cloud	Integrate Live Google Spanner Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
NodeJS	Connect Cloud	Query Google Spanner Data in Node.js (via Connect Cloud)
NodeJS	ODBC	Query Google Spanner through ODBC in Node.js
OutSystems	Connect Cloud	Create Google Spanner-Connected Enterprise Applications in OutSystems
PHP	Connect Server	Access Google Spanner in PHP through Connect Server
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to Google Spanner in PHP
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to Google Spanner from PowerBuilder
PowerShell	PowerShell	Pipe Google Spanner to CSV in PowerShell
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for Google Spanner in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to Google Spanner in Python on Linux/UNIX
React	Connect Server	Build Dynamic React Apps with Google Spanner Data
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to Google Spanner in Ruby
RunMyProcess	Connect Cloud	Connect to Google Spanner Data in RunMyProcess
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to Google Spanner in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
SAP UI5	Connect Server	Integrate Real-Time Access to Google Spanner in SAPUI5 MVC Apps
Servoy	JDBC	Build Google Spanner-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live Google Spanner Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Google Spanner in Python
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for Google Spanner in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
Unqork	Connect Cloud	Create Google Spanner-Connected Applications in Unqork
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for Google Spanner
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to Google Spanner from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

Data Management

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

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access Google Spanner in Anypoint Using SQL
Nintex Workflow Cloud	Connect Cloud	Build Google Spanner-Connected Workflows in Nintex
Power Automate	Connect Cloud	Integrate Google Spanner Data into Power Automate Automated Tasks
SSIS Export	SSIS	Export Data from SQL Server to Google Spanner through SSIS
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import Google Spanner Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS Lookup	SSIS	Insert New or Update Existing Google Spanner Records from SQL Server

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