DataDirect

VirtualZ needed enterprise-grade, high-performance data connectivity to reliably move mainframe data into modern cloud/analytics/AI environments at scale, so it chose Progress DataDirect over open-source options to eliminate bottlenecks and accelerate innovation.

The blog explains that the Progress DataDirect Oracle ADO.NET provider adds MSLSA-based Kerberos authentication via the Kerberos.NET library to bypass SSPI limitations under Oracle Advanced Security and avoid MIT Kerberos’s external libraries and file-based credential caches in hardened Windows environments.

Organizations are dealing with unprecedented amounts of data, and while this data has the potential to help drive more informed business decisions and facilitate AI projects, data silos can arise and prevent companies from realizing the true potential of their data. One solution to this challenge is Microsoft Fabric, a platform that allows data from multiple different sources to be unified in a single data lake where it can be connected to different analytics and reporting tools, like Power BI.

This feature in SD Times explores how Progress’ DataDirect Autonomous REST Connector (ARC) provides an easy way for companies to build and deploy data connectors to any REST API source without needing to wait for someone in IT to set it up.