Overview
Progress DataDirect’s ODBC Driver for DataStax offers a high-performing, secure and reliable connectivity solution for ODBC applications to access DataStax data. Our ODBC driver can be easily used with all versions of SQL and across all platforms - Unix / Linux, AIX, Solaris, Windows and HP-UX. Enjoy real-time analytics, reporting and business intelligence (BI) capabilities with your favorite tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Qlik, Excel, Cognos, Informatica, SAS, Board, MicroStrategy, SSIS, Oracle OBIEE and more.
- Industry leader in data connectivity for all data sources
- Support for executing native CQL via the new ODBC 4.0 spec defined {native} escape syntax
- Optimized for fast performance with no latency by using the Cassandra binary protocol
Features
Fast
Superfast data loading and extraction that reduces the time and cost of running enterprise infrastructures
Enterprise Features
Extensive support of data types to enable the full use of Greenplum functionality
Secure
Supports the latest TLS protocols for data encryption, secure authentication methods for connections and HTTP Proxy for client security while connecting to cloud deployments
Robust
Ensure high availability via application failover and workload balancing without changing application code
Easy to Use
True standards compliance with ODBC and JDBC
Versatile
Supported on every major platform and certified to work with leading applications such as Power BI, Tableau, Informatica, Cognos, SAS, Business Objects and more
Technical Specifications
Progress DataDirect for ODBC for Apache Cassandra Driver
Version 8.0
(32- and 64-bit drivers are available for all supported databases and platforms unless otherwise noted.)
ODBC Version Support
- Compatible with ODBC 3.8 applications
Database Support
- Apache Cassandra 4.1 and higher
- DataStax Enterprise 5.0 and higher
Operating System Support
AIX (32- and 64-bit)
- AIX, version 7.3 and higher
- AIX, version 7.1 and higher
HP
- HP-UX IPF, 11i version 3.0 (B.11.3x) and higher
- HP-UX PA-RISC (32-bit only), 11i version 3.0 (B.11.3x) and higher
Note: For HP-UX PA-RISC, the 32-bit driver installers work only on 64-bit platforms. Please contact Technical Support if you want to use the driver on the 32-bit platforms.
Linux x86 (32- and 64-bit for AMD and Intel processors)
- Debian Linux x86, version 12.0 and higher
- Oracle Linux x86, version 9.0 and higher
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux x86, version 8.0, 9.0 and higher
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Linux x86, version 12, 15 and higher
- Ubuntu Linux x86, version 20.04, 22.04 and higher
Solaris (32- and 64-bit)
- Solaris x86 version 10 (Solaris 5.10), 11 and higher
- Solaris on SPARC, version 10, 11 and higher
Note: For Solaris and Solaris on SPARC, the 32-bit driver installers work only on 64-bit platforms. Please contact Technical Support if you want to use the driver on the 32-bit platforms.
Windows (32- and 64-bit)
- Windows (x86), version 10, 11 and higher
- Windows Server (x86), version 2016, 2019, 2022 and higher
Driver/Client Software Requirements
- Java Virtual Machine (JVM): Java SE 8 or higher (LTS version), including Oracle JDK, OpenJDK, and IBM SDK (Java) distributions.
Frequently Asked Questions