It's official! Databricks and Google BigQuery connectors are now available for Direct Query, expanding connectivity across cloud databases for Qlik Sense SaaS.
Now users can connect to Google BigQuery and Databricks databases using Direct Query in Qlik Sense SaaS. Direct Query provides the ability for analytics applications to directly query cloud databases with SQL pushdown as users interact with data through visualizations and easy filtering. Direct Query allows developers to build SQL-centric applications for big data analysis or near real-time scenarios.
Direct Query complements our best-in-class analytics engine and extends the range of consumption techniques for data discovery and analyzing data from cloud databases.
As of the date of this publication, Qlik has released the following connector for Direct Query:
Snowflake
Databricks
Google BigQuery
To learn more about Direct Query, check out this blog and documentation here.
