Fivetran Community

ciara-rafferty · ‎06-01-2023

Every month we send out a newsletter sharing new product updates, events and resources. In case you missed the email, check out this month's product update below. Drop a comment to let us know what you're most excited about trying!

Product Update

Fivetran Proxy: Securely connect Fivetran to your database source(s) with the Fivetran Proxy. This is an outbound-only connection that does not require you to open any inbound ports into your firewall. Reply to this email if you’d like to be involved in private preview testing.

Cosmos DB now in GA: Replicate your event and catalog data with our now Generally Available Cosmos DB connector! The connector supports fast throughput of high data volumes to ensure you get insights within minutes.

Private connectivity for Databricks: Business Critical users can connect to their Databricks destination using AWS PrivateLink, Azure Private Link or Google Private Service Connect, to securely move data with no exposure to the public internet.

Google Cloud Indonesia: We’ve unlocked local data residency for Google Cloud users in Indonesia. Experience lower-latency, high performance data movement with faster transfer speeds and increased efficiency by deploying Fivetran within your local GCP environment.

New Connectors

For a full list of our connectors in beta, connectors in private preview (pre-beta), and upcoming connectors, check out this blog post. To try any private preview connector or to express interest in upcoming connectors, comment below or email beta@fivetran.com.

Connectors in beta:

Add any of these connectors in beta today by following the link to your Fivetran dashboard.

Databases: Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, HVA SQL Server, HVA Db2 for i
Destinations: AWS S3 + Iceberg, Confluent Kafka
Destinations as Sources: Snowflake, BigQuery
Events: Azure Event Hub
Finance & Operations: Microsoft Dynamics 365 F/O ADLS, Oracle Fusion Cloud - CRM, Oracle Fusion Cloud - HCM, Oracle Fusion Cloud - FSCM, FinancialForce
Marketing: Google Analytics 4 Export

Connectors in private preview:

Respond to this email for access to the following connectors. Remember that all Private Preview connectors are free to use while they’re in this release phase.

Databases: Firebase, SAP ERP on HANA, HVA SAP ECC on HANA, HVA SAP ECC on HANA w/ Netweaver, HVA SAP ECC on Oracle, HVA SAP ECC on Oracle w/ Netweaver, HVA SAP ECC on Db2 for i, HVA SAP ECC on SQL Server, HVA SAP S/4 HANA
Finance & Operations: AWS Cost Explorer, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday Financial Management
Marketing: Customer.io, Google Search Ads 360, Sprout Social, Spotify Ads, Yahoo DSP
Sales: Amazon Selling Partner, Commercetools, Talkdesk

Coming Soon

Reply to this email if you’d like to be alerted when the following connectors or destinations are available for testing: Adobe Commerce, AWS MSK (Managed Kafka).

Lite Connectors

Lite connectors have an accelerated development cycle built for specific use cases. Learn more about lite connectors in the docs and see all available lite connectors in the connector directory. Some of our latest include: ClickUp, Brex, and EasyPost.

Fivetran Data Models

Here is a refresher of our transformation offerings:

Our free Quickstart data models transform data for your most used SaaS connectors (Salesforce, Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Shopify, Zendesk, and more) right from the Fivetran platform with no code, dbt project, or 3rd party tools required. Learn more here.

Our pre-built, dbt Core-compatible data models produce clear, comprehensible tables that power your reports, visualizations, and dashboards. For a full list of our pre-built data models, check out our library here. We also want your input as we develop new models and enhance existing models. Email beta@fivetran.com to influence the design of the following data models, or to be alerted when they’re ready for use:

Recharge
Twilio
SAP ERP

Upcoming Events

Subscribe to the Events page in the community to receive a notification when new events are published. Below are two upcoming events:

The Modern Data Stack Roadshow: In London, Paris or Munich this June? Join one of our free half-day events (with breakfast & lunch included!) where you’ll have the opportunity to participate in roundtable discussions and network and learn from your peers.

Hands-on Lab: Building a Better Data Lake using Amazon S3 and Fivetran + Iceberg: Discover how to modernize and automate your data lake with our new Amazon S3 destination with Iceberg (June 14, 9:00 -11:00 am PT).

New Resources

6 tips to understand and optimize your Fivetran usage: Learn how to understand, manage, optimize, and forecast your usage and monthly spend.
Monitor performance and control costs with the Fivetran Log Connector: Learn how we utilize the Fivetran Log Connector to maintain our own Fivetran demo account.
Applying lessons from BI to data science: Learn how the modern data stack that you apply to business intelligence can be applied to data science and machine learning as well.

bearavan · ‎06-20-2023

Hello! I'd like to try out the Amazon Selling Partner private preview, is it possible?

ciara-rafferty · ‎06-20-2023

Thanks @bearavan - I'll have a member of our product team email you more information on how to get involved in the private preview!