Spotfire Data Virtualization

What Spotfire Data Virtualization is

Spotfire Data Virtualization, offered as Spotfire Enterprise Advanced Data Services, lets teams access and query distributed data without first replicating it. It supports SQL querying, scheduled queries, query result caching, API access, and row-level security. The product includes more than 300 adapters, with additional connections available through JDBC, ODBC, ADO.NET, REST, and SOAP APIs. Business users can discover and share curated datasets through a self-service directory. Deployment options include on-premises, private or public cloud, and containerized environments such as Kubernetes and Docker; it is available as cloud hosted or self-hosted. Security capabilities include authentication, authorization, encryption, fine-grained access controls, traceability, and uniform policies across data sources. Query execution uses cost- and rules-based optimization. Spotfire Enterprise also supports shared analytical assets, bookmarks, and tags for collaboration. The offering is a paid add-on with pricing on request and no free plan. Spotfire offers a 30-day trial of Industry Pro, which includes Spotfire and Statistica. Downloading installers requires association with an Enterprise Spotfire Account that has purchased the product.

Who it suits

Spotfire Data Virtualization may suit organizations with multiple departments, projects, and thousands of users that need to query distributed data. Its self-service directory also supports business users who need to find and share curated datasets.

Limits

There is no free plan. The available trial is 30 days of Spotfire Industry Pro, including Spotfire and Statistica; downloading installers requires an Enterprise Spotfire Account associated with a product purchase.

Getting started

1. Visit the Spotfire Enterprise website.
2. Contact Spotfire for pricing on the Spotfire Enterprise Advanced Data Services add-on.
3. Choose an on-premises, cloud, or containerized deployment approach.
4. For a trial, request Spotfire Industry Pro, which includes Spotfire and Statistica, for 30 days.
5. Associate with an Enterprise Spotfire Account that has purchased the product to download installers.

Verdict

Spotfire Data Virtualization is a paid add-on for querying data across sources, with multiple deployment options and a broad adapter set. Pricing is on request, and installer downloads require an Enterprise Spotfire Account associated with a purchase.