CData Software announced an expanded partnership with Palantir Technologies that integrates CData’s connectivity technology deeply into Palantir’s analytics platforms. The deal lets Palantir customers connect to data sources ranging from traditional databases to enterprise applications and development platforms without the need to learn individual application program interfaces or formats. CData’s technology provides a standardized SQL interface and consistent metadata layer across all connections. Palantir is licensing the technology across its Foundry, Gotham and Artificial Intelligence Platforms. Foundry is a data integration and analytics platform for commercial and industrial use. Gotham is primarily used by government and defense agencies. AIP is used to build and manage AI applications. CData says its approach is based on two architectural pillars: open standards and uniform behavior. Each of its connectors operates like a virtual database, translating SQL into native API calls under the hood. This abstraction not only simplifies development but also improves reliability and performance across platforms, Sharma said. The partnership will also extend Palantir’s AI ambitions. Using CData’s technology in its AIP allows AI models to query structured and unstructured data sources in real time using SQL. “We’re powering the data layer of their agent infrastructure,” Sharma said. “AI needs access to trusted, secure data, and that’s what we provide.”