SnapLogic: SnapLogic Fall 2017 Release Extends Integration Capabilities to Wider Range of Big Data Sources, Additional Microsoft Environments

Enhancements to Iris AI-Powered Integration Assistant Shorten the Citizen
Integrator Learning Curve 

SAN MATEO, Calif., 2017-11-16 15:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
SnapLogic, the leader in self-service application and data integration, today
announced its Fall 2017 product release. Enhancements to the SnapLogic
Enterprise Integration Cloud include new and updated pre-built intelligent
connectors, called Snaps, that allow customers to more quickly and easily
integrate a wider range of big data sources and analytics tools, including
Amazon DynamoDB, Google BigQuery, and PySpark. The company also added a new
Microsoft Dynamics AX Snap Pack to make it easier to integrate Microsoft
products across the enterprise. New innovations added to the SnapLogic
Integration Assistant will further accelerate user productivity and
time-to-integration. 

As customers increasingly adopt big data platforms and technologies, SnapLogic
has added new or enhanced connectors in the Fall 2017 release to advance their
success. A new Amazon DynamoDB Query Snap makes it easier for users to retrieve
data from the popular NoSQL database. Two new Snaps for Google BigQuery Bulk
Load simplify cloud storage and data streaming. A new PySpark Snap supports big
data and analytics capabilities. 

The Fall 2017 release also includes additional connectivity support for
Microsoft environments, driven by increased customer demand. A new Microsoft
Dynamics AX Snap Pack enables users to easily move data to and from Microsoft's
integrated suite of ERP solutions to ensure full visibility and optimization of
business operations. This latest addition builds on SnapLogic's previous
support for Microsoft Azure Data Lake Store, Microsoft Azure SQL Database, and
Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM. 

New enhancements to the SnapLogic Integration Assistant, a key innovation in
the company's Iris AI initiative, will further help citizen integrators get
started with the SnapLogic platform, become productive quickly without IT
assistance, and complete integration projects in record time. In the previous
version, the AI-powered assistant provided users with Snap recommendations
after they identified and selected the first step in an integration project.
Now, users faced with uncertainty over where to begin building integration
pipelines can use the assistant to suggest the first Snap before continuing
through every additional step needed to complete pipelines. The Integration
Assistant uses machine learning to make this first-Snap recommendation based on
the platform's knowledge of a customer's application landscape and successful
pipelines executed by other integrators within the company. With this
additional assistance, users will shorten their integration pipeline learning
curve, gain greater confidence in their pipeline building skills, and drive
more self-service integration projects. 

To further improve the user experience, SnapLogic has added updates that
simplify the user interface. For example, a new Error Pipeline Feature ensures
all errors are captured and consolidated off the design canvas and in the
platform's monitoring dashboard, simplifying the user interface and making it
easier for integrators to visualize their pipelines. A new Dynamic Validation
Feature allows users to build expressions and view transformations of pipelines
in real-time, improving productivity for users working on complex expressions. 

"Application and data integration has long been a complex, time-consuming
practice. Evolving cloud platforms, increasing data sources, and talent
shortages are just a few factors exacerbating this challenge," said Matt
Aslett, Research Director, Data Platforms and Analytics, 451 Research. "We
increasingly see enterprises turning to self-service technologies to empower
both technical and non-technical users as a means of overcoming these obstacles
and improving time to insight." 

"IT professionals and line of business experts alike are demanding self-service
technologies that will allow any user to bypass the roadblocks that often stand
in the way of successful integrations," said Vaikom Krishnan, Senior Vice
President of Engineering at SnapLogic. "By focusing on enhancements that
improve our platform's ease of use and continuing to expand our Snap support,
we are providing our customers with the most efficient way to connect a wide
array of enterprise applications, APIs, databases, data warehouses, analytics
tools, IoT devices, and more." 

Availability

All customers have been updated to the Fall 2017 release of the SnapLogic
Enterprise Integration Cloud. Visit the SnapLogic blog to learn more about the
Fall 2017 release. 

About SnapLogic
SnapLogic is the global leader in self-service integration. The company's
Enterprise Integration Cloud makes it fast and easy to connect applications,
data, APIs, and things. Hundreds of Global 2000 customers - including Adobe,
AstraZeneca, Box, GameStop, Verizon, and Wendy's - rely on SnapLogic to
automate business processes, accelerate analytics, and drive digital
transformation. SnapLogic was founded by data industry veteran Gaurav Dhillon
and is backed by blue-chip investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Capital
One, Ignition Partners, Microsoft, Triangle Peak Partners, and Vitruvian
Partners. Learn more at www.snaplogic.com. 

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