There’s a whole new way to connect to your data in GX Cloud! Direct connection is simple and speedy, for a lightning-fast start to your end-to-end data quality process.
What’s new
GX Cloud now allows you to provide your credentials directly for super-fast connection to your Snowflake or Postgres data source.
When using direct connection, GX Cloud connects to your data in a read-only fashion using secure and encrypted methods.
Connecting to Snowflake
To directly connect to Snowflake in GX Cloud, you can provide your credentials as standard input parameters or as a connection string.
Connecting to Postgres
To directly connect to Postgres in GX Cloud, you provide your credentials as a connection string.
GX Cloud uses the
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Security
GX Cloud is included in Great Expectations’ SOC2 certification. Visit our trust center for detailed information about our use of encryption, access controls, and other security procedures.
Documentation
Ready to start smoothly connecting to your data in GX Cloud?
How to directly connect to a data source: https://docs.greatexpectations.io/docs/cloud/data_assets/manage_data_assets#create-a-data-asset
Learn about this fully-hosted deployment pattern: https://docs.greatexpectations.io/docs/cloud/about_gx#fully-hosted
PS: If direct connection doesn’t meet your needs now or in the future, the GX Agent remains available upon request for new and existing accounts.
