Getting Started¶

Timextender is a set of products that work together. Which one you start with depends on what you are trying to do, so pick your starting point below — each one gives you the prerequisites, the install, and the first thing to build.

New to the platform entirely? Watch What is the Timextender Holistic Data Suite? on the training site first, then come back here.

Choose your product¶

Set up Data Integration, in order¶

If you are standing up Data Integration for the first time, this is the path:

1. Plan the architecture. Pick a reference architecture for your target platform — Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, Snowflake, on-premise SQL Server or AWS RDS.
2. Check the prerequisites. Timextender Data Integration Prerequisites and Configure your firewall.
3. Provision the application server and storage. In Azure or on-premise.
4. Install. Install Timextender Data Integration, then How to configure it.
5. Set up users. Configure user accounts and permissions.
6. Add your instances. Ingest → Prepare → Deliver.
7. Connect your data. Add and configure data sources.
8. Learn the interface. Timextender Data Integration User Interface and Instances and settings.

Upgrading rather than installing? See Upgrade Timextender Data Integration and the migration tool.

Stuck? Self-service troubleshooting walks through diagnosing it yourself.

Training and certification¶

Guided courses, with videos and exercises, live on the training site.

Training courses

Aiming for certification? Start with the Certification Exam Study Guide.

Articles by topic¶

Add & configure instances¶

• Add Deliver Instances
• Add Ingest Instances
• Add Prepare Instances
• Add and Configure Data Sources
• Clone Instances
• Migrate instances across Environments

Configure resources¶

• Configure User Accounts & Permissions
• Configure an On-Prem Application Server & Storage
• Create a Timextender Application Server in Azure
• Use Amazon RDS for SQL Server for Storage
• Use Azure Analysis Services
• Use Azure Data Lake Storage for Ingest Instance
• Use Azure SQL Databases as Storage for your Instances
• Use Azure Synapse Dedicated SQL Pool for Prepare instance storage
• Use Snowflake Ingest Storage
• Use Snowflake for Prepare instance storage
• Using Fabric SQL Database as Storage for Prepare Instance
• What is Azure Synapse Dedicated SQL Pool?

Initial setup¶

• Certification Exam Study Guide
• Configure your Firewall
• Get Started with Timextender Data Integration
• How to Configure Timextender Data Integration
• Install Timextender Data Integration
• Instances and Settings
• Self-Service Troubleshooting in Timextender Data Integration
• Timextender Data Integration Prerequisites
• Timextender Data Integration User Interface

Reference architectures¶

• AWS RDS SQL Reference Architecture
• Azure SQL Database Reference Architecture
• Azure Synapse Dedicated SQL Pool Reference Architecture
• Integrating Timextender Data Integration with Microsoft Fabric (Public Preview)
• On-Prem SQL Server Reference Architecture
• Snowflake Database Reference Architecture

Upgrades & migration¶

• Migration Tool - Project Validation
• Migration Tool - Upgrade from Timextender 20.10 to Timextender Data Integration
• Replacing ODX with Business Units (BU)
• Upgrade from Timextender 20.10 to Timextender Classic
• Upgrade Timextender Data Integration