Chapter 1. High-level overview of data virtualization
Data virtualization is a container-native service that provides integrated access to multiple diverse data sources, including relational and noSQL databases, files, web services, and SaaS repositories through a single uniform API. Applications and users connect to a virtual database over standard interfaces (OData REST, or JDBC/ODBC) and can interact with data from all configured data sources as if the data were served from a single relational database.
Data virtualization is a Technology Preview feature only. Technology Preview features are not supported with Red Hat production service level agreements (SLAs) and might not be functionally complete. Red Hat does not recommend using them in production. These features provide early access to upcoming product features, enabling customers to test functionality and provide feedback during the development process. For more information about the support scope of Red Hat Technology Preview features, see https://access.redhat.com/support/offerings/techpreview/.
The Red Hat data virtualization technology is based on Teiid, the open source data virtualization project. For more information about Teiid, see the Teiid community documentation.
