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Do you currently use the CONNECT storage engine?

Yes, in production
Yes, in testing environment
Previously used
Never used

Which CONNECT Engine table types are used?

	Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)	Not used
BIN (Binary file)	Read OnlyBIN (Binary file) Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)BIN (Binary file) Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedBIN (Binary file) Not used
CSV / FMT	Read OnlyCSV / FMT Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)CSV / FMT Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedCSV / FMT Not used
DOS / FIX (fixed offset)	Read OnlyDOS / FIX (fixed offset) Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)DOS / FIX (fixed offset) Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedDOS / FIX (fixed offset) Not used
JSON	Read OnlyJSON Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)JSON Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedJSON Not used
XML	Read OnlyXML Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)XML Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedXML Not used
Fixed-format / DBF	Read OnlyFixed-format / DBF Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)Fixed-format / DBF Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedFixed-format / DBF Not used
INI (file)	Read OnlyINI (file) Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)INI (file) Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedINI (file) Not used
ODBC	Read OnlyODBC Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)ODBC Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedODBC Not used
JDBC	Read OnlyJDBC Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)JDBC Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedJDBC Not used
Mongo	Read OnlyMongo Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)Mongo Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedMongo Not used
MariaDB/MySQL remote server	Read OnlyMariaDB/MySQL remote server Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)MariaDB/MySQL remote server Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedMariaDB/MySQL remote server Not used
REST / HTTP	Read OnlyREST / HTTP Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)REST / HTTP Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedREST / HTTP Not used
Pivot	Read OnlyPivot Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)Pivot Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedPivot Not used
PROXY	Read OnlyPROXY Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)PROXY Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedPROXY Not used
DIR	Read OnlyDIR Read Only	Read/Write (if supported)DIR Read/Write (if supported)	Not usedDIR Not used

What are your primary use cases?

Reporting / BI
ETL / Data ingestion
Data federation
Data migration (outwards)

the about storage

Rate your satisfaction with the CONNECT Engine

	Strongly Unsatisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Neutral	Satisfactory	Strongly Satisfactory
Overall Performance	Strongly UnsatisfactoryOverall Performance Strongly Unsatisfactory	UnsatisfactoryOverall Performance Unsatisfactory	NeutralOverall Performance Neutral	SatisfactoryOverall Performance Satisfactory	Strongly SatisfactoryOverall Performance Strongly Satisfactory
Stability	Strongly UnsatisfactoryStability Strongly Unsatisfactory	UnsatisfactoryStability Unsatisfactory	NeutralStability Neutral	SatisfactoryStability Satisfactory	Strongly SatisfactoryStability Strongly Satisfactory
Ease of Use	Strongly UnsatisfactoryEase of Use Strongly Unsatisfactory	UnsatisfactoryEase of Use Unsatisfactory	NeutralEase of Use Neutral	SatisfactoryEase of Use Satisfactory	Strongly SatisfactoryEase of Use Strongly Satisfactory

Additional comments about your CONNECT usage?

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