The Explore Agent

What is the Explore Agent?

The Explore Agent is an optional piece of software that you can install on a Windows or Linux computer with connectivity to your database. The Agent is used for access to data that resides in your organization’s private network.

How does the Explore Agent work?

The Agent connects to the Explore Analytics server over a secure web connection (HTTPS) and awaits requests for data. When a request is made, it queries the database and sends the data to the Explore Analytics server.

From a user point of view, you simply use the product and when data is needed from the database, the Agent springs into action and sends the requested data. To the user it feels as though the data is at their fingertips.

For the security of your database, the agent initiates a secure connection to the Explore Analytics website and only takes instructions from there.

Supported Databases

The Explore Agent currently supports Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Microsoft Access. For these databases there’s no additional cost for installing an agent. Support for additional databases and applications is in the works.

If your database is accessible from the public Internet, then there's no need to install the Explore agent.