Community Announcements

Important information regarding TimeXtender 20.10 (V20), TimeXtender Data Integration (TDI), and TimeXtender Classic (V25 / Classic)This post gives you the what's and when's and how's.Announcing TimeXtender Classic (V25): A Focused Solution for On-Premises Data WarehousingWe are excited to announce the upcoming release of TimeXtender Classic (V25), the next phase in our journey to provide world-class data solutions. This release reflects our commitment to providing a reliable product for organizations prioritizing traditional, SQL-based, data warehousing. We will continue to provide support as well as feature improvements for this product designed to work either on On-Prem SQL Server or Azure SQL Database environments. TimeXtender Classic (V25) will be released by the end of Q2 2025.Streamlined Data IngestionTo align with TimeXtender Classic's focus on simplifying operations for on-prem environments we have made the decision to deprecate the Operational Data Exchange (ODX) from this ed

Hello TimeXtender Community,As our valued customers, we invite you to be a member of TimeXtender's Customer Advisory Board (CAB). The purpose of this program is to establish a direct line of communication with you, gaining insights to guide product development and strategic initiatives.Why Join the CAB?Influence Product Development: Share your feedback and ideas to help shape the future of our Data Integration, Data Enrichment Data Quality, and Orchestration products. Collaborate with Peers: Engage with other industry leaders and peers to discuss best practices, emerging trends, and innovative solutions in data management. Stay Ahead of Industry Trends: Gain early insights into our strategic initiatives and participate in discussions that address the evolving challenges of modern data operations. Enhance Your Experience: Ensure that our solutions continue to meet your needs and support your business objectives effectively.What to Expect?Quarterly meetings  Engaging discussions on indus

Wondering what kind of badges are awarded in the Community and how to earn them?The below badges are yours for the taking!ODX Expert - awarded for 3 answers (replies marked as best answers) to questions in the ODX category.Data Warehouse Expert - awarded for 3 answers (replies marked as best answers) to questions in the Data Warehouse category.Semantic Model Expert - awarded for 3 answers (replies marked as best answers) to questions in the Semantic Models category.Executions Expert - awarded for 3 answers (replies marked as best answers) to questions in the Executions category.Product Expert - awarded for 10 answers (replies marked as best answers) to questions in any category.Innovator - awarded for submitting 2 ideas which receive a minimum of 4 replies in total.Certified Solutions Architect - awarded for successfully completing the TimeXtender Solutions Architect Exam. 

We're thrilled to announce a series of exciting new features and improvements to XPilot, your AI-powered data integration co-pilot. These updates are designed to enhance your experience, making XPilot faster, smarter, and more user-friendly than ever before.Latest Enhancements5x Faster ResponsesWith a new and improved index, XPilot now delivers responses five times faster. This enhancement ensures that you get the information you need without delay, significantly improving your workflow efficiency.10x More Intelligent ResponsesPowered by GPT-4o, XPilot's responses are now ten times more intelligent. It can now:Remember context from previous interactions Provide more relevant and accurate answers Offer clarifications and corrections upon requestMore KnowledgeableXPilot's knowledge has been significantly expanded to provide you with the most up-to-date and relevant information, including:The latest knowledge base articles Comprehensive user guides Answered questions from our user communi

Dear TimeXtender Community, We are thrilled to announce TimeXtender's strategic acquisition of Exmon, a company renowned for its expertise in data governance and Data Enrichment. This acquisition is a testament to our commitment to providing you with the most comprehensive and efficient data management solutions.With this acquisition, we are excited to introduce three new products that will significantly enhance your data management capabilities: Data OrchestrationThis tool will revolutionize the way you manage and control TimeXtender execution processes. It offers a visual analysis of data flows, integrates directly with TimeXtender execution packages and 3rd party tools allowing you to customize instant notifications at any point in your data pipeline. You can now visualize data issues directly in Exmon or with your preferred tool, control all data processes across environments, and enjoy features like on-demand data refresh and smart troubleshooting.Data EnrichmentStop managing crit

On the 9th November, Timextender will host a afternoon filled with inspiration from leading companies such as Tableau, AI-lab and Snowflake.Join us, be inspired, share experiences, network and create new opportunities.We look forward meeting you! Register and learn more about the event here

We are pumped to announce that TimeXtender has won not one, but TWO International Stevie Awards. A Silver Stevie Award for the Best ERP Solution in the Business Technology Solution category A Bronze Stevie Award for the Company of the Year in the Computer Software - Medium Size categoryThe International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small - are eligible to submit nominations. Winners were determined through more than two months of judging by the average scores of more than 230 professionals worldwide. Winners will be celebrated during a gala event in Rome, Italy on Friday, 13 October.More than 3,700 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Company of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, S

Ready for a chance to win exclusive TimeXtender swag? We're hosting an exciting competition, and all you need to do is unleash your creativity with data memes and have a laugh. What's not to like? The contest is open to all community members.The Rules Are Simple:1️⃣ Create/Share your most hilarious and clever data meme. Let your imagination run wild, and make sure it's related to the world of data and analytics!2️⃣ Post your meme in the comments on this post.3️⃣ The competition will be open for two weeks. The deadline is July 7th at 11:50 pm PST. Make sure to submit your entry before the deadline to be eligible.4️⃣ Our TimeXtender Team will evaluate all the submissions and get a chance to vote for their favorites based on creativity, humor, and relevance. You can also cast your own vote to help us choose a winner by liking your favorite submissions as they are posted!5️⃣ Three winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 18th, and they will receive an amazing TimeXtender swag bag filled

What is it: A ChatGPT-powered data integration co-pilot that can be used in conjunction with our holistic data integration tool.XPilot will allow TimeXtender users to ask questions and find relevant content while they are working with the holistic tool, providing answers to common questions and troubleshooting errors in real-time.Designed as a single point of entry for TimeXtender users in need of assistance, XPilot is meant to be a co-pilot for TimeXtender users, acting as a user manual and knowledge base combined into one convenient solution. XPilot is intended to increase customer satisfaction, reduce time to value, and improve ease of use when working with TimeXtender’s holistic data integration solution.While it is currently in the public beta testing phase, XPilot will continue to be updated and improved into a robust and intuitive application that will house all the information found in previous TimeXtender knowledge base articles, community forums, and aggregated anonymized dat

At TimeXtender we take security seriously. If you believe you have found a potential security vulnerability in our product, we encourage you to inform us right away via security@timextender.com. Data SecurityTimeXtender provides various features like authentication, access control and encryption, to secure your Data.Application SecurityTimeXtender regularly engages third-parties to perform penetration tests. Our penetration testers evaluate the different part of the TimeXtender services and the deployed environment.Infrastructure SecurityTimeXtender uses Microsoft Azure to host our application. We make full use of the security products embedded within the Azure ecosystem.ComplianceThe SOC 2 Type II Report and the ISO 27001:2022 Certificate can be requested here: trust.timextender.com 

We are excited to announce that the latest release of TimeXtender now officially supports a full end-to-end deployment on Amazon Web Services (AWS)! Check out the reference architecture here!With the addition of AWS support, TimeXtender users can now deploy their data solutions with ease and confidence. This new feature provides a seamless and efficient way to deploy, manage, and scale data solutions in the cloud. AWS offers a range of services that can be used in conjunction with TimeXtender to provide an end-to-end data integration solution that is scalable, secure, and cost-effective.Some of the benefits of deploying TimeXtender on AWS include:Scalability: Users can scale up or down their infrastructure as needed to meet changing demands. Security: Together they provide robust security and governance features to ensure data is protected. Flexibility: AWS offers a range of services that can be used in conjunction with TimeXtender to provide a full end-to-end data solution.This new fe

TimeXtender is excited to announce that it has acquired BI Builders, a software company based in Stavanger, Norway. This acquisition will strengthen TimeXtender’s position and impact as a global market leader within the data management and data warehouse automation industries.Another exciting part of this acquisition is TimeXtender will expand its product capabilities by bringing it together with the features of XpertBI, the flagship software of BI Builders to build best-of-class software solutions that offer faster and more efficient options for data scientists, data engineers, and data analysts in various industries.“We are very excited to announce the acquisition of BI Builders and welcome the team to TimeXtender,” said Heine Krog Iversen, CEO and Founder of TimeXtender. “Bringing two leading vendors together creates scale. With an ever-increasing speed in innovation and technology advancements, size matters to continue to be a trustworthy vendor to our partners and customers.”To re

BARC is an organization that has helped thousands of companies worldwide select software to meet their strategic requirements and deliver business benefits. Based on extensive research and proven methodologies, BARC helps businesses to save time and money and enables them to choose the right software with confidence.The BARC Data Management Survey is an annual survey conducted to provide a detailed quantitative analysis of why customers buy data warehousing tools, what they are used for, the problems they experience with the tools, and how successful they are.To be included in this report, we need TimeXtender advocates like you to help tell the world about us. The survey takes, at most, about 10 minutes to complete and every vote will help spread the word.Link to vote: https://www.efs-survey.com/uc/BARC_GmbH/e911/?a=43

You might have noticed a tab called “Legacy” on our new community. This is a place where you can find legacy documentation, relating to older versions of TimeXtender. This is also where you can download older versions of our product, and see release notes for these older versions.You might also have noticed a separate section in the search results called “Legacy Documentation”. For example, when searching for Project repositories or Business Unit, you will see primarily see results under Legacy Documentation, since these are deprecated features of our product, which relate to older TimeXtender versions. These resources might be helpful if you are using an older version of our product. The new Knowledge Base in our community strives to always be up-to-date and relevant to the latest version of TimeXtender.

The community is a place for all of us to discuss, learn, share experiences and to make suggestions and support each other. To make sure this community is a great place for all we would like to share a few guidelines.Be comfortableIt is up to you to whether you would like to publicly reveal your name or remain anonymous. Either way, we all want you to feel comfortable in participating and engaging in discussions!Be curious - Don’t be afraid to askYou can start by searching for a topic to see if others have already asked a question or started a discussion. If you do not find anything helpful to you, don’t be afraid to ask! Our community team is here to answer your questions and to help you come up with solutions.Be constructiveHaving a different opinion and being critical is great but only if it is used to foster healthy discussions. Help others grow by giving them constructive feedback, which they feel comfortable with.Be compassionate and respectfulOur core purpose at TimeXtender is t