SingleStore acquires BryteFlow to boost data ingestion capabilities

SingleStore, the company behind the relational database SingleStoreDB, is acquiring data ingestion and integration software provider BryteFlow to boost its ability to connect to disparate data sources for data analytics.

“SingleStore’s acquisition of BryteFlow accelerates its ability to ingest data from a broad set of sources like SAP, Oracle, and Salesforce,” said Dion Hinchcliffe, VP, CIO Practice Lead, The Futurum Group.

The acquisition comes at a time when the demand for real-time analytics and generative AI is surging, making it a timely move to meet shifting customer needs, Hinchcliffe said.

“It follows a series of strategic moves by SingleStore, including partnerships with Snowflake and advancements in data lakehouse integrations, positioning it to capitalize on this market momentum while the window is open,” Hinchcliffe explained.

SingleStore will integrate BryteFlow’s capabilities into its database offering to create a new interface, SingleConnect, the companies said in a joint statement.

What is BryteFlow?

BryteFlow has multiple products, some of which are specific to vendors such as Oracle and SAP.

Its core products are BryteFlow Ingest, Ingest XL, Blend, TruData, and ControlRoom. Ingest and Ingest XL (for larger quantities of data) are data ingestion tools with a no-code interface that can be used by enterprises to replicate data from a source. Blend and TruData are tools used to automate extract, transform, load (ETL) processes and automate data reconciliation and validation, while ControlRoom is an operational dashboard that enterprises can use to monitor the running of their Ingest and Blend instances.

It offers them under two subscriptions: Standard Edition is only available on AWS and encompasses BryteFlow Ingest for Data Replication and BryteFlow ControlRoom for monitoring Ingest instances, while Enterprise Edition is available across AWS and Azure and encompasses all tools, including Ingest XL, TruData, and Blend.

The company also offers its data integration tool for Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift and Snowflake on AWS via the AWS Marketplace.

Additionally, it also has a separate tool, SAP Data Lake Builder, that can be used to ingest data from SAP. Other specific data ingesting tools on offer include BryteFlow for Oracle, BryteFlow for SQL, BryteFLow for SQL Server, BryteFlow for PostgreSQL, and integrations with Databricks, Teradata, Google BigQuery, and Apache Kafka.

What effect will the acquisition have?

BryteFLow’s existing customers may have to look elsewhere for help with data integration if they use databases other than SingleStoreDB: “Our number one priority is to integrate BryteFlow into SingleStore and bring value to our customers through SingleConnect. We have no plan to sell BryteFlow independently at this time, apart from some special cases,” SingleStore CEO Raj Verma said via email.

But there will be opportunities for SingleStore customers, said Duncan Van Kouteren, research analyst at Nucleus Research. “The acquisition will enable customers to integrate data from various sources while maintaining real-time data analytics functionalities by utilizing BryteFlow’s capabilities such as change data capture (CDC),” he said.

Futurum’s HinchCliffe pointed out that SingleConnect, which is likely to be a no-code interface, akin to what BryteFlow offered, will simplify data ingestion, making it easier for enterprise customers to operationalize their data faster with less technical overhead, in turn speeding up time to market.

For SingleStore, it could also be an opportunity to win new customers by opening up markets in enterprise data integration, HinchCliffe said, adding that SingleStore’s enablement of real-time data processing from major ERP and CRM providers can help it tap into industries that rely heavily on these platforms such as finance, manufacturing, and retail.

The acquisition could be bad news for the likes of Databricks, Snowflake, or Google’s BigQuery.

“Rivals like Snowflake and Databricks which have CDC and real-time replication features but rely on third-party tools or complex configurations to do so are expected to feel some pressure,” Kouteren explained.