====== Business Perspective ======

The Data Gateway as a strategic integration platform.

===== What is the Data Gateway? =====

Middleware that makes your databases accessible through standardized interfaces - for [[.:anwender:excel:start|Excel]], [[.:anwender:powerbi:start|Power BI]], custom applications, and third-party systems.

===== For Whom? =====

  * **Controlling** - Live data in Excel
  * **Management** - Dashboards in Power BI
  * **IT** - Simple [[.:business:integration:start|system integration]]
  * **Development** - Standard APIs instead of proprietary solutions

===== Core Benefits =====

  * Unified data access
  * No direct access to production databases
  * Standard protocols ([[.:entwickler:odata:start|OData]], [[.:entwickler:rest:start|REST]], [[.:entwickler:graphql:start|GraphQL]])
  * [[.:business:sicherheit:start|Post-Quantum Security]]

===== Further Reading =====

  * [[.:business:vorteile|Benefits in Detail]]
  * [[.:business:usecases:start|Use Cases]]
  * [[.:business:roi|Return on Investment]]