Rescale Data Connectors

Overview

Rescale Data Connectors are the foundation of Rescale’s engineering data intelligence, transforming the platform into a central hub for your entire R&D data ecosystem. They create a seamless, secure bridge between your existing data storage systems—your systems of record—and the Rescale platform, turning them into systems of action.

By eliminating manual data transfers and integrating directly with your data sources, Data Connectors streamline simulation workflows, enrich analyses with critical metadata, and feed the Rescale Data Lakehouse with the comprehensive, unified data required for complete digital thread visibility, powerful analytics, and high-value AI. This transforms siloed information into an accessible, unified resource, accelerating job setup and enhancing the context of your R&D activities.

Connecting Your Data Ecosystem

Rescale supports direct integration with common engineering data systems, allowing you to unify fragmented data sources.

File System Connectors

Directly connect your cloud object storage to Rescale to manage large datasets securely and flexibly. You can use files from your connected storage directly as inputs for workloads, or you can import them into your Rescale Files area for later use.

  • AWS S3: Connect to your S3 buckets to browse and select input files directly from the Rescale UI. Configuration is at the bucket level.
  • Azure Blob Storage: Integrate with your Azure Blob Storage containers to access simulation files seamlessly. Configuration is at the container level.

Metadata Connectors

Create a complete digital thread by enriching your simulations with valuable context from your Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems. By connecting to your PLM, you link simulation results directly to your product designs and revisions.

  • Teamcenter: Import metadata from Teamcenter using PLMXML files to link your simulations with part numbers, design revisions, and other critical product data. This ensures full traceability and provides a richer context for every analysis.

Key Capabilities

  • Centralize Simulation Inputs: Access files from any connected source directly within the Rescale UI when setting up jobs, eliminating the need to download and re-upload data.
  • Build a Complete Digital Thread: Link operational simulation data on Rescale with metadata from systems like Teamcenter to ensure full traceability from design to analysis.
  • Unlock AI-Powered Insights: Use the Rescale Assistant to perform natural language queries across all your connected data sources, allowing you to ask questions and find information from disparate systems in a single interface.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How do Data Connectors Work?

Data Connectors establish a direct, secure link to your external data sources, like an S3 bucket or Azure container. Once configured, you can browse your files and folders from within the Rescale platform when setting up a job, eliminating the need to manually move data.

What is the relationship between Data Connectors and the Rescale Data Lakehouse?

Data Connectors are the primary mechanism for populating the Rescale Data Lakehouse. They facilitate the automatic import of data from your systems of record, which structures and prepares it for advanced analytics, search, and AI-driven insights.

What information is needed to set up a cloud storage connection?

To connect your cloud storage, you will typically need your storage account name, the appropriate access key or credentials, the cloud region where your data is stored, and the specific bucket or container name you wish to connect to.

How does Rescale securely access the data in our storage?

Security is a core principle. Access is established using secure, standard cloud provider mechanisms. Rescale provides customers with infrastructure-as-code templates (e.g., AWS CloudFormation) that grant the Rescale platform secure, read-only access to the designated storage location, ensuring you remain in full control of your data and permissions.

Does the PLM Connector replace our existing Teamcenter system?

No, the PLM Connector is designed to complement and enhance your existing PLM system. It pulls valuable metadata from Teamcenter into Rescale to provide more context for your simulations and strengthen your digital thread.

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