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SQL Server + Kimo

Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL. Replicate your production tables read-only and join them with every other tool, without touching your app.

Auth
Read-only credentials
Sync
Every 15 min
Setup
≈ 10 min
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Live demo workspace with fictional data · no signup, no credentials needed

kimo / connectors / sqlserverSyncing
Sync logevery 15 min
  • Succeeded:users+2,271 rowsnow
  • Succeeded:events+652 rows2m ago
  • Succeeded:orders+709 rows4m ago
  • Succeeded:users+1,490 rows6m ago
Rows synced · 30 days
44.5M
Workspaces
19%
Simulated demo data
What you can do

What teams build with SQL Server

SQL Server on its own answers half the question. Joined with the rest of your stack in Kimo, it answers the other half.

01

Signups and activation

Count signups, activations and retention straight from your user tables, with definitions you certify once.

D7 activation
02

Join product data with tools

Link your users to Stripe customers, CRM contacts and ad clicks through shared keys.

users ⋈ subscriptions
03

Ask questions in plain English

Ask Kimo “how many trials converted last week by plan?” and get the SQL, the chart and the answer.

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Objects & tables

Exactly what gets synced

Kimo maps SQL Server into clean, typed tables with primary keys and incremental cursors, so syncs stay fast and joins just work.

3 tables · 15 fields

users

Incremental (CDC)≈ 4,300 rows
FieldTypeNotes
ididPrimary key
emailstring
planenumLow-cardinality dimension
created_attimestampIncremental cursor
countrystring
Custom fields and extra objects are discovered automatically on each sync. Row counts are illustrative.
Sample model

From raw SQL Server tables to a certified metric

A starter model Kimo suggests the moment SQL Server is connected. Every join is editable.

SQL Server · Product activation

Users and events joined with subscriptions to follow signup → activation → paid.

Template
  • SQL Server
    users
  • Stripe
    subscriptions
  • HubSpot
    contacts
Model
users.id · customer_id
Measuressignupsactivated
Signups · last 30 days
183-0.2% wk/wk

Fictional data · hover the chart for daily values

Setup

Connect SQL Server in 10 min

No engineers, no pipelines to maintain. Kimo asks for the minimum access it needs and tells you exactly what it will read.

  1. 1

    Create a read-only user

    Grant SELECT only. Kimo never writes to your database.

  2. 2

    Open network access

    Allow Kimo’s static egress IPs, use an SSH tunnel, or run the on-prem agent inside your network.

  3. 3

    Enter connection details

    Credentials are encrypted at rest with a per-workspace key and tested before saving.

  4. 4

    Select tables

    Choose what to sync, starting with users. Kimo backfills, then keeps it fresh.

Create a read-only login
CREATE LOGIN kimo_reader WITH PASSWORD = '<generated>';
CREATE USER kimo_reader FOR LOGIN kimo_reader;
ALTER ROLE db_datareader ADD MEMBER kimo_reader;

Read-only, encrypted, revocable. Credentials are encrypted with a per-workspace key, never logged, and can be rotated without breaking your models.

Connect SQL Server
Step 2 of 3 · Kimo demo workspace
  • Reaching host
  • Authenticating
  • Reading schema
Read-only access
Illustration only · placeholder values, never real secrets
FAQ

SQL Server questions, answered

By default Kimo syncs SQL Server every 15 min. You can change the schedule per table, or trigger a sync manually from the connector page.

SQL Server · Read-only credentials · Every 15 min

See your SQL Server data in Kimo in 10 min.

Try it on the live demo workspace first, then connect your own account when you are ready.

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