What happened
On Sept 29, data-connectivity vendor CData launched Connect AI Gateway, the next evolution of its Connect AI platform: a single control point with enterprise MCP built in, applying company context (semantic models, metric definitions) to every request, enforcing permissions down to record level on each agent action, and routing requests to the most efficient model.
Why it matters
CData's data layer already underpins Palantir, Google and thousands of customers, so as enterprises hand agents live action in SAP/workday-class systems, the Gateway delivers record-level governance and cost-aware routing at the data layer rather than bolting on policy — a meaningful contender in the fast-growing AI-gateway market alongside Kong/Postman/Cloudflare.
Applicability
Enterprises running AI agents against business apps (Adobe cited SAP agent scenarios) should evaluate Connect AI Gateway where record-level permission enforcement and per-request model routing matter; data/platform teams are the entry point.