🚀 New this week: Enhanced Data Transfer, Kubernetes Deployment, API Endpoints, and Maia

This week, we're excited to bring you several powerful updates that enhance automation capabilities, improve pipeline building workflows, and keep you connected with Maia's intelligent assistance. For a full list of recent changes, be sure to check our changelog updates.

🔀 New Data Transfer component

We have rolled out a brand new native Data Transfer component, designed to deliver a smoother overall experience while using the component.

What's changed:

• Improved integration with Maia: Enhanced support for pipeline building
• New source added: Microsoft Exchange is now available as a source

Important to know:

• Any pipelines using the old Data Transfer component will continue to work. The new component is available in the new components panel.

This enhancement is included in Agent version 11.183.0. For detailed information on how to use the updated component, check out the documentation.

📣 Hybrid Kubernetes options globally available

You can now choose between Kubernetes deployment options (EKS or AKS) when setting up a hybrid agent in the Maia Foundation. This open-source container platform integration provides greater flexibility and control for organizations already invested in Kubernetes infrastructure.

Key benefits:

• Public repository access: New templates, guides, and pre-deployment check scripts
• Auto-scaling capabilities: Dynamic resource management
• Leverage existing expertise: Use your established Kubernetes infrastructure
• Enhanced control: Greater flexibility for future developments and customizations

Read our deployment guide to get started, and check out our public repository of templates, guides, and pre-deploy check scripts.

🚀 New API endpoint: Create Secret

We're excited to announce the new Create Secret endpoint is now live! This powerful API endpoint supports Full SaaS secret creation in the vault, eliminating the need to manually enter credentials through the UI when setting up new environments.

This enhancement is perfect if you want to fully automate the creation of Full SaaS environments without requiring cloud credentials for data ingestion. By streamlining the secret management process, you can now achieve complete automation in your environment setup workflows.

Check out the API Reference documentation to get started with this new endpoint.

🔔 Maia: Background notifications are here

We're happy to introduce background notifications for Maia in Designer — so you never miss a response or approval request while multitasking.

Previously, if you switched to another browser tab while Maia was working, you had no way of knowing when it finished or needed your input. Now, Maia comes to you with three helpful notification features:

• Tab title indicator: A dot (•) appears in the browser tab title when Maia finishes processing or needs your approval, so you can spot it at a glance.
• Audio chime: A subtle notification sound plays to get your attention without being intrusive.
• Browser notification popup: A system-level notification appears, letting you click straight back to the conversation.

To enable these notifications, simply open the settings menu in the top right of the Maia chat and toggle Notifications on. You'll be prompted to grant browser notification permission the first time.

🎯 Add tables and views to the Designer canvas

We are streamlining the way you build pipelines with an important update to our Add to Canvas functionality. For transformation pipelines, you can now select a table or view directly from your warehouse schema and have the corresponding component automatically added to your workspace.

This update creates a direct path from your data source to your design by solving the challenge of navigating the array of available components, which can be daunting, especially for new users.

What's new:

• Pre-load validation: Before committing to the canvas, you can now inspect metadata and request a data sample. This ensures you are selecting the exact data you need before you even start building.
• Streamlined workflow: By removing the guesswork of component selection, we've made the process of loading warehouse data faster and more accessible for everyone. By default, we select all the table columns so the component is ready to use.

To access this feature, clicking the + on the Designer canvas, then select the new Warehouse data tab. We've also introduced the ability to search by schema name making it easier to find the right data.

💬 We'd Love to Hear From You!

Let us know how these new features are improving your workflows—we're all ears! Feel free to add any comments or questions below.

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