Connections provide access to data in cloud and on-premises applications, platforms, databases, and flat files. Before you can define a connection, ensure that the connector for the source or target type is installed in

Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services

.

If multiple connectors are available for a source or target type, get the one that your ingestion type supports. Some connectors are pre-installed. If you need a connector that is not pre-installed, you can download it from the

Add-On Connectors

page in

Administrator

.