Support Google BigQuery as a Source (Capture) Endpoint in Fivetran HVR

Which application or service?:HVR

What type of connector? (SaaS, Database, File or Event Source): Source

We would like to request the addition of Google BigQuery as a Source (Capture) Connector in Fivetran HVR.

Currently, HVR supports Google BigQuery as a target only and does not provide the ability to use BigQuery as a source database for replication, migration, or data extraction workloads. [fivetran-6...-64bit_ea | Txt]

As organizations increasingly adopt Google Cloud Platform for enterprise analytics, there is a growing need to replicate data from BigQuery to other destinations while continuing to leverage the core HVR platform for orchestration, scheduling, monitoring, and transformation.

oyota Motor North America (TMNA) is actively modernizing and consolidating its enterprise data integration architecture around Fivetran HVR.

Several business initiatives require movement of datasets stored in Google BigQuery to other platforms, including:

Aurora PostgreSQL
Oracle
SQL Server
Amazon Redshift
Databricks
Snowflake
AWS S3
Other enterprise reporting platforms

Currently, these integrations require separate tools, custom extraction frameworks, or cloud-native data movement services.

Adding BigQuery as a source endpoint would:

Reduce architectural complexity
Eliminate additional ETL tooling
Improve operational consistency
Lower administration costs
Centralize monitoring and auditing within HVR
Accelerate cloud migration projects

Desired Capabilities

Phase 1 (Minimum Viable Support)

Support BigQuery as a source for:

Initial/Full Refresh
Incremental data extraction
Table and schema discovery
Column metadata extraction
Scheduled batch-based replication

Supported targets:

Oracle
PostgreSQL
SQL Server
Snowflake
Databricks
Amazon S3
Redshift
Other HVR-supported targets

Phase 2 (Enhanced Support)

Support advanced capabilities such as:

Change Data Capture (CDC) based on:
- Audit logs
- Timestamp tracking
- Change tracking tables
- Other BigQuery-native mechanisms
Parallel extraction
Partition-aware replication
Incremental partition scanning
Automatic schema evolution handling

Typical Use Cases

Data Lake Consolidation

Replicate curated datasets from BigQuery into AWS-based analytics environments.

Cloud-to-Cloud Migration

Migrate workloads from GCP BigQuery into:

Amazon Redshift
Aurora PostgreSQL
Databricks

while leveraging existing HVR infrastructure.

Cross-Platform Reporting

Move data from BigQuery into operational databases for downstream applications.

Disaster Recovery

Maintain synchronized copies of BigQuery datasets in alternate cloud environments.

Multi-Cloud Strategy

Support organizations operating across AWS, Azure, and GCP from a single HVR platform.

Expected Business Benefits

Tangible Benefits

Reduced licensing costs for multiple ETL tools
Lower development and maintenance effort
Reduced infrastructure footprint
Simplified operational support

Intangible Benefits

Single enterprise replication platform
Improved governance and monitoring
Faster project delivery
Greater architectural flexibility
Enhanced cloud adoption initiatives

Competitive Perspective

Several modern data integration platforms provide mechanisms to extract data from BigQuery for downstream replication and analytics workflows.

Supporting BigQuery as a source would significantly strengthen HVR's position as a comprehensive multi-cloud data movement platform and reduce integration gaps for customers adopting Google Cloud.

Requested Outcome

We respectfully request that the Fivetran HVR Product Management and Engineering teams evaluate and prioritize:

Google BigQuery Source (Capture) Connector Support

with support for:

Full Refresh extraction
Incremental extraction
Metadata discovery
Partition-aware processing
Future CDC capabilities

This enhancement would provide substantial value to customers operating in hybrid and multi-cloud environments and would enable broader adoption of HVR as a strategic enterprise data replication platform.

urrent Product Limitation Reference: Google BigQuery is currently documented as"target only (not supported as hub or capture)" in the HVR platform compatibility documentation.

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