Frequently Asked Questions about our Data Warehouse

What is PAD?

PAD stands for Progressive Action Database, our data warehouse and integrations platform. We leverage enterprise tools (GCP, Airbyte, dbt) and customize them for the organization’s most important data needs. PAD allows you to store, move, analyze, visualize, share, and report on your data

What makes PAD different from other data warehouses?

By leveraging Google’s BigQuery engine, we’ve built PAD to be as customizable, scalable, and secure as possible. This allows our partners to fine-tune their data processes to suit their needs specifically without needing piecemeal workarounds.

What skill level do you need to use PAD?

At CTA, we believe we’re only as strong as our least-technical users. We’ve built PAD with all skill sets in mind, and our partners can leverage point-and-click user interfaces to build reports and workflows, or they can build and deploy complex SQL queries or Python code.

What can I integrate into PAD?

APAD is designed to provide one-to-one syncs to the most popular platforms and tools. Better yet, PAD can also send data from your warehouse to other external tools you are using. You can read more about our extensive list of integrations here.