Salesforce Connect provides seamless integration of data across system boundaries by letting your users view, search, and modify data that’s stored outside your Salesforce org.
When to Consider Salesforce Connect?
•If you want to connect Java or .net application to salesforce and don’t want to save data in Salesforce Org.
•First question – whether 3rd party application support Odata. If yes, then you can use OData adaptor to connect with 3rd party system.
•If Third Party system is a legacy system which doesn’t support Odata, then on salesforce We can use an Apex Connector(customized apex code which will structure data model)
•If Middleware is already there then use that instead of Apex Connector
Three Types of Salesforce Connect
•Cross Org Adaptor (Salesforce to Salesforce)
•File Connect (Salesforce with File Manager System)
•ODATA Adaptor (Salesforce with 3rd Party such as Java Application)
Not Supported By Salesforce Connect
