A CloudStreams connector uses a cloud connection to connect to a SaaS application at run time.

Integration Server includes a connection management service that dynamically manages connections and connection pools based on the configuration settings you specify for the connection. A connection pool is a collection of connections with the same set of attributes. Integration Server maintains connection pools in memory. Connection pools improve performance by enabling cloud connector services to reuse open connections instead of opening new connections.

You create and configure connections using Integration Server Administrator. The procedures for doing this appear in the documentation specific to your CloudStreams connector (for example, the webMethods CloudStreams Provider for Salesforce.com Installation and User's Guide).