# Before you begin

You must first perform a few setup tasks if you need to access the Google Cloud, the Hitachi Content Platform (HCP), or the Pentaho Data Catalog.

* ​[Access to Google Cloud](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/data-integration-perspective-in-the-pdi-client/virtual-file-system-browser/before-you-begin-vfs-connections/access-to-google-cloud)​
* ​[Access to HCP](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/data-integration-perspective-in-the-pdi-client/virtual-file-system-browser/before-you-begin-vfs-connections/access-to-hcp-rest)​
* [Access to Pentaho Data Catalog](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/data-integration-perspective-in-the-pdi-client/virtual-file-system-browser/before-you-begin-vfs-connections/access-to-lumada-data-catalog)
* [Access to Microsoft Azure](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/data-integration-perspective-in-the-pdi-client/virtual-file-system-browser/before-you-begin-vfs-connections/access-to-microsoft-azure)