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Onsite analysis from Data Cloud Summit: The open data revolution continues In a move to redefine its future, Snowflake Inc. is embracing open data through its integration of Iceberg, positioning itself at the forefront of the open data revolution. This pivot is not just about simplifying compute services, but also about enhancing interoperability and support for external engines.TheCUBE is on set at Snowflake Data Cloud Summit 2024.“Snowflake’s leadership position was earned because it had a superior product,” said theCUBE Research Chief Analyst Dave Vellante (pictured). “Its visionary founders saw that the cloud allowed it to separate compute from storage and have virtually infinite scalability on demand
A sneak peek at Snowflake Data Cloud Summit 2024: Reframing the future of data platforms Snowflake Inc. is at a crossroads.The company, which defined the modern data platform, now faces fresh challenges on four fronts. Specifically, Snowflake must: 1) advance its data cloud vision; 2) transform into an artificial intelligence leader; 3) become a platform for data apps; and 4) address external market forces that pressure its core values of simplicity, efficiency and trusted data.Our premise is that open storage formats, a shift toward data catalogs governing and defining data, and the AI awakening will challenge Snowflake’s ability to extend its value proposition, create novel moats and compete in new markets
On theCUBE Pod, Snowflake versus Databricks: The battle for data governance supremacy It’s clear that Snowflake Inc. is at a crossroads. Examining why was the focus of the latest edition of the Breaking Analysis series, and was a big subject of conversation for theCUBE Research industry analysts John Furrier and Dave Vellante on the latest episode of the CUBE podcast.“You saw this firsthand when Databricks announced the Unity Catalog last June, same week as Snowflake Summit,” said Vellante (pixetured, right).Snowflake ensures all data resides within its platform, which allows the company to guarantee governance, simplicity and highly efficient performance on their compute engine, Vellante added. “The data has to be inside of Snowflake. Databricks never owned the data
What to expect at Snowflake’s Data Cloud Summit: Join theCUBE June 4-6 Months after Chief Executive Frank Slootman’s departure from the data cloud company Snowflake Inc., the organization finds itself turning a new chapter.The change was a shock to the market, but at the time of the announcement, there was a bigger picture at play, according to theCUBE Research Chief Analyst Dave Vellante.“The other thing that Slootman did, he continued to invest in engineering talent so that company is in very good shape,” Vellante said on an episode of theCUBE podcast aired shortly after the news of Slootman’s departure. “They’re facing some challenges, there’s no question. People don’t like their pricing. They think it’s too expensive

CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy on Snowflake’s vision for data and AI integration

June 5, 2024

The advancements in data technology and artificial intelligence have significantly reshaped the landscape of enterprise software. These innovations, including AI integration, are driving businesses to include stronger and more efficient systems to manage their vast amounts of data, optimize their operations and enhance decision-making capabilities.Key developments include the adoption of technologies such as Snowflake Polaris, a vendor-neutral open catalog solution for Apache Iceberg, which enables better data management and processing. The implementation of AI is creating new opportunities and challenges, pushing companies to stay agile and forward-thinking in an ever-evolving market

Observe launches Kubernetes Explorer to simplify cloud-native observability

November 12, 2024

Artificial intelligence-powered observability company Observe Inc. today announced the launch of Kubernetes Explorer, a new addition to its observability platform created to simplify visualizing and troubleshooting for cloud-native environments.Kubernetes Explorer has been designed to allow DevOps teams, Site Reliability Engineers and software engineers to easily understand disparate Kubernetes components, detect issues quickly, uncover root causes and resolve them faster than ever before.The release seeks to tackle this issue wherein, as AI and edge computing trends drive Kubernetes adoption, the complexity of observing distributed applications and infrastructure has increased

Crystallizing Snowflake Data Cloud Summit 2024

June 8, 2024

Snowflake Inc.’s Data Cloud Summit 2024 was a weeklong event that brought together more than 20,000 of Snowflake’s core enterprise customers, developers and ecosystem partners to San Francisco this past week.The event highlighted the expanding aspirations of the company as it evolves its Data Cloud into an AI Data Cloud and a platform for developing intelligent data apps. Snowflake Data Cloud Summit 2024 marks the next chapter in the company’s history with new Chief Executive Sridhar Ramaswamy taking center stage, driving even faster product innovation and an ambitious total available market expansion strategy

Exploring Snowflake’s latest AI tools for business

June 4, 2024

Artificial intelligence and data management are revolutionizing business operations, providing new AI tools for business to enhance decision-making and streamline processes.Recent innovations like Snowflake’s Cortex series are making AI more accessible and efficient for businesses of all sizes. By fine-tuning models and offering intuitive interfaces for data interaction, these advancements are set to transform the industry landscape.Snowflake’s Baris Gultekin and Bayer’s Mukesh Dubey talk with theCUBE about AI tools for business

Balancing metadata and security: Snowflake leads the charge for data governance

June 5, 2024

The data cloud industry is facing a pivotal moment as it grapples with the challenges of standardizing data governance across various compute engines.With the rise of open table formats, such as Apache Iceberg, companies are striving to balance technical metadata management with strong security measures. Snowflake Inc. and Databricks Inc. are at the forefront of this battle, each developing unique strategies to enhance data governance and interoperability.SanjMo’s Sanjeev Mohan and analyst George Gilbert discuss data governance with theCUBE’s Dave Vellante

Democratizing data access: How Seek AI is changing information retrieval with generative AI

July 16, 2024

Even though data is the lifeblood of enterprises, its retrieval is at times cumbersome, and this is why democratizing data access with artificial intelligence is becoming the new kid on the technology block.As a result, Seek AI Inc. has heeded this call since it democratizes data access by leveraging proprietary generative AI models and code generation, enabling users across organizations to effortlessly retrieve vital information, according to Sarah Nagy (pictured), co-founder and chief executive officer of Seek AI. Seek AI’s CEO Sarah Nagy talks to theCUBE about the essence of democratizing data access

RelationalAI weighs in on how it’s using Snowflake Marketplace for native app monetization

June 11, 2024

Cloud players have made it abundantly clear: Ecosystems are important, but so are marketplaces. At Data Cloud Summit, one of the prominent companies using the Snowflake Marketplace is RelationalAI Inc.At the event, details were unveiled about how RelationalAI is building on its relationship with Snowflake Inc., with the public launch of its Snowflake Native App on the Snowflake Marketplace. Using Snowflake Marketplace has made all the difference, according to Molham Aref (pictured, left), chief executive officer of RelationalAI.Molham Aref of RelationalAI talks to theCUBE about the Snowflake Native App Framework

Snowflake carves its niche in era of AI and open data: theCUBE analysis live from Data Cloud Summit

June 4, 2024

Snowflake Inc. is never far from any data cloud discussion, but the company stands at a crucial crossroads, with its future hinging on key strategic decisions.Several transitions have thus followed, including leadership changes brought on by the evolving demands of the emerging open data landscape — particularly in the era of artificial intelligence.TheCUBE live on set at Data Cloud Summit.“On the topic of this crossroads/inflection point, there’s a couple of things going on that call for a wartime CEO, which is what Sridhar [Ramaswamy] is,” said George Gilbert (pictured, second from left), principal analyst at theCUBE Research. “Simplicity comes from integration

Unlocking AI’s true potential: How Coda Brain tackles AI hallucinations and inaccuracies

June 10, 2024

In addition to opening a world of possibilities, ChatGPT’s emergence brought to bear several underlying issues with artificial intelligence.Those issues, which could range from data hallucination to bias, can severely affect enterprise operations. Preventing such an eventuality by streamlining data ingestion is Coda Project Inc.’s value proposition.Coda’s Shishir Mehrotra discusses Coda Brain’s approach to tackling AI hallucination.“Packs are the kind of extensions in Coda — they allow you to bring any other piece of information into Coda as well,” said Shishir Mehrotra (pictured), co-founder and chief executive officer of Coda

Unlocking AI potential with effective cloud-based data modeling

July 16, 2024

In today’s data-driven world, the key to unlocking the true potential of data lies in effective cloud-based data modeling.The ability to structure, share and collaborate on data models in real-time is revolutionizing how organizations manage and utilize data. Cloud-based solutions are at the forefront of this transformation, providing scalability, sharability and integration that traditional on-premises solutions cannot match, according to Serge Gershkovich (pictured, right), head of product at SqlDBM (We Comes Before Me Corp.).Baptist Health South Florida’s Jaymin Patel and SqlDBM’s Serge Gershkovich talk to theCUBE about cloud-based data modeling

Striking gold in observability: Jeremy Burton on Observe Inc.’s success

June 5, 2024

Betting on a startup is always a risky venture, but with Observe Inc., an application observability platform, Jeremy Burton (pictured), the company’s chief executive officer, seems to have hit the jackpot.Observe is built on Snowflake Inc.’s data platform, allowing Observe to pool large amounts of data into a central data lake. This investment in a big data company has paid off, according to Burton.Observe CEO Jeremy Burton discusses how the company’s observability platform is addressing query latency

Unlocking AI potential: Nvidia’s NeMo and Snowflake’s Cortex integration

June 6, 2024

The quickly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and data management is witnessing game-changing advancements, thanks to the collaboration between leading tech giants.As companies such as Snowflake Inc. and Nvidia Corp. increasingly rely on AI to drive insights and efficiency, integrating sophisticated AI models into secure data platforms has become crucial. This synergy, in the form of Nvidia NeMo, ensures that enterprises can deploy AI in stable, production-ready environments, unlocking new potential across various sectors.Snowflake’s Vivek Raghunathan and Nvidia’s Kari Ann Briski talk to theCUBE about Nvidia NeMo and its integration with Snowflake Cortex AI

PrismHR adopts new spreadsheet interface for enhanced analytics

June 10, 2024

Many of us have attempted to organize our lives through spreadsheets, whether it be cataloging our expenses or keeping track of applications. Now Sigma Computing Inc. is enshrining the universally accessible spreadsheet interface.Sigma’s cloud analytics platform connects to Snowflake Inc.’s Data Cloud with a spreadsheet-like interface, creating a customizable and embedded experience for customers, such as PrismHR, a software platform for payroll and human resources.Sigma’s Mike Palmer and PrismHR’s Brad Falk talk about bringing data analytics to the average user.“More than a billion people globally have licenses for spreadsheets

Cost management and visibility play central role in this week’s Snowflake announcements

June 6, 2024

While Snowflake Inc. has orchestrated its platform to run with ease and simplicity for users, there is a subset of customers with an interest in cost management and performance tracking on a regular basis.At Data Cloud Summit in San Francisco this week, the company unveiled a set of tools designed to provide those insights.Snowflake’s Josh Klahr talks about cost management with theCUBE.“The way we think about platform performance is first: How do we make it drop dead simple to just run your workload and not even think about it working?” said Josh Klahr (pictured), head of data warehouse at Snowflake. “But there are some cases where customers need extra visibility

Data observability’s crucial role in the AI era: Acceldata and Workday weigh in

June 11, 2024

Data quality is paramount for today’s digitized enterprises, but managing large, disparate information sources remains a significant challenge. Add to that the need for data observability and governance, as well as growing complexities from artificial intelligence, and a formidable operational minefield emerges.What expert signals are percolating on the modern imperative for clean, accurate and reliable enterprise data?Insights on data observability from the experts at Acceldata and Workday.“Data observability is a new concept,” said Rohit Choudhary (pictured, right), founder and chief executive officer of Acceldata Inc

BNY Mellon pioneers AI data integration thanks to ThoughtSpot and Snowflake partnership

June 6, 2024

To add fuel to the artificial intelligence fire, data ought to take center stage, and this is why AI data integration has become top of mind across different industries. To incorporate AI capabilities into its data estate, the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. teamed up with ThoughtSpot Inc. and Snowflake Inc., according to Mark D’Costa (pictured, right), head of data innovation and commercialization at BNY Mellon.ThoughtSpot’s Cindi Howson and BNY Mellon’s Mark D’Costa talk to theCUBE about the importance of AI data integration in banking.“The LLMs and generative AI have just been an amazing kind of jolt to the organization in the industry,” D’Costa said

Coca Cola Consolidated transforms workforce with AI for all

June 5, 2024

Many companies wanting to implement artificial intelligence often lack experts in data and AI learning, but Matillion Ltd. aims to help organizations such as Coca-Cola Consolidated empower all their employees to run data pipelines.Coca-Cola Consolidated’s Jeremy Post and Matillion’s Matthew Scullion and  talk about the importance of democratizing data.“The reason we don’t all have the data that we need is because there aren’t enough data engineers to do all the work,” said Matthew Scullion (pictured, right), founder and chief executive officer of Matillion. “The problem is even more urgent and even more acute [with generative AI]

Insights from Foot Locker’s innovative use of AI and data in retail

June 6, 2024

With data’s continued surge as a growth driver and competitive factor, harnessing it long-term will determine whether businesses sink or swim with the tides.In a proactive response, Foot Locker Inc. is revolutionizing its data management strategy by integrating Snowflake Inc.’s Data Cloud to transform operations, enhance customer experiences and reap the benefits of AI in retail.Discussing Foot Locker’s operations overhaul using Snowflake Data Cloud.“We have around 2,600 stores; we’re a major retailer in footwear, but Snowflake is the backbone for us at Foot Locker,” said Anil Kumar Paila (pictured, left), principal architect at Foot Locker

Lyra Health enhances its mental health platform with advanced data management

June 7, 2024

Our country is currently in the midst of a mental health crisis, and Lyra Health Inc., a leading provider for mental health benefits, is trying to better serve its customers through a collaboration with Fivetran Inc., an automated data movement platform.The latter company recently announced the Fivetran Managed Data Lake Service, which allows companies such as Lyra Health to move data into Apache Iceberg, the popular format for managing large amounts of data in analytic tables.Lyra Health’s Chris Suen and Fivetran’s Taylor Brown discuss the enterprise’s desire for more ownership over data

Breaking data silos: Fivetran and Snowflake partner for seamless AI integration

July 12, 2024

Data management is the bedrock of the artificial intelligence era, so Fivetran Inc. and Snowflake Inc. are partnering to help customers bring their data together by making Fivetran a native application on the Snowflake Marketplace.Fivetran and Snowflake have a longstanding collaboration, with Fivetran helping deliver data into Snowflake’s cloud platform. The upcoming release of Polaris will allow customers to access Iceberg data from Fivetran.Fivetran’s George Fraser and Snowflake’s Prasanna Krishnan talk about data management and creating a faster, easier data pipeline

Blue Yonder and Snowflake tackling supply chain challenges with AI and data cloud

July 23, 2024

Since supply chains are accustomed to a siloed data environment, running them in a coordinated way is an uphill task, and this is why a data cloud for supply chain is needed. Through a unified platform and data cloud, Blue Yonder Inc. offers interoperable and resilient supply chain solutions through end-to-end connectivity with the help of Snowflake Inc. because the presence of data silos in supply chain triggers inefficiency based on increased latency and batch, according to Duncan Angove (pictured, right), chief executive officer of Blue Yonder. Snowflake’s Tyler Prince and Blue Yonder’s Duncan Angove talk to theCUBE about the importance of data cloud for supply chain

Zillow’s AI revolution: How Snowflake’s Data Cloud is transforming real estate

June 5, 2024

Snowflake Inc. built its AI Data Cloud as a single platform to bring data and workloads together.The ability to integrate internal and external data sources is proving to be attractive for a number of businesses, including Zillow Inc., the online real estate marketplace.Zillow’s Ravi Kandikonda and Snowflake’s Denise Persson talk with theCUBE about the AI evolution.“It’s not only about using your own data,” said Denise Persson (pictured, right), chief marketing officer of Snowflake. “You want to be able to use data from data providers such as Zillow. You might want to combine that with weather data … to build an application

Unlocking the power of data: How Snowflake and VideoAmp are transforming media measurement technology

June 7, 2024

The data management landscape is undergoing a revolution, driven by advanced technologies that promise unprecedented efficiency and security, especially when it comes to media measurement technology.Companies are now capable of processing enormous datasets swiftly and securely, paving the way for more informed decision-making and enhanced operational capabilities. The rise of platforms that integrate seamlessly with popular programming languages and containers is redefining how developers manage data, emphasizing ease of use and scalability.Snowflake’s Jeff Hollan and VideoAmp’s John Adams talk to theCUBE about media measurement technology

Data as the new development kit: Revolutionizing financial services to drive innovation

June 6, 2024

Once an ambitious declaration, the phrase “data is the new development kit” has now crystallized as the financial services sector’s reality.Given the current juxtaposition of macroeconomic volatilities and vast opportunities, how does a unified data approach, enabled by platforms such as Snowflake, help financial players separate the wheat from the chaff and deliver value where it matters?Experts from State Street and Snowflake discuss data transformation in the financial services sector

Snowflake Notebooks aims to streamline developer workflows

June 5, 2024

In this new era of generative artificial intelligence, big data companies are innovating, and new companies are working in novel ways. At the Data Cloud Summit, Snowflake Inc. has sought to outline how it plans to help businesses of all sizes with its AI tools, including with Snowflake Notebooks.Technology has been moving quickly, according to Chris Van Pelt (pictured, right), co-founder and chief information security officer of Weights & Biases Inc., which aims to build the best tools possible for AI developers.Snowflake’s Amanda Kelly and Weights & Biases’ Chris Van Pelt talks to theCUBE about Snowflake Notebooks

Enhancing data management with Apache Iceberg data lake integration

June 12, 2024

The data management landscape is evolving rapidly, with organizations seeking more efficient ways to handle vast amounts of information through innovations such as Apache Iceberg data lake integration.As businesses generate and utilize increasing volumes of data, the need for flexible, scalable and integrated solutions becomes even more important. Innovations such as Apache Iceberg provide new opportunities for organizations to streamline data operations and maximize the value derived from datasets, according to Ron Ortloff (pictured), senior product manager, Iceberg and data lake, at Snowflake Inc.Snowflake’s Ron Ortloff talks to theCUBE about Apache Iceberg data lake integration

Snowflake catalog supports cross-engine access to Iceberg data

June 3, 2024

Snowflake Inc. is expanding its support for the Apache Iceberg open-source table format with today’s announcement of Polaris Catalog, described as a vendor-neutral, open catalog implementation for Iceberg and other data architectures.Polaris is intended to provide centralized, cross-engine access to data. Snowflake said the catalog, which will be released to open source within the next 90 days, will give customers more flexibility and control over their data. It will have cross-engine read and write capability, strong security and interoperability with major cloud infrastructure companies, data lakehouse provider Dremio Corp. and streaming data processing firm Confluent Inc

Ransomware attack on Panasonic’s Blue Yonder disrupts supply chains in UK and US

November 25, 2024

A ransomware attack on Panasonic Corp.-owned supply chain management company Blue Yonder Group Inc. resulted in supply chain delays and issues in the U.K. and U.S. over the weekend and into today.The ransomware attack, which was detected on Nov. 21, caused disruptions to Blue Yonder’s managed services hosted environment. In contrast to many other companies, Blue Yonder has disclosed that the attack involved ransomware and provided updates on its website, though without a lot of detail.As of Nov. 23, the company said it was working around the clock, together with external cybersecurity firms, to restore systems safely

Snapchat enhances platform for users and advertisers through secure integration with Snowflake

June 6, 2024

Snap Inc. is partnering with Snowflake Inc. to make its flagship product, Snapchat, more secure for users and profitable for advertisers.The company has integrated with Snowflake’s Marketing Data Cloud to provide advertisers with encrypted data through technologies such as Data Clean Rooms. These features allow organizations to share data without compromising user security.Snowflake’s Bill Stratton and Snap’s John Eckhardt discuss Snapchat’s emphasis on user security.“Regulatory bodies have been pushing advertisers to be much more conscientious about the way they use data,” said John Eckhardt (pictured, right), director of global marketing science at Snap

Four insights you might have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of Snowflake’s Data Cloud Summit

June 12, 2024

The Snowflake Data Cloud Summit in San Francisco last week offered an in-depth look at how artificial intelligence, data and open source are continuing to reshape the enterprise world.As Snowflake Inc. moves from its Data Cloud into the AI Data Cloud, the company is seeking to write its next chapter under the leadership of new CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy, supporting an AI-driven environment where customers are demanding data simplicity and value for the business

Streamlining business intelligence: Empowering users with AI-driven tools

July 16, 2024

In the changing landscape of data integration and business intelligence, companies are increasingly turning to solutions like Snowflake’s data cloud integration to streamline data accessibility and analytics.The integration of platforms such as Domo with Snowflake’s data cloud exemplifies how organizations can leverage these tools to enhance data management, improve business processes and drive strategic decisions, according to RJ Tracy (pictured, left), senior vice president of strategic development and channel at Domo Inc.Domo’s RJ Tracy and TaylorMade’s David Damitz talk to theCUBE about data cloud integration.“Domo really has a pretty broad platform and we wrap around Snowflake

Customer-centric AI: How Snowflake and Slalom are shaping the future of AI

July 12, 2024

The technology landscape is rapidly evolving, with innovative companies such as Snowflake Inc. leading the charge in artificial intelligence integration and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.Central to these advancements are the transformative roles of artificial intelligence, strategic partnerships and customer-centric approaches that drive significant value and competitive advantage, according to Mukesh Kumar (pictured, right), president of global technology at Slalom.Snowflake’s Amy Hirst-Kodl and Slalom’s Mukesh Kumar talk to theCUBE about Snowflake AI integration.“I believe Slalom is the most customer-obsessed company on the planet,” he said

Snowflake Data Cloud Summit unveils transformative potential for data-driven solutions

July 23, 2024

The recent discussion at the Snowflake Data Cloud Summit highlighted the transformative potential of data-driven solutions, particularly for industries facing complex challenges.The pandemic disrupted traditional business models across various industries, prompting a reevaluation of how data is used to navigate new market realities and provide insights for pricing, Jayne Strickland (pictured, left), co-founder and chief customer officer of SignalFlare.ai Inc. explained.SignalFlare.ai’s Jayne Strickland and Mike Lukianoff are joined by Snowflake’s Stefan Williamsas they talk  to theCUBE about Snowflake Data Cloud.“Pricing is not just cost, it’s about the whole value equation

How Theom and Tradeweb Markets aim to take a unified approach to data governance in the AI era

June 6, 2024

Data governance has emerged as one of the top topics at this year’s Data Cloud Summit. Understanding what’s happening in one’s data environment in the generative AI era is critical.That’s what Theom Inc. is seeking to manage, according to Navindra Yadav (pictured, left), co-founder and chief executive officer of Theom, a data control plane that aims to tackle a number of important questions.Theom’s Navindra Yadav and Tradeweb Markets’ Bala Rajagopalan talk to theCUBE about data governance in the AI era.“What data do you have? Who’s got access to this data?” Yadav asked

BET turns to Kumo’s predictive AI solution for attracting and retaining viewers

June 6, 2024

For major media content providers, such as Black Entertainment Television LLC, or BET, meeting the expectations of its viewers is of paramount importance. This is where a predictive AI solution takes on greater significance.BET’s Brian Rikuda and Kumo.ai’s Vanja Josifovski talk with theCUBE about predictive AI.“We are looking at data in different ways than the industry has looked at data before to start predicting what customer behavior is going to look like,” said Brian Rikuda (pictured, left), executive vice president of strategy, operations and programming scheduling at BET. “We have a range of subscribers that have certain consumption habits