Snowflake: Python usage grows by 571%
Python is most commonly used within the Snowflake Data Cloud for building AI models and apps. Especially its ease of use, active community and numerous libraries and frameworks appeal to developers.
In Snowpark, the Data Cloud component for building apps, the use of Python increased by 571%. The... Read more
Snowpark Container Services: what is the new Snowflake runtime option?
Snowflake made quite a few announcements at its recent Summit 2023, including Snowpark Container Services. In essence, this allows you to deploy, manage and scale containerized workloads with Snowflake infrastructure. But what does it mean in practice?
We already briefly covered Snowflake Contai... Read more
At Summit 2023, Snowflake expands the foundation for data apps
Snowflake is hosting the Summit 2023 conference this week, where it is unveiling innovations for developers and data experts. For these IT professionals, Snowflake aims to provide the foundation for data apps. SVP of Product Christian Kleinerman explains to us what features are coming to the Data C... Read more
Nvidia lowers case for gen-AI data concerns on Snowflake secure LLMs
As the global technology industry moves rapidly towards a world of generative Artificial Intelligence (gen-AI) enabled advantage, those tech vendors (arguably) making the most staunchly maverick moves in this space are doing so with the use of secure guardrails, steel-forged data management control... Read more
Snowflake’s latest industry cloud offering targets manufacturers
Cloud-based data warehousing firm Snowflake is expanding its industry-specific offerings by launching a platform for manufacturers. The Manufacturing Data Cloud seeks to support automotive, technology, energy, and industrial companies to address information silos and increase collaboration with par... Read more
Snowflake extends Python integration in Data Cloud platform
Snowflake is expanding the integration of Python in its Data Cloud platform. The organization launched the new Snowflake for Python tool and tightened the integration of Streamlit, a recently-acquired company.
The new Snowflake for Python tool supports programming languages commonly used by dat... Read more
Snowflake combines transactional and analytical data with Unistore
Snowflake introduced the Unistore, a new workload that extends the capabilities of the Snowflake Data Platform and provides a modern approach to working with transactional and analytical data.
Unistore makes it easier to develop transactional applications with the Snowflake Data Cloud platform. ... Read more
Snowflake lets developers build and deploy applications on the Data Cloud
Snowflake has released a new Native Application Framework that allows developers to build and deploy applications on the Data Cloud. It is also possible to combine this with a revenue model from the Snowflake Marketplace, so the developed application can also be monetised and used by third parties.... Read more
Pure Storage and Snowflake offer cloud analytics for on-premises data
Pure Storage and Snowflake are working on joint solutions for analysing on-premises data in the cloud. The capabilities of the Snowflake Data Platform are extended to on-premises environments.
The Snowflake Data Platform is a cloud-based data warehouse for secure data sharing within companies. T... Read more
Snowflake invests in Collibra to stimulate integrations
Snowflake recently participated in an investment round for Collibra, a Belgian data governance specialist. Snowflake hopes to achieve further integration of its platform and Collibra's technology.
Snowflake's investment arm (Snowflake Ventures) and other investors participated in the round. Coll... Read more