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
Dell Technologies partners with Snowflake for on-premises data
Dell Technologies and Snowflake are teaming up for a joint solution that connects data from on-premises storage to the Snowflake Data Cloud.
The collaboration aims to increase the accessibility of data stored on Dell infrastructure. Snowflake Data Cloud is a platform that brings together data fr... Read more
Snowflake introduces industry-specific Retail Data Cloud
Snowflake launched a data platform for retailers and manufacturers of packaged goods. As always, data storage and analysis set the tone.
The Retail Data Cloud combines Snowflake's platform with industry-specific software and datasets. Retailers and manufacturers are provided with tools for tran... Read more
Snowflake introduces data platform for healthcare
Snowflake is tailoring its data platform to healthcare providers. Snowflake Healthcare & Life Sciences Data Cloud should make it easier for healthcare providers to collaborate on data and analytics
The new Healthcare & Life Sciences Data Cloud platform allows healthcare organizations to ... Read more
Snowflake share price plummets regardless of notable yearly growth
Although Snowflake generated a hefty turnover in the past fiscal year, its share prices fell drastically. Furthermore, Snowflake announced the acquisition of Streamlit, an open source framework for building and sharing data applications.
The annual figures for the fiscal year of 2022 show that S... Read more
Snowflake and Databricks invest millions in dbt Labs
Big data specialist dbt Labs has managed to raise close to 199 million euros ($222 million) in a new investment round. Major investors include Snowflake, Databricks and Alphabet.
The round brings the market value of dbt Labs to 4.2 billion dollars. The big data specialist plans to use the new ca... Read more
Snowflake launches support for Apache Iceberg, emerging table format
Snowflake launches support for Apache Iceberg, a table format for demanding Analytics in production environments.
Apache Iceberg is in the spotlight. In late 2021, AWS announced that Amazon EMR (big data and analytics platform) supports Iceberg. "The table format is suitable for fast queries in ... 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