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18 Mar 2020

Tips for Optimizing the #DataVault Architecture on #Snowflake (Part 2)

SETTING UP FOR MAXIMAL PARALLEL LOADING!

In this post, I discuss how to engineer your Data Vault load in Snowflake Cloud Data Platform for maximum speed.

Because Snowflake separates compute from storage and allows the definition of multiple independent compute clusters, it provides some truly unique opportunities to configure virtual warehouses to support optimal throughput of DV loads.

Along with using larger “T-shirt size” warehouses to increase throughput, using multi-cluster warehouses during data loading increases concurrency for even faster loads at scale.

Get the details –  Tips for Optimizing the Data Vault Architecture on Snowflake (Part 2)

Enjoy!

Kent

The Data Warrior & Chief Technical Evangelist for Snowflake

Posted in Data Modeling, Data Vault, Data Warehouse, SnowflakeDB and tagged , , , , , , , , , ,
15 Nov 2018

Automatic Clustering, Materialized Views and Automatic Maintenance in Snowflake 

Boy are things going bananas at Snowflake these days. The really big news a few weeks back was another round of funding! This time we got another $450 million.

A-MAZ-ING!

We are gaining marketshare everyday with name brands signing up in droves. I am constantly taken aback by the names I see on our win-wire. In my role as evangelist, I am getting to speak with folks at places like Sony, NBC Universal, and CapitalOne to name a few. Not only here in the US but over in EMEA as well (as my frequent flyer status will attest). And early next year I will be heading out to Australia and New Zealand too (stay tuned for details).

As exciting as all that is (#ILoveMyJob), even more exciting is how our engineering team is putting all that funding $$ to use to continue to improve what is already the leading cloud-built data warehouse. This week we announced two new major features.

From today, two new automation and performance capabilities are available in Snowflake. They are the latest advancements to Snowflake’s ability to deliver the best performance and scalability without requiring administration or maintenance from our customers. They also lay the foundation for a series of new features to come in the months ahead.

Read all the details here: Automatic Clustering, Materialized Views & Automatic Maintenance in Snowflake

After reading up on these features, head on over to our site and sign up fro your FREE trial account to see for yourself how awesome, and easy, moving to the cloud can be.

Make it snow!

Kent

Chief Technical Evangelist, Snowflake

The Data Warrior

Posted in Big Data, Data Warehouse, SnowflakeDB and tagged , , , , , ,
08 Aug 2018

Get Started Faster with Snowflake Partner Connect

Got data you want to load and analyze in the cloud? Would you like to do it today? The check out this announcement about getting up and running with your data in Snowflake faster. #YourDataNoLimits

Ending the struggle for data starts with getting to your data faster. Snowflake already streamlines the path to get up and running with a simple sign-up process via our website. With the introduction of Partner Connect, getting started with loading your data just got easier.Featuring data integration partners Fivetran, Alooma and Stitch, Partner Connect accelerates the onboarding process for new customers by eliminating the time-consuming steps of signing up for a new partner application and manually configuring the connection to Snowflake. We want to remove all barriers to getting started so you can unlock the full value of Snowflake immediately. Partner Connect makes this possible.

Read the rest here: Get Started Faster with Snowflake Partner Connect | Snowflake Blog

Happy loading!

Kent

The Data Warrior

Posted in Big Data, Data Warehouse, SnowflakeDB and tagged , , , , ,
13 Nov 2017

Join the Cloud Analytics Academy

Maybe not a cool as Star Fleet Academy, but this is pretty cool.

Snowflake and a number of our partners have come together to create the first, self-paced, vendor agnostic, online training academy for analytics in the cloud. This academy will get you up to speed on what is happening today in the cloud with respect to data warehousing and analytics so that you can be a leader in your organization.

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Reach for the summit above the clouds!

And the best part – it is FREE!

The Cloud Analytics Academy is a training and certification program for data professionals who want to advance their skills for the technology and business demands of today’s data analytics. It’s a collective industry effort from executives at Snowflake Computing, AWS, Looker, Talend and WhereScape.

We decided to launch this academy in part to address the data and analytics skills gap, which Gartner says is “threatening to overwhelm the credibility of data use” in business. At the same time, Gartner also recently projected that the worldwide software-as-a-service (SaaS) market to grow more than 63 percent to by 2020.

The Academy is designed for data professionals of all technical and business levels and backgrounds. You can complete any or all of the following Academy tracks:

  • Executive Fast Track – Learn the key technologies and techniques to foster an effective cloud analytics team.
  • Cloud Foundation Track – Become proficient with the fundamental building blocks of cloud analytics.
  • Modern Data Analytics Track – Learn advanced technical concepts to propel your cloud analytics.

There will be quiz questions at the end of each session to test your retention. By completing the sessions and the quizzes in a track you will get a related academy badge. Anyone who completes all three tracks will be certified as a Cloud Analytics Academy Master.

The Academy launches on November 14th with a live keynote from Tom Davenport. You can get all the details and sign up here. (Don’t worry if you miss it as it will be recorded and available the rest of the year).

So what are you waiting for? Sign up today and take your career to the next level – above the clouds!

To infinity and beyond!

Kent

The Data Warrior

 

 

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13 Oct 2017

New Snowflake features released in Q2’17 

I have been busy lately preparing and delivering quite a few talks so got a bit behind on my blogging and reporting. So in an effort to catch up a bit, here are some details on developments at Snowflake:

Q2 1017 Features

It has been an incredible few months at Snowflake. Along with the introduction of self-service and numerous other features added in the last quarter, we have witnessed:

  • Our customer base has grown exponentially with large numbers of applications in full production.
  • Billions of analytical jobs successfully executed this year alone, with petabytes of data stored in Snowflake today, and without a single failed deployment to-date.
  • A strong interest in pushing the boundaries for data warehousing even further by allowing everyone in organizations to share, access and analyze data.

Continuing to engage closely with our customers during this rapid growth period, we rolled out key new product capabilities throughout the second quarter.

Get the rest of the details here: New Snowflake features released in Q2’17

Cheers

Kent

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