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May 23, 2025

When (and When Not) to Use Snowflake’s External Tables

This article explores when to use Snowflake’s external tables, covering supported file formats, benefits, limitations, example SQL, and a decision-making framework to help avoid common anti-patterns.

4 min
May 23, 2025

Iceberg Tables: The Storage Revolution

Freedom from vendor lock-in? Why Apache Iceberg is the most important architectural shift in the Data Cloud

2 min
May 16, 2025

Hybrid Cloud Data Architectures - Snowflake with On-Premise Systems

This article explores hybrid cloud data architectures combining Snowflake with on-premise systems, covering connectors, networking and security considerations, integration patterns, and practical migration pathways.

4 min
May 16, 2025

Preparing for Snowflake Summit 2025

The biggest data event of the year is next month. Here is your survival guide, from session selection to networking.

2 min
May 9, 2025

Design Patterns for Multi-Region Snowflake Deployments

This article explores the design patterns for multi-region Snowflake deployments, outlining their importance for resilience, compliance, and latency, while detailing trade-offs, replication strategies, cross-region data sharing, and practical implementation guidance.

4 min
May 9, 2025

Hosting LLMs in SPCS

A comprehensive guide to deploying a custom Hugging Face model on GPUs within Snowpark Container Services.

2 min
May 2, 2025

Snowpark Container Services (SPCS) Use Cases

Docker containers running inside Snowflake? It

2 min
Apr 28, 2025

SQL vs NoSQL - Where Snowflake Fits in the Modern Data Landscape

Explore the evolving landscape of SQL and NoSQL databases, and discover how Snowflake bridges structured and semi-structured data management with a modern, cloud-native architecture.

3 min

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