Snowflake AI Data Cloud
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SQL-Agnostic, Easy to Adopt, and Packed with Capabilities
What do you like best about the product?
Snowflake is SQL-agnostic, so you don’t need to learn other programming languages to get started. It’s an easy ecosystem to enter and stay in. A lot of open-source tools natively support Snowflake, like dbt, Dagster, and Fivetran. Snowflake also has built-in AI features like Cortex code, which is very good to use. On top of that, there’s a wide variety of capabilities—such as API integrations, external stages, different user profiles, and security policies—and all of these can be
implemented using just SQL.
the user experience has been good with the introduction of workspaces , i am loving this new workspaces layout where i can structure and store my files in an organized way
implemented using just SQL.
the user experience has been good with the introduction of workspaces , i am loving this new workspaces layout where i can structure and store my files in an organized way
What do you dislike about the product?
I really liked snowflake as a data warehouse but there are too many features are open source tools all bundled inside snowflake , and snowflake has introduced a lot of AI features like cortex analyst which are good for UI friendly POC's but I prefer code-agnostic tools
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I really love snowflakes data warehousing capabilities like time travel, all data in one place , every user can have his own permissions , access controls,
It make data storage and governance so much easier while also supporting notebooks , worksheets which can cater to different kinds of people in the enviornment which they are comfortable in like a data scientist can protoype and deploy models using both SQL and python which is great
It make data storage and governance so much easier while also supporting notebooks , worksheets which can cater to different kinds of people in the enviornment which they are comfortable in like a data scientist can protoype and deploy models using both SQL and python which is great
Cost-Effective, Easy-to-Use Snowflake with Great Performance and Support
What do you like best about the product?
the cost is less compared to other Datawarehouse's, The UI is so neat and easy to understand,the user experiance is also good, we can integrate snowflake with dbt and other tools, the query performance is also good, And the support team is always reachable, It has new ai features like cortex code , its a game changer
What do you dislike about the product?
I used snowflake polaris iceberg catalog , It can be improved
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It solves the Data warehousing and Data migration , Data Ingestion, Transformation, It solves all the ETL problems and it is very useful if you are building streamlit apps and it has a marketplace were you can download or publish the content. The new AI Cortex Code Is the game changer , It reduces the time for Data Engineers
Easy-to-Use Cloud Data Management for Integration, Governance, and Migration
What do you like best about the product?
It is a cloud-based data management tool. It’s one of the best tools for data integration, governance, and migration, and it’s easy to use with a UI-friendly interface. Anyone can use it easily and they also provide customer support if need any help, they provide trainings also to the users and help them manage their data.. I also find it easy to use, thanks to a user-friendly interface and an overall UI that feels intuitive and straightforward.
What do you dislike about the product?
As of now, the cost for some services is pretty high, but it does provide good-quality service overall, so I think it’s good.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It solves the problem of data management and data silos that often occur in large MNCs with huge amounts of data stored in their legacy systems across different applications and databases. It helps them bring everything together and create meaning from the data, so they can use that refined data to support the company’s growth.
Snowflake Offers Real Time Monitoring and Data Integration Options.
What do you like best about the product?
Real time monitoring solution and the ability to manage multiple data and integration support on Snowflake is perfect.
Easy data synchronization, access control system and effective user management and easy workflow handling product and its data descovery capability is excellent.
Easy data synchronization, access control system and effective user management and easy workflow handling product and its data descovery capability is excellent.
What do you dislike about the product?
Snowflake has zero dislike since the product is easy to get used and the implementation is an easy process with helpful support team.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Effective data integration and data visualization system and the monitoring and data access control to compliance management Snowflake is amazing.
Cloud-Based and Easy to Use
What do you like best about the product?
Cloud based, easy to use and add users/roles.
What do you dislike about the product?
Queries consume compute credits, which can become expensive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Centralizes structured and semi-structured data
Robust Data Warehouse with Fast Analytics
What do you like best about the product?
I use Snowflake as a data warehouse for analytics and debugging queries on production data. I find it pretty fast, even for big, complicated queries, which is very valuable to me. The web UI is solid, making my interaction with the software pleasant. I also appreciate the handy SQL extensions that make coding a little easier.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would love more SQL extensions (like SELECT * EXCLUDE or UNION BY NAME). Also it's frustrating when someone is running a very long-running query and causes my queries to be delayed. Basically, I wish it had all the fancy extensions that DuckDB has. For example, DuckDB lets you use dot notation to call functions (i.e., s.upper() instead of upper(s)), which is nice. Also, it would be very handy if you could somehow make temp tables local to a specific session. I sometimes would like to save something in a temp table, but then I have to move to a schema that I have write access on, which is a bit annoying. Also, it would be very neat if you could give the optimizer hints about whether or not to materialize CTEs. Occasionally it makes the wrong decision and makes queries that should be fast take forever.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Snowflake as a data warehouse for convenient analytics and to run queries on production data efficiently. It handles large queries that MySQL struggles with.
Cost-Effective Data Warehouse with Seamless Integration
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Snowflake is easily integratable with other systems. It's cost-friendly, as you pay only a fraction of the cost based on the amount of data you store. I also appreciate that it's user-friendly for people who might not have a technical background.
What do you dislike about the product?
Something that I think Snowflake can improve on is probably maybe UI experience. I think it can get a bit cleaner.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Snowflake as a data warehouse to organize all my analytics data, acting as a one-stop solution for most data needs. It's great at storing, processing, and retrieving large amounts of data.
Excellent for Analytics: Transparent Costs, Easy UI, and Straightforward Integrations
What do you like best about the product?
Snowflake is excellent for analytical workloads. The cost is relatively transparent, and there are plenty of tools available to help optimize both cost and performance. The UI is easy to use, and integration with 3rd-party vendors is straightforward. You can also easily access data that is external to Snowflake, which helps reduce vendor lock-in risk.
What do you dislike about the product?
By the nature of being a cloud vendor, the UI has limitations in that it is browser based. This is the same story though for all cloud based data processing platforms.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It provides a cost effective solution to big data problems, with ability to scale seamlessly both vertically and horizontally. Since our data is in AWS in Iceberg format, we don't even need to load the data into Snowflake but can access it with Snowflake integrations and achieve excellent latencies.
Snowflake spams you into oblivion with fake email personnel at the company.
What do you like best about the product?
Lots of spam that will fill up your inbox.
What do you dislike about the product?
Won't stop spamming using different email addresses each time. I've tried unsubscribing but they just won't stop.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
They are not helping anything. They keep sending unsolicited emails and won't stop. They are intentionally trying to bypass email spam filters by creating new ficticious From people each time.
Flexible, Scalable Architecture with Independent Storage and Compute
What do you like best about the product?
The best thing about this platform is its architecture. Snowflake separates storage and compute, which allows my teams to scale us independently based on the workload. This flexibility limits performance bottlenecks and avoids huge infrastructure costs.
What do you dislike about the product?
Their cost management needs careful monitoring. Their pay-per-usage model is powerful, but the compute cost can increase quickly if it's not optimised.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Snowflake solves the problem of managing a large-scale data infrastructure without having physical servers, and it also helps me to centralise the data warehousing and faster analytics queries. Their cross-team data collaboration and external data sharing is very effective. They also have effective real-time business intelligence.
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