skip to main content louise knapp science feb 1, 2001 2:00 am what makes a snowflake unique? some people like to train spot, others are into bird watching. for kenneth libbrecht, professor of physics at california institute of technology, his kick is snowflake watching. by louise knapp. ...
Snowflake handles structured and semi-structured data such as JSON, Parquet, and Avro, which makes it suitable for data lakes. It has an extensive set of client connectors and drivers. For example, Python connector, Spark Connector, Node.JS driver, Go Snowflake driver, JDFC client drive, an...
Snowflake offers a unique capability: it separates data storage from compute, allowing it to scale independently. This capability makes it possible to handle massive volumes of data at high speeds and in
the Snowflake Primary Key, however, will not be enforced.Constraints, on the other hand, provide useful metadata. The optimizer creates an optimized execution plan using the primary key. There can be several unique keys and foreign keys in a table, but ...
the copied object can be updated independently of the original. To put it another way, if you make changes to either the original object or the clone, you won't see those changes reflected in the other. Through zero-copy cloning, Snowflake makes it simple to make backup copies of your ...
SimonDataComposable CDPSimon Data was founded in 2014 originally as a messaging platform for marketing teams but pivoted into a Composable CDP solution built to run on top of Snowflake. ActionIQHybrid CDPActionIQ was founded in 2014 as an alternative to Segment and mParticle. With the demand for...
Snowflake is a cloud data warehouse for enterprises, built for high performance big data analytics. The architecture of Snowflake physically separates compute and storage, while integrating them logically. Snowflake offers full relational database support and can work with structured and semi-structured...
Native support for databases, such as PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Azure Cosmos DB, and MongoDB, means you can connect to the extractor without using Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers. Schedule queries with cron expressions or intervals, for example, 6h or 15m. Disable scheduling with a glob...
Snowflake Enterprise glossary (preview): Data consumers can browse and understand all glossary terms, CDEs, and OKRs across the enterprise in thisnew page under Discovery. New navigation: New navigation and menu enhancements to navigate the 3 main categories of experiences:Discovery,Catalog management...
Traditional IT designs a dedicated, custom infrastructure solution (“snowflake”) for an application, delaying deployment of the application. The solution is often over-sized and built to satisfy worst-case capacity estimates with little ability to scale beyond design limits to meet demand. Collabora...