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Snowflake launched two new features today to help customers use their platform safely. 1) allowing Admins to Enforce Mandatory MFA and 2) the GA launch of Snowflake Trust Center to give a place for admins to monitor the adherence to MFA policies. Mandatory MFA is critical for any SaaS app to be used safely. Password harvesting/reuse/stuffing provides a direct vector to the data that you store in a SaaS app. Glad to see it's coming to Snowflake Their trust center gives admins the flexibility to start their MFA enrollment process with a warning step, or jump right to enforcing MFA for all users. Thank you for releasing this feature for free with all versions. Safety isn't a place for an upsell. If you are a Snowflake admin enable a MFA policy to warn all your users without MFA enabled, and work with your internal stakeholders to set the day when it's mandatory This is great news to see https://lnkd.in/e2DpEV8W

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Looking to build a multi-query RAG pipeline? See how it can be done in 20 minutes using #Langflow. ⬇️ #RAGApplications #AIApplications #Langflow https://ow.ly/7es750TluoP

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Snowflake should at least tell us what bugs they are fixing and what features they are working on in snowflake managed Polaris. It will helps us to prepare .. For example: add_files, register_table procedure are not working. I know snowflake team is working on it but no info to community. Some of these features essential to move on from PoC to prod. James Malone Snowflake

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If you’re thinking about implementing Data Cloud any time in the future, or wondering what you can do now to prepare for it, you will get value from this session

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If you are ingesting data from Kafka/Kinesis into Snowflake you should watch this short video by Charles Tan and Shawn Gordon on how you can use DeltaStream to shift left your workloads to reduce cost and latency! #Flink #Kafka #Snowflake #ShiftLeft https://lnkd.in/gnZ45MTa

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One of THE most exciting events at the #DataCloudSummit was Snowflake's 5-Minute Demo Dare where 3 finalists had 5 minutes to build LIVE in front of an audience of several hundred and a panel of judges. Coalesce.io's own Josh Hall showed (IN JUST 5 MINUTES) how anyone can easily operationalize Snowflake Cortex LLM Functions with Coalesce. Here's what he did: * Translate transcripts to English * Unify translated data sets * Apply Cortex LLM functions * Extract the customer name * Create the sentiment score * Summarize the transcript * Derive JSON mappings I hope next year event is featured in the middle of Summit as it was incredible watching the folks from Airbyte, phData, and Josh work their magic, troubleshoot LIVE any random issues thrown at them by the demo gods, and race against the clock to deliver a compelling demo and tangible end product/result. Shoutout to Felipe Hoffa for hosting such a fun experience. Check out the full step-by-step write-up and video recording below! #snowflake #cortex #ai #ml #llm #data #dataengineering #analytics https://lnkd.in/gCx7gfhC

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This is cool - some details from dbt Labs in the Snowflake marketplace: "5,000 every year + Snowflake Infrastructure Cost One Developer seat Included: 600 Semantic Layer Queried Metrics per year Included: 36,000 Successful Models Built per year." "You can purchase the dbt Snowflake Native App via the public listing on Snowflake Marketplace or contact us for custom pricing. Once purchased, you can install the app and a dbt Cloud enterprise account." It will be interesting to see how pricing works out here... Looks like custom pricing after one seat.

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Open has become the state-of-the-art (for now), Meta have changed the game - yet again - with the release of the Llama3.1 suite of models. The acceleration in this industry is breathtaking. The headlines: * Llama 3.1 models are immediately available in Cortex today. ✅ * 405B packs a punch - out performing other leading flagship models across a variety of benchmarks. 📈 * 8b & 70b models have been updated too. The already capable models have seen significant jumps, particularly in math and coding, in just 3 months. 🚀 * Meta's 3.1 suite will be made available for serverless fine tuning. 🤯 * We've also released Snowflake Cortex Guard (GA) to safeguard LLM applications. 🛡

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While attending a conference recently, I had a conversation with a leading technology CTO. His concern was simple but powerful: ‘Our current system is rigid. It slows us down.’ He went on to explain how their data infrastructure, though powerful, couldn’t keep up with the company’s evolving needs. This is a problem many businesses face today. Systems that were once state-of-the-art are now inflexible, unable to adapt to new demands. That’s why composability is so important. It’s about breaking down monolithic structures and allowing businesses to innovate at their own pace. At Syntasa, we’ve built a composable CDP that enables companies to add or remove data capabilities as needed — without disruption. Imagine running your marketing campaigns with the freedom to experiment, pivot, and grow without being held back by your tech stack. Composability is the new agility, and it’s time every company embraces it. https://lnkd.in/eWBJAzGb

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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 SqlDBM 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 Snowflake 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀?💲❄️ We often turn to Keith Belanger to simplify the world of data. Here's an example of his (very much appreciated) analogies: "A properly designed data model can make for more effective and efficient query processing to meet the business needs. Reducing the compute necessary to process that query."💡 "Imagine going to a grocery store and not having organized shelves. You are going to spend a lot more time trying to find what you need."🛒 #SqlDBM #Snowflake #datamodeling #cloud

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Big Data LDN was a dream! still buzzing with excitement. If you missed your chance to see Sifflet Data Observability Platform in action, don’t worry! my colleague Eric Thomas will be conducting a live demo Thursday October 3rd at 6pm CET, 12 ET, 9am PT. Link to register in the comments. #dataobservability #dataquality

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Practical explanation of API’s the next time you are in a buzzword salad meeting… https://lnkd.in/e-HSTwC3

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Snowflake Polaris: POC Status 2. Branching, tagging, branch fast-forwarding, expiring snapshots, and all other maintenance procedures are working smoothly without any issues. I’m hopeful that Snowflake will assist with the issues I’m experiencing related to add_files and register_table procedures. Snowflake Dremio ambariCloud Today's Quote: Arrogance has toppled empires.

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Snowflake's pay-as-you-go model makes query optimization essential for eliminating inefficiencies. Understanding Cost Per Query (CPQ) can help you reduce waste and boost performance across your cloud data environment. Check out this blog to discover how you can start optimizing your Snowflake queries today! #Snowflake #CloudOptimization #DataEfficiency #CapitalOneSoftware #Slingshot

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Dynamic visual showcasing the power of PLATFORMS! This exemplifies why customers invest in comprehensive data solutions like Snowflake Data Cloud. A single platform unlocks diverse possibilities: advanced data warehousing, seamless collaboration, AI integration, and scalable application development. #DataPlatforms #SNOWFLAKE

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Join us for a demo on May 14 of Snowflake and Salesforce's bi-directional data sharing capabilities! Highlights include: - The advantages of this innovative zero-ETL approach and how it offers organizations the speed and reliability to run effective campaigns - Common use cases and how customers are putting the integration to use in their organization - A demo of how to get started querying Salesforce data in Snowflake and vice versa - How you can gain insights from unstructured data using Snowflake Cortex and DocAI and surface it in Salesforce https://okt.to/VFv7H5

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🔐 Boost Your Snowflake Security with Key Pair Authentication In our new blog, we highlight how key pair authentication is transforming data security for Snowflake users. This method offers a robust, efficient way to manage access and protect sensitive information. Learn how you can implement this feature to enhance your security framework.

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