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EP 8: Data leakage: The missed opportunity of lost data

Data has so much promise, but organizations struggle to use it effectively, especially with the increasing complexity of managing large projects and the pressure of incorporating AI. On this episode of The AI Forecast, we’re joined by Simon Asplen-Taylor, the founder and CEO of DataTick and author of “Data and Analytics Strategy for Business”. Simon has spent years counseling organizations on getting their data right. In this episode, Simon shares the common missteps organizations experience with their data – with all roads leading back to data quality and a wild west of data collection across a business.

Announcing DeepSeek-R1 in Preview on Snowflake Cortex AI

We are excited to bring DeepSeek-R1 to Snowflake Cortex AI! As described by DeepSeek, this model, trained via large-scale reinforcement learning (RL) without supervised fine-tuning (SFT), can achieve performance comparable to OpenAI-o1 across math, code and reasoning tasks. Based on DeepSeek’s posted benchmarking, DeepSeek-R1 tops the leaderboard among open source models and rivals the most advanced closed source models globally.

Overcoming ESG Data Challenges: Why 2025 is the Year to Act

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting is no longer a forward-thinking corporate initiative—it’s an immediate business imperative. With regulatory deadlines fast approaching, stakeholders demanding transparency, and the financial risks of inaction rising, companies must move beyond reactive reporting to proactive ESG data management.

Tracking "Micro-Interactions" to Drive Better Sales Results | Metrics&Chill Podcast

How often have you sat in meetings trying to answer seemingly basic questions about your business, only to realize you don't have the data to answer them? Questions like: How many touches does it typically take to close a deal? Which lead sources are actually working? Why are some reps consistently outperforming others? If you've struggled to answer questions like these, you're not alone. I recently sat down with Noah Burkholz, Director of RevOps at demandDrive, to learn how they tackled this exact problem.

Snowflake Accelerates Self-Serve Data Warehouse Migrations with Free SnowConvert for All

Migrating from a traditional data warehouse to a cloud data platform is often complex, resource-intensive and costly. At Snowflake, we believe every organization should benefit from an easy, enterprise-grade and collaborative cloud AI and data platform — and should be able to make that transition as fast and automatic as possible.