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Why a Solid Data Foundation Is the Key to Successful Gen AI

Think back just a few years ago when most enterprises were either planning or just getting started on their cloud journeys. The pandemic hit and, virtually overnight, the need to radically change ways of working pushed those cloud journeys into overdrive. Cost-effective adaptability was essential. And the companies that could scale up or scale down quickly were the ones that navigated the pandemic successfully. Migrating to the cloud made that possible.

Mapbox Snowflake Native App Opens Geospatial Analytics to New Audiences

Geospatial data can give a business a competitive edge — especially when it’s combined with the company’s own data resources. Considering a new store location? You’ll want to analyze not just where your nearest competitors and potential customers are, but also retail footfall numbers, historical traffic patterns, distance from distribution centers, environmental factors, potential delivery times to customers and more. You need geospatial data to make it all happen.

How Financial Services and Retail Companies Are Accelerating their Data, Apps and AI Strategy in the Data Cloud

Last year, we held our first Accelerate event, to explore industry trends, data and technology innovations, and data strategy case studies in financial services. This year, we are expanding to five industry events, featuring leaders in financial services; retail and consumer goods; manufacturing; media, advertising and entertainment; and healthcare and life sciences. Accelerate Financial Services and Accelerate Retail are one-day virtual events brought to you by Microsoft.

The Snowflake Government & Education Data Cloud

In order to deliver on their missions, public agencies and departments must modernize IT to improve citizen services, streamline operational inefficiencies, drive research and innovation, and enable data collaboration across and beyond organizational lines. Unfortunately, the ability of public sector organizations to generate value from data is hindered by several challenges, including technical delays caused by legacy IT infrastructure, policy roadblocks, and institutional status quos. The public sector needs a protected, scalable, and flexible platform to centralize, govern, and securely share mission-critical data.

Establishing A Robust Data Foundation To Maximize The Benefits Of Gen AI

Newly appointed Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy joins Snowflake's Director of Engineering Mona Attariyan and "Data Cloud Now" anchor Ryan Green to discuss the need for organizations to prepare themselves to take full advantage of Gen AI by implementing a carefully developed data strategy that eliminates data silos and promotes data sharing while protecting data privacy.

How Financial Services Should Prepare for Generative AI

It’s no surprise that ever since ChatGPT’s broader predictive capabilities were made available to the public in November 2022, the sprawl of stakeholder capitalization on large language models (LLMs) has permeated nearly every sector of modern industry, accompanied or exacerbated by collective fascination. Financial services is no exception. But what might this transformation look like, from practical applications to potential risks?

Exploring The Benefits Of Elysium Analytics's Open Data Model

"Powered by Snowflake" host Phoebe He sits down with Satish Abburi, Founder and CTO of Elysium Analytics, to discuss his company's modern log analytics platform, which seamlessly offers scalable search, security, and observability solutions powered by open-source tools and the Snowflake Data Platform. For more information about Elysium Analytics, go to: To connect with Satish Abburi, go to.

Government's Cybersecurity Regulatory Framework Expands to Healthcare and Other Industries

Cyberattacks are devastating, especially when they derail real-world critical services like healthcare. An especially troubling attack field is ransomware: In 2022, 66% of U.S. hospitals were targeted in ransomware attacks, an increase of almost 50% from 2021, and 289 hospitals were affected by successful ransomware attack incidents. Healthcare organizations paid the ransom in about 61% of ransomware incidents, the highest rate of any industry.