Snowflake is a cloud-based data warehousing solution that allows storage and analysis of data at scale. It offers a fully managed service that provides support for SQL, data sharing, and business analytics.
Snowflake operates as a cloud-based platform where data is stored and managed. It separates storage and computation, allowing for independent scaling of each. This means you can process large datasets without being limited by hardware constraints. Users can access and analyze data using standard SQL, making it user-friendly for those with database experience. The platform supports secure data sharing between different Snowflake accounts. Multiple users can work on the same dataset concurrently, enhancing collaboration.
Unlike traditional on-premises data warehouses, Snowflake separates storage and compute, enabling scalable compute resources that can be adjusted independently of your storage size. It also offers cross-cloud data sharing, which is a unique feature among data warehouse solutions.