Snowflake Data Cloud [Private Offer Only] Reviews

We are conducting migration activities from old databases to new ones, uploading into Snowflake Data Cloud and generating reports in Snowflake Data Cloud.

The biggest advantage of Snowflake Data Cloud compared to databases I previously used, and compared to Databricks, is that when storing, performing transformations, or querying in Snowflake Data Cloud, it operates very fast.

Transformation in Snowflake Data Cloud is exceptionally fast, which is what I appreciate most about the product.

I am using the data sharing feature in Snowflake Data Cloud.

From a security perspective, Snowflake Data Cloud is very robust. We are using database level security and table level security as well. Security-wise, it performs excellently.

The most significant security feature in Snowflake Data Cloud is role-based access control. We are also using database access controls, where we grant access to particular databases only. This ensures that users can only access the specific databases for which they have permissions, preventing access to other databases.

Support for concurrent users and workloads in Snowflake Data Cloud is very beneficial. Multiple users can read data from the same tables and generate reports simultaneously. We can create a single warehouse that multiple users can access together, and the querying performance remains excellent.

Currently, Snowflake is planning to incorporate open source technology into Snowflake Data Cloud for the ETL part. If there were more options available in that open source component, it would be excellent for performing numerous transformations.

The main area for improvement is the integrations component, particularly ETLs in Snowflake Data Cloud. Snowflake introduced a tool called Snowflake Open Source. If there were more features in Snowflake Open Source, it would be very beneficial.

I have six months of experience with Snowflake Data Cloud.

To date, I have not encountered any glitches or crashes with Snowflake Data Cloud.

I would agree that Snowflake Data Cloud is 99.9% stable and reliable.

Snowflake Data Cloud is very easy to scale. We can scale database-wise, and the database is automatically scalable. We pay based on how much data we use. We can also increase clusters cluster-wise. It is very stable.

Community support for Snowflake Data Cloud is very helpful.

Databricks and Snowflake Data Cloud are very comparable to one another. We cannot decide which is better as both provide the same kind of environment to work in. Currently, I am still exploring Snowflake Data Cloud to make a definitive decision.

Snowflake Data Cloud installation is very easy. When making modifications or using Terraform, the process becomes even simpler.

Using Terraform with Snowflake Data Cloud is straightforward and convenient. Snowflake Data Cloud itself offers extensive UI options. If infrastructure changes are needed, Terraform can be used for this purpose. Snowflake Data Cloud also provides many options directly within the UI. Instead of coding, you can make changes directly through the UI, including creating new roles, network rules, or policies. We have multiple options available through both the UI and coding methods.

I work as a service provider for Snowflake Data Cloud. I am not a product owner and do not own any products. We implement the solution based on what our customers request.

Public Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Snowflake Data Cloud [Private Offer Only] allows us to bring data from various sources into one centralized place and use it for analytics and reporting. We have multiple projects and multiple teams, so all the teams' data come here, and we can have databases for our internal reporting and other things as well.

Snowflake Data Cloud [Private Offer Only] provides the ability to centralize our data and its simplicity in comparison to other cloud databases. It is very simple, and one can scale it very quickly. Since it is a very traditional infrastructure database, we do not mind spending a lot on it because it is very simple and scalable.

The data sharing feature of Snowflake Data Cloud [Private Offer Only] helps our data accessibility significantly because we can share our data with cross teams and external vendors who work on our projects. We do not have to do much recreation of the data set, and collaboration is very easy. We can give them certain access, and they can use it, and once the work is completed, we can revoke those accesses accordingly.

The area in Snowflake Data Cloud [Private Offer Only] that has room for improvement is the warehouse cost, which majorly impacts us. If we compare the overall total cost with any other solutions or players, then if they provide the same things, cost would be another consideration. Also, some new integration capabilities would help significantly.

I have been working with Snowflake Data Cloud [Private Offer Only] for around three years.

Snowflake Data Cloud [Private Offer Only] is very stable. There are no significant problems, and it is very scalable as well.

The support for concurrent users and workloads in Snowflake Data Cloud [Private Offer Only] is beneficial for my business because all the other teams and resources keep changing. They can work separately in terms of their workloads, while compound resources can be managed independently. For our analytics team, they compile the data of different teams and can have separate warehouses for different projects, which gives them clear visibility, allowing resources to work independently on that data.

I rate the technical support of Snowflake Data Cloud [Private Offer Only] as good. They have a huge team working across different business and support verticals. They are timely available and possess proper knowledge, so from a support perspective, I do not see any problems. I would give them a ten out of ten.

My advice to others looking to implement Snowflake Data Cloud [Private Offer Only] is to identify their workloads. If they deal with large volumes of data from multiple sources and require good analytics, then Snowflake Data Cloud [Private Offer Only] will help. It is easy to scale, maintenance is moderate, and as long as you can bear the expenses, I believe investing in it would yield good ROI.

When I compare Snowflake data management with other solutions, I find that it is a very traditional database. While cost-wise, newer vendors are emerging, the traditional maturity aids Snowflake Data Cloud [Private Offer Only]. It is highly scalable. However, if I compare the pricing with other players in the ecosystem, it is somewhat costly, but we trade off that cost for the other features such as their data analytics, sharing capabilities, and integrations.

Maintaining Snowflake Data Cloud [Private Offer Only] is moderate; it is not easy and not very difficult. It requires some time to maintain it.

When rating stability and scalability, I would say it deserves a nine out of ten. There is no downtime, as such.

I rate this product overall an eight out of ten.

Public Cloud

Microsoft Azure