Published inSnowflake·PinnedStreaming Data from Snowflake to Kafka️❄️ I got the news of my selection as Snowflake Data Superhero 2023! Thank you!❄️ In one of my previous blogs, I covered step-by-step how to move data from Kafka to Snowflake.Snowflake8 min readSnowflake8 min read
Published inSnowflake·PinnedLongterm Archival Strategy for Snowflake — ConsiderationsIf you are a Snowflake customer, the ease of maintenance is definitely one of the selling points. You can spin up your Snowflake instance in minutes, pay using your credit card, never worry about auto-scaling, and many other features are definitely an eye-catcher and provide a low entry barrier. But…Snowflake4 min readSnowflake4 min read
Published inSnowflake·PinnedSnowflake Task Manager using StreamlitPrelude One of the constant holdbacks to using the Snowflake Task feature is the manageability and maintainability aspect. Creating a task is not so hard (we ❤️ Snowflake). It is usually the maintenance, monitoring, etc that is a bit difficult. Few nice to have features for Snowflake Task would be: A…Snowflake6 min readSnowflake6 min read
PinnedModern Data Stack — An IntroductionThe Primary Function The primary function of IT is to serve the business. That has been a focal point since the advent of software and always will be. What really changes is the dynamic of how to serve (and who is serving, and what is served, etc..). Tracking the lineage…Snowflake6 min readSnowflake6 min read
Published inSnowflake·Sep 14Data Sharing Patterns in SnowflakeOne of Snowflake's most interesting (and my ❤️) features is Data Sharing. This article is the combined effort of Amulya Nidhi, Karthik, and various colleagues of mine at kipi.bi! The post goes over the following sections in detail. But our main agenda is to go through various Data Sharing Patterns…Snowflake5 min readSnowflake5 min read
Published inSnowflake·Jul 19Snowflake Snowpark Container Services- Explain, please!Everything you wanted to ask but couldn't! Introduction If you are like me, I am sure you will be equally excited about the Snowpark Container Services (SPCS) announcement and demo at the Snowflake Summit 2023.Snowflake7 min readSnowflake7 min read
Published inSnowflake·Jul 3Snowflake Summit 2023: Highlights and TakeawaysSo it is finally done! After two weeks of traveling, walking back and forth from Caesars Palace to Caesars Forum, I am finally home. Thanks to Howard Lio and my team here at kipi.bi for making this happen. Snowflake Summit 2023 was a pivot from my own focus area and…Snowflake4 min readSnowflake4 min read
Published inSnowflake·May 26Snowflake ❄️ Onboarding : A Consultant’s Checklist 🗒️As a Snowflake consultant, we often work with clients who have just taken their first step towards their Snowflake journey! We couldn’t be more excited! Everyone is ready, the stakes are high, and so is the visibility. …Snowflake2 min readSnowflake2 min read
Published inSnowflake·Mar 5Minimalist Snowflake Table Compare (using data-diff)Here is a fun little project for anyone wanting to dive deep into Streamlit and data-diff. The objective is to showcase how seamless it is to integrate any python library with Snowflake using Streamlit. Once Streamit is available natively in Snowflake, the entire ‘Data App’ will be inside Snowflake! We…Snowflake5 min readSnowflake5 min read
Feb 1Chomsky, Chess, and IntelligenceProfessor Noam Chomsky was asked about his opinion on Chess Playing Programme (I cannot date this video, but it looks like it is at least after 1997 when Garry Kasparov was in a chess tournament with Deep Blue (IBM’s supercomputing device at that time). …Chomsky4 min readChomsky4 min read
