Snowflake

What is Snowflake?

Snowflake is a cloud-based data warehouse platform used to store, manage, and analyse large amounts of data. It was designed to solve many of the problems found in traditional on-premises databases, such as limited scalability and complex maintenance.

Unlike older systems that run on physical servers, Snowflake is built entirely in the cloud. It separates data storage from computing power, which means users can scale each part independently. For example, you can store large volumes of data at a low cost while increasing computing power only when you need faster performance.

Snowflake stores data in a structured format and allows users to query it using SQL, a common language for databases. It also supports both structured data (like tables) and semi-structured data (like JSON or XML), which makes it flexible for many types of analysis.

Because it runs as a managed service, users do not have to worry about hardware, system updates, or backups. Everything is handled automatically. Companies use Snowflake for reporting, business intelligence, and data sharing between teams or even across organisations.

In short, Snowflake is a modern, cloud-native data warehouse that offers speed, flexibility, and scalability while keeping technical management simple for its users.