Snowflake is moving beyond the data warehouse. Its new Snowflake Intelligence is an agentic platform for every employee, not just data teams. Sarah Guo sits down with Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy to discuss his first 18 months at the helm, as well as the massive pivot to make the data giant AI-first. Sridhar talks about Snowflake Intelligence, the company's new AI agent platform, and its implications for enterprise data management. They also explore how Sridhar navigates partnerships with major tech companies, how he fosters a culture of continuous improvement within the organization, and how he envisions Snowflake’s future as an integral data-driven enterprise solution.
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Chapters:
00:00 – Sridhar Ramaswamy Introduction
00:42 – Snowflake’s Market Adaptation
03:14 – Snowflake’s Evolution and AI Integration
05:44 – Introducing Snowflake Intelligence
09:01 – Snowflake Intelligence User Experience
11:55 – Drawing the Line Between Data, Agent System, and App
13:30 – Leadership and Organizational Changes
16:19 – How Being an Investor, Entrepreneur Informed Sridhar’s Leadership
18:50 – Importance of Product-Market Fit
22:46 – Snowflake’s Strategic Positioning
27:10 – Snowflake’s Partnership Strategy
30:20 – How Sridhar Sees the ROI of AI
35:09 – How AI Changes the Ad Model
38:15 – Why LLMs Still Need Search
42:11 – Conclusion
