Dan Myers from Snowflake and Sean discuss the future of application development on Snowflake, the evolution of the platform to support data-intensive apps, unlocking data value with native apps, exploring the architecture and deployment processes, and the engaging Snowflake community.
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Snowflake evolving into a platform for data-intensive apps with Snowpark container services
Snowflake native apps attract a wider user base including business users
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Snowflake: The Future of Application Development
Snowflake is evolving into a platform for data-intensive applications where compute is brought closer to data. By offering features like Snowpark container services and Snowflake native applications, users have more control over their data usage and analysis. This shift towards building data-intensive applications excites developers like Dan Myers, reflecting the trend towards a data-first approach in application development.
Expanding User Base Through Snowflake Native Apps
Adopting Snowflake native apps changes the type of users accessing the platform, attracting not only data analysts and engineers but also business users. Snowflake native apps differ from traditional SaaS applications, ensuring data stays within the Snowflake account. This architecture expands the user base to include a broader range of consumers, making Snowflake a versatile platform for varied applications.
Advantages of Snowflake Native Apps for Application Development
Snowflake's native apps offer benefits such as single-tenant architecture, cost allocation to users, and enhanced data control. Migrating to native apps eliminates the need for shared resources in traditional SaaS models. The app marketplace provides a new revenue channel, allowing developers to monetize their applications based on usage, invocations, or data returned.
Innovative Approach with Snowpark Container Services
Snowpark container services enable running diverse applications, like WordPress sites, directly within Snowflake environments. This service leverages the Snowflake marketplace, granting users programmatic control over their data processing and ensuring data stays within their account. Snowpark container services revolutionize web application development, offering scalability and cost-efficiency for developers.
Snowflake is one of the most prominent platforms for interacting with data and building data-intensive applications.
Dan Myers works in Developer Relations at Snowflake and he joins the show to talk about the future of application development, and building native data apps on the platform.
Sean’s been an academic, startup founder, and Googler. He has published works covering a wide range of topics from information visualization to quantum computing. Currently, Sean is Head of Marketing and Developer Relations at Skyflow and host of the podcast Partially Redacted, a podcast about privacy and security engineering. You can connect with Sean on Twitter @seanfalconer .