Snowflake's Data Cloud is based on a cutting-edge data platform that is available as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
Snowflake offers data storage, processing, and analytic solutions that are faster, more user-friendly, and more customizable than traditional systems.
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The Snowflake data platform isn't based on any existing database or "big data" software platforms like Hadoop. Snowflake, on the other hand, combines a completely new SQL query engine with an innovative cloud-native architecture.
Snowflake gives all of the capability of an enterprise analytic database to the user, as well as several additional special features and capabilities.
Data Platform as a Cloud Service
Snowflake is a real software-as-a-service solution. To be more specific.
There's no hardware (physical or virtual) to choose, install, configure, or manage.
There isn't much software to set up, administer, or manage.
Snowflake is responsible for all maintenance, management, upgrades, and tuning.
Snowflake is entirely based on cloud infrastructure. Snowflake's service (except for command-line clients, drivers, and connectors, which are optional) is run entirely on public cloud infrastructures.
Snowflake's computational needs are met by virtual compute instances, and data is stored permanently through a storage service. Snowflake isn't compatible with private cloud environments (hosted or on-premises).