Snowflake

Snowflake, Inc. is a cutting-edge American cloud-based data warehousing company headquartered in San Mateo, California. Founded in 2012, Snowflake has rapidly gained prominence in the tech industry for its innovative approach to data management and analytics. The company provides a data platform that allows organizations to store, manage, and analyze vast amounts of data efficiently and securely in the cloud. What sets Snowflake apart is its unique architecture, which separates storage and compute, enabling users to scale resources dynamically and pay only for what they use. Snowflake's platform has gained popularity among enterprises seeking to harness the power of big data and analytics to drive informed decision-making. The company's commitment to data security, scalability, and ease of use has cemented its status as a leader in the data warehousing and analytics space.

 

Snowflake introduces the Data Cloud, a global network enabling numerous organizations to leverage data with unparalleled scale, concurrency, and performance. Within this Data Cloud, organizations can integrate their isolated data, effortlessly discover and securely share regulated data, and carry out a variety of analytic workloads. Regardless of the location of data or users, Snowflake ensures a unified and seamless experience across multiple public clouds. The Snowflake platform serves as the driving force behind and facilitates access to the Data Cloud, offering a comprehensive solution for data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, data science, data application development, and data sharing. Numerous Snowflake customers, partners, and data providers are already pushing the boundaries of their businesses in the Data Cloud.

 

According to the GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) version of March 2023, Snowflake’s industry classification falls within the following categories:

• Sector: Information Technology
• Industry group: Software & Services
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software