Snowflake has announced its growing presence in the Middle East with the establishment of a new regional headquarters (RHQ) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and general availability on Google Cloud in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to better meet the Kingdom’s data residency and sovereignty requirements so that data can resideRead More…

Snowflake has announced its ‘End Data Disparity’ initiative, which brings together global leaders from across industries, and the data capabilities and collective power of Snowflake’s ecosystem — including partners and customers — to help address and reduce disparities in data quality, availability and access. As part of the initiative, SnowflakeRead More…

Snowflake has announced new AI features to its platform, enabling developers to effortlessly build conversational apps for structured and unstructured data with high accuracy, efficiently batch inference of large language models (LLM) for natural language processing (NLP) pipelines, and train custom models with GPU-powered containers — all with built-in governance,Read More…

Snowflake  has announced its participation at GITEX Technology Week 2024, the premier technology event held at the Dubai World Trade Centre. This year, Snowflake is set to demonstrate its cutting-edge solutions in Generative AI and data management, underlining its commitment to empowering businesses in the UAE and beyond. At GITEXRead More…

Snowflake has achieved the Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC) certification, enabling the company to extend its services to all markets within the Emirate of Dubai, including government and semi-government organisations. The DESC certification is crucial for cloud service providers operating in Dubai, ensuring they meet the stringent cybersecurity standards necessaryRead More…

Global technology leader Software AG and Data Cloud company Snowflake recently announced the expansion of their premium partnership to the Middle East at GITEX Global. StreamSets,  by Software AG, will now provide improved user productivity through ‘Transformer for Snowflake’, harnessing the power of cloud for Software AG’s Middle East customers.Read More…

Snowflake has appointed James Petter as VP of EMEA Sales, effective as of July 3, 2023. Petter will be responsible for leading the Snowflake EMEA team to drive business growth, land new customers, and ensure collaboration and innovation across Snowflake’s Data Cloud ecosystem. Petter brings with him over 25 yearsRead More…

Dataiku has announced that it can now run its Everyday AI platform securely in the Data Cloud with Snowpark Container Services (private preview). Snowpark Container Services enable Dataiku to provide an accessible, collaborative, and scalable environment with the Snowflake Data Cloud, unlocking the potential of data, analytics, and AI projects,Read More…