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One of our own data models saw a 90% cost reduction after switching from full refresh to incremental. This is one of 15 strategies in our Snowflake cost optimization guide, all based on patterns from real accounts. Same output. Rather than reprocessing all data in every run, we filtered for only new or updated records within a given time window. Read all 15 of our strategies 👉 https://lnkd.in/edACQAcw

Your BigQuery bill is complex by design. Optimizing on-demand queries, slot reservations, and storage billing nuances is a full-time job most teams don't have the bandwidth for. That's exactly why SELECT is building an automated platform to handle it, and Early Access is open. Across thousands of BigQuery customer interactions, we've seen firsthand how much expertise it takes to move the needle on spend. SELECT automates that work continuously, so your team doesn't have to. If you're at Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas, come see a live demo at the DoiT booth (#1509), or check out the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gjZmrB3c #BigQuery #CloudCosts #FinOps #GoogleCloud #DataPlatform #DoiT #SELECT

Snowflake's AI capabilities are moving out of beta (and the bills are already arriving). On April 29, we're hosting a walkthrough of how Snowflake AI is priced, where costs accumulate, and what to do about it. https://lnkd.in/g6wtVUA5 Cortex Code, Cortex Analyst, Snowflake Intelligence, Document AI: These aren't experimental features anymore. They're production-ready, and for a lot of teams, that means new line items showing up on invoices they didn't plan for. Join SELECT CEO Ian Whitestone and Jeff Skoldberg from Green Mountain Data Solutions; two people who spend a lot of time inside real Snowflake environments. No vendor slides. No theory. Just techniques that work. The agenda: • How each Snowflake AI capability is priced and where teams get surprised • Configuration and governance techniques you can implement immediately • How to build proactive visibility into AI spend before it becomes a problem • Live Q&A — bring your real questions 📅 April 29 | 11 AM ET | Free to attend Registration link in the comments.

Snowflake gives you tools to manage compute costs, but using them effectively can be the challenge. 👇 Free guide to managing cost in the comments 👇 Ian Whitestone, CEO of SELECT, has a take on where most teams get stuck: the goal isn't restriction, it's accountability. Give teams the visibility to understand what they're spending. Don't block them. Bill them. The difference between $1,000 and $3,000 should be a business decision, not a surprise. https://lnkd.in/dK5JQQmE

Sharing from Niall Woodward. If your team uses Cortex Code, this is worth knowing before April 1st. Snowflake added two new account usage views to track the spend. They only surface user IDs rather than names, so there's a join involved to get the full picture. The good news is you can ask Cortex Code to write it for you. https://lnkd.in/gruJX3fY

We cut a #Snowflake bill by 96% with one change. Not a new tool Not a migration Just this: → Stopped running queries every hour Switched to daily Same data Same team 96% lower cost Most pipelines are overkill! Save on Snowflake costs now! Written by SELECT co-founders Ian Whitestone & Niall Woodward ▶️ Download the full guide to get 15 practical techniques data teams can use to immediately reduce Snowflake costs. https://lnkd.in/dK5JQQmE #snowflake #dataengineering #cloudcomputing

When the holiday party debates are wrapping up let's kick the data platform debates into high gear! At SELECT, we just benchmarked Snowflake vs Databricks on a 1 billion row dataset across 4 different scenarios and 3 warehouse sizes. That's 12 combinations we covered for cost and performance, and there is a clear winner in each category and overall. Please join us on January 7 at noon Eastern as Jeff Skoldberg and Ian Whitestone cover the details!

Snowflake recently wrapped up their annual BUILD conference: The Dev Conference for AI & App Builders. Many exciting announcements came from this event and Ian Whitestone and Jeff Skoldberg are excited to unpack this for you. They'll be covering 20+ announcements, but here are a few to pique your interest: Snowflake + SAP zero copy bi-directional integration Openflow GA Cortex Code (new product) pg_lake (similar to DuckLake) partnership with Vercel 👀 ... to name a few. Please join us on Wednesday, November 26 at Noon EST and come prepared with questions!

We're going live in less than 40 minutes! I'm excited to talk about the Vercel Snowflake partnership. As an avid vibe coder, I really see what they're going for here. Please join the discussion at Noon eastern!