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Snowflake 101: Working with Stored Procedures
By Tomáš SobotíkMar 16, 202413 min read

Snowflake 101: Working with Stored Procedures

Tomáš provides a detailed overview of stored procedures, including a wide variety of examples and best practices.

Snowflake Roles 101: Comprehensive Guide to Access Control
By Jovan SakovićMar 8, 202412 min read

Snowflake Roles 101: Comprehensive Guide to Access Control

Jovan Saković of Tasman Analytics provides an overview of key concepts in Snowflake access control and explains the different types of roles. Whether you're a Snowflake administrator or data engineer looking to better understand access control, this post is for you.

Snowflake Query Optimization: 16 tips to make your queries run faster
By Ian Whitestone & Niall WoodwardFeb 11, 202417 min read

Snowflake Query Optimization: 16 tips to make your queries run faster

In this guide, we share 16 proven optimization techniques to maximize the performance and efficiency of Snowflake. Follow these best practices to make queries run faster while reducing costs.

Snowflake Cost Optimization: 15 proven strategies for reducing costs
By Ian Whitestone & Niall WoodwardFeb 11, 202415 min read

Snowflake Cost Optimization: 15 proven strategies for reducing costs

Snowflake is an incredibly powerful platform, easily scaling to handle ever-larger data volumes without compromising on performance. But, if not controlled, costs associated with this scaling quickly climb. Whether your goal is to reduce the price of an upcoming renewal, extend your existing contract's runway, or reduce on-demand costs, use the strategies in this post to make significant savings.

Terraform for Streamlined Snowflake Management (2024)
By Gary JamesFeb 10, 202413 min read

Terraform for Streamlined Snowflake Management (2024)

Gary James shares practical lessons and guidance on when and how to use Terraform for managing Snowflake infrastructure based on many years of experience. He includes practical examples, cases where you shouldn't use Terraform, and other important considerations.

Snowflake Snowpipe: The Definitive Guide (2024)
By Tomáš SobotíkFeb 10, 20249 min read

Snowflake Snowpipe: The Definitive Guide (2024)

Tomas shares a deep dive into using Snowpipe for continuous data loading in Snowflake, including a discussion on pricing and best practices.

dbt Threads: The easiest way to speed up your dbt project in Snowflake
By Niall Woodward & Ian WhitestoneJan 29, 20246 min read

dbt Threads: The easiest way to speed up your dbt project in Snowflake

In this post, Ian & Niall answer a frequent question posed by dbt users to optimize dbt performance and cost efficiency: how many dbt threads should be used?

Snowflake JSON Data Parsing Guide | 2024
By Tomáš Sobotík & Ian WhitestoneJan 27, 202410 min read

Snowflake JSON Data Parsing Guide | 2024

A deep dive into how to effectively work with JSON data, and the different functions Snowflake offers.

Snowflake 101: Working with Semi-Structured Data
By Tomáš SobotíkJan 26, 20248 min read

Snowflake 101: Working with Semi-Structured Data

In this post, Tomas explains how to work with semi-structured data in Snowflake. First, we cover the different types of semi-structured data. Then, we cover how to load it into Snowflake and all the different ways to create your tables.

SELECT Achieves SOC 2 Type 2 Certification: A Milestone in Our Commitment to Security
By Ian WhitestoneJan 25, 20243 min read

SELECT Achieves SOC 2 Type 2 Certification: A Milestone in Our Commitment to Security

SELECT is proud to announce our achievement of SOC 2 Type II Certification, affirming our commitment to the highest standards of security and privacy for our clients and partners.

Snowflake Batch Data Loading | Best Practices in 2024
By Tomáš Sobotík & Ian WhitestoneJan 14, 202413 min read

Snowflake Batch Data Loading | Best Practices in 2024

In this post, we cover the most important techniques and best practices for efficiently loading data into Snowflake, with an emphasis on optimizing for cost efficiency and performance.

Data Loading in Snowflake: A Comparison of 5 Different Options
By Tomáš SobotíkJan 5, 202411 min read

Data Loading in Snowflake: A Comparison of 5 Different Options

An overview of the 5 different bulk data loading options in Snowflake and how to choose between them.