THE TECHNOLOGY INTERVIEW
resources and marketing , providing hem with the appropriate applications and tools while providing a really awesome user experience .
During the COVID-19 pandemic , we got into uncharted territory when it comes to how employees work . As we navigate the shift to a hybrid workforce , both in-office and remote , ensuring a positive employee experience is top of mind for us , especially as we continue to grow and onboard new employees .
Additionally , in my security role , I collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure robust security measures and compliance with best practices and necessary certifications for our market entry . And then finally , as Chief Data Officer , which occupies most of my time , I focus on being ' customer zero ' for new products and features , and giving feedback to engineering and product teams .
Q . WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING FROM SNOWFLAKE AROUND GENERATIVE AI ?
ยป It all started last year when we made Snowpark generally available . Snowpark opened up the whole revolution of taking computers to where the data is .
In the past , applications and workloads were less data-intensive , and data scientists and developers often extracted data from databases or modelling or enrichment . That worked in the past because these were small data sets . Now , the data sets have become extensive and those data sets come from different sources , so they need to be correlated .
Snowflake ' s architecture now allows developers and data scientists to work directly with data within Snowflake , eliminating the need to extract it . This integration of computing , machine learning , and AI within the data environment positions data as a central focus . Snowflake ensures the governance and security of this platform , marking a significant change in data handling .
Specifically for AI and large language models ( LLM ), we introduced Snowpark Container Services . This innovation enhances security and productivity by consolidating compute , machine learning and AI infrastructure into a container .
12 January 2024