Doubleword Unveils Self-Hosted Inference Platform on Snowflake Marketplace
Introduction
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, the need for effective and secure AI solutions is paramount. At the Snowflake Summit 2025, Doubleword announced its groundbreaking Self-Hosted Inference Platform. This innovative offering is set to empower enterprises to harness AI deployment seamlessly within their Snowflake environment, enabling the use of any open-source or custom AI model with ease.
Unpacking Doubleword's Innovation
Doubleword's Self-Hosted Inference Platform functions as a Snowflake Native App. This integration allows businesses to run AI models directly in their Snowflake environments without the need for data movement. This capability is essential for companies looking to ensure data security while maximizing efficiency and control over their AI workloads.
Meryem Arik, CEO and Co-Founder of Doubleword, shared insights into the importance of this launch, highlighting how enterprises are transitioning away from centralized APIs and embracing self-hosted solutions that offer superior performance and security. "At Doubleword, we are committed to empowering organizations to utilize AI fully while maintaining control over their data and workloads," Arik stated.
Key Features and Benefits
The Self-Hosted Inference Platform provides a highly intuitive interface, allowing users to deploy AI models with just a few clicks. Customers can configure their infrastructure needs, such as warehouse cluster sizes and compute pool settings, to optimize performance according to their specific requirements. The platform also supports auto-scaling features, ensuring that the deployed models can efficiently handle varying workloads.
Moreover, Doubleword's Inference Stack simplifies the process of deploying open-source or fine-tuned models. Users can easily activate scalable APIs that facilitate downstream business application development. By streamlining the setup and deployment processes, Doubleword accelerates the overall time to value for organizations leveraging its platform.
Collaboration with Snowflake
This collaboration allows Doubleword to leverage the rich ecosystem of Snowflake, where customers can access and deploy over 20,000 open-source models directly within their data environment. The synergies between Doubleword and Snowflake strengthen the offering to clients, enabling them to elevate their generative AI (Gen AI) workloads like never before.
Kieran Kennedy, Global Head of Data Cloud Products at Snowflake, emphasized the benefits of this partnership, stating that it provides customers with greater flexibility in selecting AI models tailored to their specific use cases. The secure operation of these models within the Snowflake ecosystem is a significant advantage, allowing businesses to innovate while minimizing risk.
Impact on Customers
With Doubleword's Self-Hosted Inference Platform available on Snowflake Marketplace, joint customers can now deploy AI solutions where their data resides. This functionality minimizes data silos and enhances the speed at which businesses can derive insights and value from their AI initiatives. Companies are now able to access third-party data, applications, and AI products through Snowflake Marketplace, which reduces integration costs and expedites procurement processes.
By streamlining the deployment of AI models directly connected to data, organizations can improve their customer experiences and drive revenue growth.
Conclusion
Doubleword's commitment to making AI accessible and manageable for enterprises is evident in this latest launch. By peeling back the complexities involved in AI deployment and offering a secure, self-hosted solution, businesses are better equipped to thrive in a data-driven future. The combination of Doubleword's innovative technology and Snowflake's robust platform is set to revolutionize how organizations interact with AI, helping them stay ahead in an increasingly competitive landscape.
For organizations looking to enhance their AI capabilities, Doubleword's platform presents a compelling solution that integrates seamlessly within the Snowflake environment, ensuring that they can effectively manage AI workloads with confidence. To learn more about Doubleword's Self-Hosted Inference Platform and its capabilities, visit their website or check out the Snowflake Marketplace.