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Snowflake Summit 2025: Key Innovations and Insights

On June 27, 2025, Snowflake conducted an online briefing for domestic media, showcasing the innovations unveiled during the Snowflake Summit 2025, which took place from June 2 to 5 in San Francisco. Leading the presentation was Kazuhiro Iguchi, Executive Officer and Head of Solutions Engineering at Snowflake.

The Evolution of Enterprise Data Architecture

Iguchi began with a discussion on the evolution of enterprise data architecture, emphasizing two critical transformations: data interoperability and AI utilization. He pointed out that for organizations to accelerate their AI initiatives, an integrated data foundation is essential. Furthermore, leveraging AI is crucial for maximizing data utility. He reiterated that the convergence of a simple, integrated, and secure cloud data foundation with AI will promote more effective data utilization for customers.

At this year's Summit, five key areas were highlighted: Platform, Data Engineering, Analytics, AI, and Applications & Collaboration.

Advancements in the Platform

In terms of platform advancements, Snowflake introduced the evolution of its compute engine, featuring Adaptive Compute and the second generation of Standard Warehouse. Adaptive Compute allows users to focus less on the size of the compute engine and automatically selects the optimal compute engine based on query complexity and execution. The second generation of Standard Warehouse offers a significant performance boost of up to four times for operations such as Delete, Update, and Merge. Iguchi emphasized that innovation in compute engines has been a continuous endeavor since the company's founding.

Breakthroughs in Data Engineering

Snowflake also unveiled Snowflake Openflow, which enables data ingestion and transformation processes to be executed within the Snowflake platform. Iguchi stated that Openflow focuses on simplifying the process of incorporating the vast array of data that organizations collect, which is indispensable for AI applications.

Introducing Snowflake Intelligence

The briefing further elaborated on Snowflake Intelligence, an AI-driven capability that allows users to search structured and unstructured data using natural language. This feature automatically interprets user intent, generating SQL queries for structured data and using Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) for unstructured data searches. A demonstration featuring Snowflake Intelligence showcased its effectiveness in extracting data that was seamlessly incorporated through Snowflake Openflow.

Major Announcements from Snowflake Summit 2025

• - Enhanced Compute Innovations: Snowflake introduced next-generation hardware for its virtual Standard Warehouse, boosting analytics performance by 2.1 times. The Adaptive Compute service is designed for automatic resource size adjustments, easing management burdens while maximizing efficiency.
• - Snowflake Openflow: This new multi-modal data ingestion service facilitates connections to virtually any data source, enhancing user capabilities to harness data architecture for AI benefits.
• - Cortex Knowledge Extensions: These AI-compatible products available through the Snowflake Marketplace enable businesses to enhance applications with third-party unstructured data, bolstering the utility of AI systems.
• - New AI Capabilities: The introduction of Cortex AISQL and SnowConvert AI promises to streamline data analytics for organizations transitioning from legacy systems, resulting in enhanced efficiency and effectiveness in data infrastructure.
• - Next-Gen AI/ML Data Agents: The launch of a new agent AI innovation aims to bridge the gap between enterprise data and actionable insights, simplifying AI/ML workflows for all users.

About Snowflake

Snowflake provides a reliable, efficient, and simple AI-driven cloud data platform that supports a wide array of global customers, including many of the world's largest enterprises. The company is dedicated to enhancing business operations through shared data and AI. For further details, visit snowflake.com/ja/ (NYSE: SNOW).