Is @Snowflake Intelligence the next big thing in data? After a deep dive with a friend, I’m convinced it’s a game-changer. I’m breaking it down today so you don’t miss out on what this feature can do.
I’ve spent 12 years building data pipelines. Usually, when someone says “AI will let business users do your job,” I roll my eyes. 🙄
But Snowflake Intelligence is different. Here’s why a veteran ETL developer is actually excited about it.
For a decade, the “Data Bottleneck” has been real.
- Business asks a question.
- I build a Talend job.
- I create a dashboard.
- Business asks a follow-up question.
- Repeat from step 1.
Snowflake Intelligence shifts the paradigm from building “fixed reports” to building “Intelligent Agents.”
It’s not just a chatbot. It’s a secure, governed reasoning engine that plugs directly into your tables and PDFs.
What does this mean for the non-technical team?
✅ Stop waiting for dashboards: Ask “Why did Northeast sales dip?” in plain English and get an answer in seconds.
✅ Verified Truth: It doesn’t hallucinate. It uses “Cortex Analyst” to generate actual SQL and “Cortex Search” to cite its sources.
✅ From Insight to Action: These agents can actually trigger tasks—like sending an email to a supplier when inventory is low.
The “Expert” Catch: As an engineer, my job isn’t going away—it’s evolving. The AI is only as good as the Semantic Model and Governance we build for it.
We aren’t just “moving data” anymore. we’re “governing intelligence.”
Are you ready to stop building dashboards and start building agents? ❄️
Let’s discuss in the comments. 👇
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