Industry Clouds

Hey, you! Get on to my Cloud!

Hey, you! Get on to my Cloud!

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In my earlier years, I helped spearhead the development of a cloud-based solution to revolutionize supply chain visibility within the manufacturing sector. Built on a widespread CRM's cloud infrastructure, the product was designed to catalyze digital transformation—optimizing information flow, enabling real-time data access for suppliers, fostering collaboration, and scaling for widespread adoption. However, the initiative stumbled on a critical aspect: delivering real-time data.

Fast forward to 2023 and enter Snowflake—a company that has executed its vision and redefined it. If you've been tracking Snowflake's trajectory as keenly as we at Pandata Group have, you'll note a significant evolution. Snowflake has transcended its initial identity as a mere cloud data warehouse to become the Data Cloud—a term as definitive as alumni referring to "The Ohio State University." With the advent of data sharing and the Snowflake Data Marketplace, the company has established a global network that enables organizations to leverage data at an unprecedented scale, concurrency, and performance.

But that's not all. Snowflake has also introduced Snowpark—a new developer experience that allows data engineers, data scientists, and developers to write code in their languages of choice, further democratizing data access. Snowflake's Industry Data Cloud also provides sector-specific solutions, enabling businesses to derive even more value from their data.

From our vantage point, Snowflake's Data Cloud offers a roadmap for existing and prospective clients to evolve. The Snowflake Data Platform Maturity Index aligns with most data maturity models and grants us the flexibility to craft our own. We've segmented this maturity into five distinct levels, mirroring Snowflake's adoption curve: Core, DataShare, Marketplace, Snowpark, and IDC (Industry Data Cloud).

In the subsequent posts of this series, I will delve into how Pandata Group interprets each of these levels, explore relevant use cases, and discuss the value each tier can add to your data-centric initiatives from a technological enablement perspective.

Stay tuned.

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