PinnedSean FalconerinSnowflake Builders Blog: Data Engineers, App Developers, AI/ML, & Data ScienceOne Snowflake, Multiple Vaults: A Solution to Data ResidencyData residency requirements, which govern where sensitive data can be stored or processed in the cloud (or in an on-prem server) are a…Jun 16, 20232Jun 16, 20232
Sean FalconerEvent-Driven AI: Building a Research Assistant with Kafka and FlinkThe rise of agentic AI has fueled excitement around agents that autonomously perform tasks, make recommendations, and execute complex…10h ago10h ago
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Sean FalconerinSnowflake Builders Blog: Data Engineers, App Developers, AI/ML, & Data ScienceTransforming CSV Files During Data Loading in SnowflakeI was recently analyzing data from Salesforce to better understand our win/loss conversion rates depending on size of business, lead source…Mar 51Mar 51
Sean FalconerinSnowflake Builders Blog: Data Engineers, App Developers, AI/ML, & Data ScienceThe One Billion Row Challenge with SnowflakeI recently learned about the One Billion Row Challenge initiated by Gunnar Morling. The challenge is to create a Java program to process a…Jan 94Jan 94
Sean FalconerinSnowflake Builders Blog: Data Engineers, App Developers, AI/ML, & Data ScienceUnlocking Snowflake Native App Potential with External API CallsSnowflake Native Apps are self-contained data applications that live within the Snowflake data platform. Instead of having to bring the…Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 2023
Sean FalconerinSnowflake Builders Blog: Data Engineers, App Developers, AI/ML, & Data ScienceConnect the Dots: External APIs with Snowflake’s External Network AccessIn the not-so-distant past, specifically earlier this year, calling an external API from Snowflake entailed a somewhat cumbersome process…Oct 31, 2023Oct 31, 2023
Sean FalconerinSnowflake Builders Blog: Data Engineers, App Developers, AI/ML, & Data ScienceBuilding a Privacy-Preserving LLM-Based ChatbotAs Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI continue to grow more sophisticated and available, many organizations are starting to…Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 2023
Sean FalconerinSnowflake Builders Blog: Data Engineers, App Developers, AI/ML, & Data SciencePrivacy-First AI: Harnessing Snowflake and Skyflow to Customize LLMsLarge Language Models (LLMs) like GPT are powering applications across a range of use cases, from software development to content creation…Jun 26, 2023Jun 26, 2023
Sean FalconerinSnowflake Builders Blog: Data Engineers, App Developers, AI/ML, & Data SciencePrivacy-Safe Analytics with Snowflake and SkyflowCompanies need to leverage customer information for their analytics, but how can they do this without risking PII exposure?May 3, 2023May 3, 2023