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One Snowflake, Multiple Vaults: A Solution to Data Residency

Data residency requirements, which govern where sensitive data can be stored or processed in the cloud (or in an on-prem server) are a…

8 min readJun 16, 2023

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Making Batch API Calls in Snowflake with Vectorized UDFs

Recently, I was working on a project that required me to use a User Defined Function (UDF) within a Snowflake database query. This function…

8 min readMar 25, 2024

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Transforming CSV Files During Data Loading in Snowflake

I was recently analyzing data from Salesforce to better understand our win/loss conversion rates depending on size of business, lead source…

5 min readMar 5, 2024

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Transforming CSV Files During Data Loading in Snowflake

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The One Billion Row Challenge with Snowflake

I recently learned about the One Billion Row Challenge initiated by Gunnar Morling. The challenge is to create a Java program to process a…

9 min readJan 9, 2024

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Unlocking Snowflake Native App Potential with External API Calls

Snowflake Native Apps are self-contained data applications that live within the Snowflake data platform. Instead of having to bring the…

7 min readDec 13, 2023

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Unlocking Snowflake Native App Potential with External API Calls

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Connect the Dots: External APIs with Snowflake’s External Network Access

In the not-so-distant past, specifically earlier this year, calling an external API from Snowflake entailed a somewhat cumbersome process…

10 min readOct 31, 2023

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Connect the Dots: External APIs with Snowflake’s External Network Access

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Building a Privacy-Preserving LLM-Based Chatbot

As Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI continue to grow more sophisticated and available, many organizations are starting to…

11 min readAug 21, 2023

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Building a Privacy-Preserving LLM-Based Chatbot

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Privacy-First AI: Harnessing Snowflake and Skyflow to Customize LLMs

Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT are powering applications across a range of use cases, from software development to content creation…

11 min readJun 26, 2023

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Privacy-First AI: Harnessing Snowflake and Skyflow to Customize LLMs

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Privacy-Safe Analytics with Snowflake and Skyflow

Companies need to leverage customer information for their analytics, but how can they do this without risking PII exposure?

7 min readMay 3, 2023

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Privacy-Safe Analytics with Snowflake and Skyflow

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Keeping sensitive customer data out of Snowflake with Skyflow and Snowpipe

Businesses need to use customer data to perform analytics and business intelligence. But how can companies analyze and report on detailed…

8 min readMar 24, 2023

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Sean Falconer

Sean Falconer

Head of Developer Relations and Marketing @ Skyflow | Engineer & Storyteller | 100% Canadian 🇨🇦 | Snowflake Data Superhero ❄️ | AWS Community Builder

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