From the course: Introduction to Modern Data Engineering with Snowflake

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Scenario briefing and account setup

Scenario briefing and account setup - Snowflake Tutorial

From the course: Introduction to Modern Data Engineering with Snowflake

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Scenario briefing and account setup

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You won't always have direct access to the data that you want to ingest into Snowflake. In fact, that data may be housed in an entirely different data system. And by different data system, I'm not necessarily referring to cloud object storage integrations. I'm referring to entirely different platforms or databases, ones that you might not have direct access to. This scenario presents its own unique set of challenges. This is where Snowflake native connectors are great options. Snowflake native connectors provide native integration of third-party applications and database systems in Snowflake. They allow you to access data in other systems without the need to manually integrate against API endpoints. Data automatically refreshes based on your desired frequency in your Snowflake account. Many of the connectors are in the form of Snowflake Native Applications, which means you can find them on the Snowflake Marketplace. Let me quickly demonstrate where you can find connectors. And by the…

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