Unwrapping the Latest News at Snowflake

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Storming in with the latest Snowflake company and product news.

Lighting Up The Street (and NYSE Tree)

This month, we sleighed into the holiday season with suits and stock(ing)s, stopping by the New York Stock Exchange to ring the closing bell and cap off the year with some fun festivities. Another gift we unwrapped during our visit? Attending the NYSE tree lighting ceremony, where we topped off our trip with music, treats, and a literal Snowflake tree topper.

Ladies Who Crunch (Code): Snowflake Berlin Hosts Women in Tech

One way Snowflake’s breaking the glass ceiling? With connections, conversations, and cocktails. Last month, our Berlin office brought together over 100 women in tech for an evening of networking and panel discussions, where leading ladies from Snowflake, AWS, and SAP shared their experiences, lessons, and advice. Hot topics included career growth, leadership, and DEI, with attendees bringing their passion for data and leaving with a newfound community.

SwiftKV: Snowflake’s Latest Open-Source Tool Under the Tree 🎄

Giving back is the true meaning of the season — and the open-source community. This month, our AI Research team left a stocking stuffer for developers everywhere and published SwiftKV, an open-source tool that reduces the computational costs for enterprise LLM workloads. Interested in spreading joy with your codebase? Check out the details on SwiftKV here.

Best in Snow

Cool culture, chill and driven people.

Decking the Halls: Cynthia Emmanuel Builds a Village — and Creates Community

In Santa’s workshop, there are elves working around the clock to spread cheer. But in Snowflake’s San Mateo office, there’s Cynthia Emmanuel. This month, the executive operations pro and decorating extraordinaire invited us to her annual Christmas village display, a feat of creativity, carpentry, and care that could rival the North Pole. 

The number of lights? 30,000. 

Donations? $10,000 and counting. 

Decorations? Endless. 

But the opportunity to bring people together? Priceless — and a passion that shines through Cynthia’s personal and professional life. Heat up some hot cocoa and curl up with her story here.

Selling Snowflake: Producing Sales for an A-List Platform 

This month, our sales team took center stage, proving that there’s no business like snow business. From managing relationships to navigating complex industry dynamics, it turns out that working in sales is a lot like producing a blockbuster hit. Stepping into the spotlight to chat about our platform’s star quality, Major Account Executive Omri Nevat outlined what it takes to work with leading customers, sales’ far-reaching economic impact, and how he got his big break in the tech capital of the world. Ready to step behind the scenes and learn more about go-to-market at Snowflake? Grab your popcorn and check out the blog here.

Bashes Filled with Dancers, Prancers, and Data Dashers

‘Tis the season for gifts, garlands, and above all, a good time. This month, we hosted holiday parties across the globe, where we hit pause on getting down to business and hit play on getting down to merrymaking. Some highlights included candy stations, arts and crafts, breakdancing, and even mini golf to get us into the holiday swing of things. But the greatest gift of all? Making memories with our team (and here’s to many, many more).

On the Radar

The events forecast, from meet-ups to conferences and more.

The Icing on the Cake: Apache Iceberg Bay Area Meetup

Ready to break the ice with the open-source community? Join us in East Palo Alto on January 30 for a day of cool networking and chill conversation, hosted by Snowflake, AWS, and more. Ready to melt barriers and move the industry forward? Sign up here to attend virtually or in-person.

Crowning Moments: Launching Snowflake in Saudi Arabia 

On January 19, Snowflake is holding court with a special event in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to mark the official launch of our platform in the region. Snowflake royalty including CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy, Senior District Manager Mohamed Zouari, and VP Head of Worldwide Sales Engineering Chris Child will be in attendance for a day of keynotes, panels, and networking events that will have you saying “long live Snowflake.” Learn more and sign up here.

Ice Breakers 

Play cool games, win cool prizes.

The best game to play before crossing into a new year? A crossword, of course. Check out the latest People of Snowflake blog to complete the game below and for the chance to win a prize. Just drop your answers in the comments by January 31, 2025. We’ll select three winners at random. Must be subscribed to the newsletter to be eligible to win.

Ready to hit the data slopes? Check out Snowflake’s open roles.