Snowflake for State and Local Government

Snowflake enables secure, live data sharing without duplication — breaking down silos across all levels of government organizations. Lower operational burdens and protect citizen data with a single, trusted and government-authorized platform for analytics and AI.

Snowflake enables live, governed data sharing without moving or duplicating data. Agencies maintain full ownership and control while securely providing authorized users access to support cross-agency missions.

How it works:

• No data is copied or transferred between agency accounts.

• Secure access is enabled through Snowflake’s services layer and metadata store.

• Read-only database access is provided to live data at the source.

• Standard role-based access controls govern authorization.

• Comprehensive audit logs support compliance and oversight.
  

Benefits:

• Eliminates the risk, cost and complexity of traditional data sharing.
• Enforces built-in governance and compliance controls, including RBAC, end-to-end encryption, and access logging, by default, as well as a set of data governance policies that can be configured based on account requirements, including dynamic data masking, row access policies, and secure views.
• Supports multiple sharing models, including direct secure sharing, private listings, data exchanges and data clean rooms.

Learn more about data sharing

Yes. Snowflake is designed for regulated public sector environments and supports GovRAMP, CJIS (where applicable), HIPAA, FERPA and state privacy requirements. Built-in security, encryption, auditing and access controls help agencies protect sensitive citizen data while supporting compliance and public trust.

Snowflake enables agencies to build and deploy AI applications directly on governed citizen and program data — without moving or duplicating sensitive information. Using Snowpark and Cortex AI, agencies can develop and apply custom models where data lives. The platform enables secure model deployment, comprehensive audit trails and role-based access to AI capabilities, helping agencies protect sensitive data and maintain public trust.

Snowflake integrates seamlessly with existing government technology stacks through native connectors and APIs, working alongside current databases, analytics tools and business intelligence platforms. 

The platform supports hybrid and multi-cloud deployments, allowing agencies to maintain on-premises systems while leveraging cloud capabilities in government-approved regions. 

Data can be hosted directly in Snowflake or remain in external tables and popular open table formats such as Apache Iceberg. This flexibility allows agencies to modernize incrementally, support open architectures and avoid vendor lock-in while maintaining consistent governance, security and access controls across their data ecosystem.

Snowflake enables incremental modernization by integrating with existing systems rather than requiring complete replacement. Agencies can connect legacy databases, mainframes and on-premises systems while maintaining current operations, then migrate workloads when ready.

Consider accelerating your transition with automated tools like SnowConvert and our expert partner ecosystem. By ingesting raw data from any source, Snowflake lets you modernize at your own pace while immediately unlocking advanced AI and analytics.