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Core Platform

Faster, Smarter, Autonomous: Snowflake SQL Performance Improvements Year in Review

Discover Snowflake's autonomous performance improvements, including Optima and Gen2 Warehouses.
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MAR 19, 2026|8 min read
Core Platform

Introducing Data Governance Skills for Cortex Code

Discover Cortex Code governance skills in Snowflake. Use AI to classify data, enforce policies and monitor access with natural language—no SQL required.
MAR 18, 2026|8 min read
Core Platform

Full bidirectional interoperability for Iceberg tables now in Snowflake Horizon Catalog

Today, we are thrilled to announce the final piece of the puzzle: the ability to securely write to Snowflake managed Iceberg tables from external engines via Snowflake Horizon Catalog’s implementation of open APIs.
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MAR 17, 2026|5 min read
Gen AI

Cortex Agent Evaluations: Monitor, Measure and Improve Your AI Agents on Snowflake

A comprehensive solution for validating your agent's behavior and performance using Snowflake's research-backed GPA framework to move from prototype to production with confidence.
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MAR 13, 2026|6 min read
Core Platform

Snowflake Interactive Analytics: Breaking Down a Few Major Updates

Learn about the latest Snowflake Interactive enhancements, including multi-cloud support for Azure and GCP, replication, search optimization, and storage lifecycle policies for sub-second analytics at scale.
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MAR 12, 2026|4 min read
Core Platform

The New Strong Authentication Hub: Streamlining the Transition to Mandatory MFA

Snowflake is launching the Strong Authentication Hub in Snowsight to help customers manage the transition from legacy password-only login to mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA).
MAR 12, 2026|4 min read
Data Engineering

Stop Moving Data. Start Talking To It.

Learn how Snowflake's Catalog-Linked Databases (CLD) and Cortex Code CLI turn the open lakehouse into a native experience, allowing you to bridge external Iceberg catalogs to Snowflake in seconds for AI-powered insights.
MAR 11, 2026|6 min read
Core Platform

Why Do We Need Semantic Views? Avoiding Subtle Mistakes in Complex Calculations

Discover why semantic views are essential for accurate business intelligence. Learn how to avoid common SQL pitfalls like fan traps, chasm traps, and join explosions.
MAR 09, 2026|12 min read
Data Engineering

Building a High-Performance Postgres Time Series Stack with Iceberg

Learn how to build a vendor-agnostic, open source time series stack using Postgres extensions like pg_lake, pg_partman, and pg_incremental to offload cold data to Apache Iceberg on S3.
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MAR 06, 2026|4 min read

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