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SNOWFLAKE PLATFORM TRAINING

Your path from beginner to SnowPro Associate: Platform Certification

July 21-23 2025
9 Modules
Live & Virtual

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July 21

Earn Your Entry-Level AI Data Professional Certification and Gain a Competitive Edge in the AI Data Cloud!

WHAT TO EXPECT

Learn the power of Data Platform and AI capabilities with a step-by-step course to get started with the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. This hands-on training empowers you to integrate, share, and activate previously siloed data with limitless scalability and concurrency, enabling you to uncover data-driven insights faster in your work right now.

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

  • Set up and navigate the Snowflake user interface using Snowflake Notebooks.
  • Create databases and compute resources.
  • Create stages for data loading.
  • Securely load and utilize shared data.
  • Generate AI capabilities on your Snowflake data by calling Snowflake Cortex LLM functions
  • Please find a more detailed schedule below on this page

WHAT YOU WILL EARN

  • Hands-on Experience with Snowflake and Start Your Journey to an AI Data Skillset
  • A Certificate of Completion
  • Acquisition of Your First Entry-Level AI/Data Professional Certification – SnowPro Core Associate – with a Complimentary Exam Voucher

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This training is recommended for individuals who:
Ideal for those with little to no experience with Snowflake who are looking to begin their journey with the AI Data Cloud and upgrade their skills

This course is designed for beginners and is not intended for those who have already completed the Snowflake Fundamentals course or hold a SnowPro certification or higher. If you have already obtained certification or completed basic training and are interested in more in-depth education, please explore our full catalog of Snowflake training courses here!

COURSE PREREQUISITES

  • Join the Snowflake Community: Please register at the Snowflake Community site to enroll in the training class.
  • Enroll in the class in the Snowflake Training Site: Log-in with Community Account and please check the available times and languages that suit you and enroll for your preferred class in the class catalog
  • Ensure you have a laptop and stable Zoom access for the training webinar

AGENDA

* Each Module includes Lecture and Hands-on Lab part.

START TIME SESSION DETAILS
15 Minutes
Snowflake Introduction
20 Minutes
Module 1: Interacting With Snowflake

• Snowsight User Interfaces
• Snowflake Notebook Capabilities
• Running SQL Cells
• Running Python Cells
• Python Variable Substitution

20 Minutes
Module 2: Identity and Access

• Create a New Database
• Explore your Database
• Databases and Schemas
• Transfer Ownership
• Object Access by Role

30 Minutes
Module 3: Database Object Hierarchy

• Snowsight Object Browsers
• How to Run Your Code
• SHOW Commands
• Query Data in Snowflake

20 Minutes
Module 4: Tables, Data Types, and Loading Data

• Create a Table
• Locate Tables
• View Table Definitions
• Insert Data
• SELECT and LIMIT

20 Minutes
Module 5: Virtual Warehouses and Context

• What is a Virtual Warehouse in Snowflake?
• Virtual Warehouse Sizing Recommendations
• Resizing Virtual Warehouses
• Context Settings

25 Minutes
Module 6: The Load Wizard and Snowflake Marketplace

• Alternatives to the INSERT Statement
• Load Data From a File
• View Table Data
• Clone a Table
• Snowflake Marketplace
• Private Sharing with Data Exchange

20 Minutes
Module 7: Check Your Code

• Use INFORMATION_SCHEMA to Query Metadata
• Check Your Lab Work
• Access Query History in Snowsight
• Use Time Travel

25 Minutes
Module 8: Stages and Semi-structured Data

• Use the LIST Command
• Use the COPY INTO Command to Load Data
• Data Loading Tips and Tricks
• Work With Semi-structured Data

25 Minutes
Module 9: Unstructured Data and Cortex LLM Functions

• Unstructured Data
• Directory Tables
• Introducing Snowflake Cortex AI
• PARSE_DOCUMENT Function
• Text Extraction Workflow
• CLASSIFY_TEXT Function
• Streamlit in Snowflake
• COMPLETE Function

20 Minutes
Wrap-up and Q&A
5 Minutes
Closing

Technical Instructors

Marcus Southam

Senior Technical Instructor
Snowflake

Victor Isakov

Senior Technical Instructor

Hwee Yee Lim

Technical Instructor

Ravi Gurbaxani

Manager, Delivery
Snowflake

Lakshmi Krishna Podila

Technical Instructor

Vasu Jambunathan

Customer Technical Instructor

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