Navigating the Future of Data Integration with Salesforce and Snowflake
Written by
Ajit Monteiro, CTO & Co-Founder
Published
September 11, 2023
In a significant stride towards fostering seamless data integration, Salesforce and Snowflake have released Bring Your Own Lake (BYOL) Data Sharing. This partnership enables a deeper integration and collaboration between the two industry leaders, enabling new ways for businesses to leverage data, drive actionable insights, and foster growth.
The Underlying Significance of This Integration
The Salesforce Data Cloud has emerged as a major player in the large-scale customer data platform world. It enables businesses to combine their Salesforce data with other external customer engagement data, creating a comprehensive view of customer profiles.
Businesses can quickly make decisions using the Salesforce Customer 360 by taking advantage of AI, automation, and analytics in different apps.
This integration seeks to resolve a longstanding issue faced by many businesses: the seamless integration of customer data from Salesforce with data housed in Snowflake. By bridging this gap, companies can delve deeper into customer behavior analyses, market trend evaluations, and operational efficiencies, thereby gaining a competitive edge through the ability to swiftly respond to market fluctuations, anticipate customer needs, and streamline operations.
A Deeper Dive: The Multifaceted Benefits of the Integration
1. Seamless Data Access and Faster Time to Value
Customers can now share data instantly between Salesforce’s Customer Data Platform (CDP) and Snowflake. This eliminates the traditional hassles associated with synchronization and offers secure, real-time collaboration.
2. Zero-ETL Approach
The integration introduces a zero-ETL approach, eliminating the traditionally complex Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes. This ensures real-time access to the most recent data, all while adhering to the highest standards of security and governance, while reducing operational costs and streamlining data management processes.
3. Empowering Users
From data scientists and analysts to marketers and salespersons, this integration opens up a world of opportunities. It facilitates the creation of AI models, enhances segmentation for personalized campaigns, and aids in intelligent forecasting, among other benefits, thereby unlocking new avenues for data-driven strategies.
4. Bidirectional Data Sharing
In the coming months, Salesforce and Snowflake plan to roll out the BYOL Data Federation, a feature that will allow for Snowflake data to be accessed directly within the Salesforce Data Cloud, enhancing the bidirectional data sharing capabilities and creating a more interconnected data ecosystem.
OneSix: A Resource to
Navigate This Integration
As a Snowflake Premier Partner, OneSix has a rich background in working with Snowflake and Salesforce and stands ready to assist businesses in navigating this new landscape. Leveraging our expertise in data strategy, platform implementation, data modeling, AI and ML, business intelligence, and making insights actionable, we are here to help businesses understand and make the most of this new capability, without pushing a sales agenda.
Our goal is to be a resource for companies, providing guidance and insights to help them leverage the benefits of this integration effectively.
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