Snowflake aims to provide its customers and partners with the best platform for building data-intensive applications, and Snowflake Native Application Framework is an important milestone on that journey.
With Native Application Framework, currently in private preview, developers can build applications using Snowflake features such as stored procedures, user-defined functions (UDFs), and user-defined table functions (UDTFs). Capabilities including Streamlit integration for developing interactive client interfaces and telemetry features, including events and alerts for monitoring and troubleshooting, are also in development.
Snowflake’s native application platform accelerates application development by relying on Snowflake’s high availability and disaster recovery, global collaboration capabilities, and security layer, so developers in the Data Cloud can focus on functionality rather than operational overhead. It also enables developers to distribute and monetize their applications to 6300 Snowflake customers (as of 30 April 2022) through Snowflake Marketplace.
These applications run in end customers’ Snowflake accounts, which means data does not need to be moved or shared, so developers can provide optimal functionality without having to manage customers’ sensitive data.
Capital One Software, the enterprise software division of B2B Capital One, is using Snowflake Native Application Framework to build and deploy applications in the Data Cloud.
Salim Syed, vice president of engineering for Slingshot at Capital One Software, said: “With Snowflake’s ability to build, distribute, and deploy applications directly in the Data Cloud, we’ll be able to deliver value to customers quickly.
Other customers and partners, including LiveRamp and Informatica, have developed applications for use cases including cloud cost management, identity resolution, and data integration using Native Application Framework. For example, Informatica plans to develop Informatica Enterprise Data Integrator as a native application that will let customers easily integrate enterprise application data into the Data Cloud. The Snowflake Google Analytics connector and the ServiceNow connector, both in private preview, were also built using Native Application Framework.
Snowflake ushers in a new era of collaboration with native applications
By expanding Snowflake Marketplace to include applications that run natively in the Data Cloud, customers can:
- Realize value faster by discovering and installing applications in just a few clicks.
- Improve security and governance by using applications directly in their Snowflake accounts.
- Access cutting-edge technologies, such as global data clean room applications from partners like Habu, to expand collaboration.
Chris Child, senior director of product management at Snowflake, said: “Applications have been part of Snowflake’s DNA from day one.
Applications are an integral part of Snowflake’s extensive partner ecosystem. As of 30 April 2022, more than 425 Powered by Snowflake partners had built applications using Snowflake as their data infrastructure, including Aladdin by BlackRock, Okta Inc., and Warner Music Group. With Snowflake, partners can expand their customer base and get the support they need to build better applications at scale.
Together with Streamlit, acquired in March 2022, Snowflake will provide developers and data scientists with a single powerful platform for discovering, collaborating, and building next-generation applications. Developers can now build applications using their favorite tools, with simplified data access and management.
