Snowflake

Data Quality
How to manage tags for objects in Snowflake
Without a solid data management strategy, you're crossing your fingers and hoping that nothing goes wrong. Here's your first step toward a sound data governance strategy: using tags properly in Snowflake.
March 7, 2024
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Data Observability
3 ways to improve data sampling efficiency in Snowflake
Using conditional statements before you start sampling ensures you’re only working with the data that matters. Learn how to make your Snowflake data sampling queries more efficient with these 2 different conditional statements.
February 28, 2024
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Data Quality
Three ways to track schema drift in Snowflake
Schema drift can result in missing or inconsistent data, undermining the accuracy of your Snowflake queries and reports if unaddressed. Here are 3 ways to track schema drift in Snowflake.
February 6, 2024
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Announcements
Metaplane is proud to be part of the Snowflake Horizon partner ecosystem
Learn what benefits you get from Metaplane’s inclusion in the Snowflake Horizon Partner Ecosystem
December 21, 2023
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Changelog
Announcing: Support for Snowflake Dynamic Tables
Metaplane expands Snowflake support to include one of their newest table types - Dynamic Tables.
December 12, 2023
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Data Culture
Snowflake table types explained
Learn more about how to determine which table type to use in Snowflake based on your use case.
November 15, 2023
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Changelog
Snowflake Spend Monitoring in Metaplane
Read more about Metaplane's newest feature for Snowflake users who are trying to get the most out of their data stack.
September 13, 2023
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Announcements
Data Quality Reimagined: Metaplane’s Commitment to Supporting Snowflake Data Metric Functions
Metaplane is committed to supporting Snowflake's upcoming Data Metric Functions. This integration will use DMFs as primitives under the hood that provide centralized, secure, and potentially more economical data quality monitoring. By leveraging these functions within Metaplane's platform, users can expect an even more comprehensive data observability solution that empowers them to achieve exceptional data quality in the Snowflake Data Cloud.
June 28, 2023
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Announcements
Metaplane Achieves Snowflake Premier Partner Status
Metaplane announces Snowflake Premier Technology Partner status - learn what this means for you
June 27, 2023
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Data Quality
The Definitive Guide to Snowflake Data Lineage
Learn how to extract and use data lineage in Snowflake to optimize your data pipelines and improve data engineering workflows.
May 15, 2023
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Data Quality
Stay Fresh: Two Ways to Track Update Times for Snowflake Tables and Views
Discover how to ensure your data is fresh and up-to-date in Snowflake with two essential tools: the MAX function and the LAST_ALTERED column.
May 14, 2023
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Data Quality
Three Ways to Retrieve Row Counts for Snowflake Tables and Views
Explore various methods to obtain row counts in Snowflake, from simple SQL queries to leveraging table statistics, for performance optimization and data analysis.
May 12, 2023
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Data Observability
The Four Pillars of Data Observability
How much data do we need to reconstruct a useful picture of our data? That’s the question we attempt to answer in this article. The groupings of questions we need to answer in order to describe our data are the “pillars” that underlie data observability in 2023.
May 10, 2023
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Changelog
Snowflake Connection Improvements
It’s easier than ever to add Snowflake databases. Metaplane now auto generates all of the SQL necessary to connect a database, decreasing the set up process down to minutes.
November 1, 2022
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Announcements
Metaplane Partners with Snowflake to Ensure Trust in Data
We’re delighted to announce that Metaplane has joined the Snowflake Partner Network, empowering data teams with superior quality and observability.
October 24, 2022
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Announcements
Announcing the First Snowflake-Native Data Observability Application
Snowflake debuted their native application framework at Summit 2022, which is poised to change how software is deployed on top of data. Metaplane has built the first data observability application that can be deployed directly within your Snowflake instance, for enhanced security and ease-of-adoption.
July 19, 2022
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Changelog
Introducing Snowflake Table and Column Usage Analytics
Metaplane now monitors table+column usage analytics for Snowflake: understand how critical data is used, what should be tested, and how to prioritize data quality issues.
April 14, 2022
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