Summary
In a webinar, Calibo and Snowflake demonstrated how a unified approach between software and data engineering simplifies today’s complex data challenges, including disparate sources, siloed workflows, and governance overhead.
Leveraging Calibo’s Data Fabric Studio alongside Snowflake enables streamlined data ingestion, quality checks, lineage tracking, and one-click deployment—all within a governed, scalable platform.
Organizations like NatureSweet significantly compressed development timelines—going from 12–18 months to start building, and from 9 months to launch, down to just 8 weeks and 4 months respectively.
Action points: begin by mapping your current data pipeline bottlenecks, then pilot a unified fabric using Calibo with Snowflake to automate ingestion, governance, and deployment; finally, measure improvements in speed, quality, and developer productivity to scale success across your organization.
In today’s ever-evolving tech world, the synergy between software engineers and data engineers is key to building next-gen, data-driven applications.
In our recent webinar, “Data Fabric in Action: Leveraging Calibo and Snowflake for Unified Data Management and Development,” we tackled some of the pressing challenges in data management and presented effective solutions using Calibo and Snowflake.
The webinar was hosted by Matthias Nicola, Field CTO at Snowflake, and Wylde Marais, Senior Solutions Architect at Calibo.
This blog post is a short summary of the key takeaways from the webinar, showcasing how these two platforms can transform data management and development through a unified approach.
Whether you’re a software engineer, data engineer, or tech leader, this webinar can help you uncover how to integrate these powerful platforms and take your data-driven projects to the next level. For more in-depth information, watch the full webinar here.
The modern landscape of data management is fraught with complexities:
To address these challenges, we introduced the concept of data products. Data products encompass several components: Data, Meta Data, Code, and Deployment. This approach offers numerous benefits:
Snowflake stands out as a comprehensive platform for data management, offering capabilities in data warehousing, data lakes, data sharing, and governance. Its benefits include:
Current data pipeline setups present several challenges:
These challenges collectively slow down the delivery of digital products.
To combat these issues, platform engineering practices are essential. These practices reduce the cognitive load on product teams and include:
The introduction of Data Fabric Studio (DFS) facilitates the integration of software and data engineering through:
This unified platform simplifies the development lifecycle, enhancing both efficiency and effectiveness.
One case study highlights the impact of using Calibo and Snowflake: NatureSweet.
NatureSweet experienced faster time-to-market and reduced development times, which meant better yields for the agricultural products that were on the market.
Instead of building its entire digital ecosystem in 12-18 months, NatureSweet could start building digital products in 8 weeks. Instead of bringing applications to the business in 9 months, this was brought forward to only four months. These are some of the significant outcomes experienced by their team.
Leveraging integrated platforms like Calibo and Snowflake is crucial for efficient data management in today’s fast-paced technological landscape. By using these platforms, organizations can simplify data management, ensure high-quality data delivery, and accelerate digital product development.
For more insights, watch our complete webinar and see how Calibo and Snowflake can transform your data management strategy.
We hope this blog post has given you an overview of the key points discussed in our webinar. Stay tuned for more updates and insights on leveraging cutting-edge technology for improved data management and development.
To get all of the insights, watch the full webinar here.
What challenges does a data fabric approach help solve?
It addresses issues like fragmented data sources, siloed workflows, and governance complexity by providing a unified platform for managing data pipelines end to end.
How do Calibo and Snowflake work together in this context?
Calibo’s Data Fabric Studio streamlines ingestion, quality checks, lineage, and deployment, while Snowflake provides the scalable data platform to store and process data securely.
What kind of business impact can organizations expect?
By unifying development and governance, companies like NatureSweet have reduced project timelines from over a year to just weeks or months, significantly accelerating time to value.
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