On the River with Marcos is a video podcast covering the latest in tech and business innovation.
In this episode, we spotlight Snowflake’s May 2025 updates—centered on governance, AI pipelines, and seamless data access.
Key highlights include:
Contacts for Objects to assign clear ownership across data assets
Automatic tag propagation for scalable data classification
Cortex COMPLETE Structured Outputs with JSON-schema references for reliable AI pipelines
Provisioned Throughput to reserve compute for LLM-heavy workloads
Glean + Cortex Analyst integration for natural language querying in productivity tools
ML Data Connector for Container Runtime now GA for PyTorch and TensorFlow
Private Link support for secure Azure-based Notebook runtimes
Universal Search expanded to include pipes, tasks, and streams
Cost Anomalies preview feature for proactive credit usage monitoring
Gen 2 Standard Warehouses offering better performance with no added cost
Internal marketplace scope controls for flexible data app sharing
AI Data Cloud for Automotive launch, with early solutions from Sigma
These updates empower teams to future-proof governance, accelerate AI development, and deliver business insights with greater agility.
