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Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Enterprise Strategy Group released the 'Radical ROI of Generative AI' report, surveying 1,900 business and IT leaders across nine countries. 92% of early AI adopters reported positive returns on investment, with organizations seeing an average return of $1.41 for every dollar spent.

The study reveals that 98% of respondents plan to increase AI investments in 2025. However, 58% of organizations struggle with making their data AI-ready. Key challenges include data integration (64%), governance enforcement (59%), and quality monitoring (59%).

Regional ROI variations were significant, with Australia/New Zealand achieving 44% returns, while Japan and France saw lower returns at 30% and 31% respectively. The report highlights that 80% of respondents are fine-tuning AI models with proprietary data, though 71% acknowledge that effective model training requires multi-terabytes of data.

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) has achieved Department of Defense (DOD) Impact Level 5 (IL5) Provisional Authorization on AWS GovCloud US-West, enabling the company to handle highly sensitive Controlled Unclassified Information for DOD and related agencies. The authorization extends to all military services including Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Combatant Commands.

Alongside this milestone, Snowflake launched Snowflake Public Sector, Inc., a dedicated U.S. Public Sector subsidiary focusing on Federal, Defense, State and local government, and education entities. The platform will support critical operations including financial management, enterprise business operations, logistics & supply chain, cybersecurity, and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT).

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) has announced enhanced support for Apache Iceberg™ tables, combining open format flexibility with enterprise-grade performance. The innovation allows organizations to manage their data in an open, interoperable format while leveraging Snowflake's platform capabilities.

Key features include:

• Lakehouse Analytics with the same compute engine as Snowflake's native format
• Search Optimization Service and Query Acceleration Service for Iceberg tables
• Comprehensive security and governance with built-in business continuity
• Secure data sharing technology extended to Iceberg tables

Notable customers implementing these innovations include Illumina, Komodo Health, Medidata, and WHOOP. Snowflake's commitment to open source is evidenced by 35% of its acquisitions over the last four years being companies that strengthen open data ecosystems.

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) has appointed Mike Gannon as its new Chief Revenue Officer, effective March 14, 2025, following the retirement announcement of current CRO Chris Degnan. Gannon, who previously served as President of Americas Sales at VMware by Broadcom, brings a decade of experience leading high-caliber sales teams in competitive markets.

Chris Degnan, Snowflake's first salesperson, helped grow the company to $3.4 billion in revenue in the last fiscal year. At VMware, Gannon was responsible for integrating GTM functions into Broadcom and incorporating the Professional Services team. His prior experience includes sales leadership roles at EMC and Isilon Systems.

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) has announced its seventh-annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2025, scheduled for June 2-5, 2025, in San Francisco. The event will feature a headline fireside chat between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy discussing AI and data innovation.

The conference, positioned as the premier event for data, AI, and applications, will be Snowflake's largest user conference to date, featuring:

• Over 500 breakout sessions across 15 tracks
• 200 on-site partners
• 36 hands-on labs
• Three major keynotes
• Seven industry-specific AI Data Cloud sessions

The event will showcase how enterprises can leverage Snowflake's trusted data platform for AI-driven innovation, offering technical certifications, platform demonstrations, and the Snowflake Startup Challenge finale with up to $1M in potential investment opportunities.

Prodapt has launched OneFibreData, a new application powered by Snowflake (SNOW) designed for fibre broadband providers. The solution integrates data from multiple sources including cloud, on-premises, and APIs to create scalable data ecosystems.

The application promises to generate insights 2x faster, enabling more efficient operations and improved customer experiences. Key features include faster data mart development, simplified querying, and enhanced reporting & visualization capabilities, setting the foundation for actionable data analytics and AI workflows.

CityFibre's Director of Information Architecture highlighted that the solution enables AI deployment at scale earlier than expected. The platform leverages Snowflake's Data Cloud platform combined with Prodapt's system integration expertise, particularly beneficial for Telecom operators with multi-geo, multi-cloud environments.

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) has announced major AI initiatives including the opening of a Silicon Valley AI Hub in Menlo Park, a 30,000 square foot space set to launch in Summer 2025. The facility will serve as a collaboration center for developers, startups, and business leaders in the AI ecosystem.

The company unveiled three significant investments:

• The new AI Hub featuring startup spaces, event areas, training rooms, and executive facilities
• Up to $200 million investment in next-gen startups through the Snowflake Startup Accelerator Program
• $20 million commitment toward AI upskilling through the One Million Minds + One Platform program, aiming to train 100,000 users by 2027 and upskill one million people by 2029

Additionally, AWS has committed to provide up to $1 million in free Snowflake credits over four years to support startups building applications on Snowflake's platform. Currently, over 4,000 global companies utilize Snowflake's AI/ML capabilities in the AI Data Cloud.

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) has expanded its strategic partnership with Microsoft to integrate Azure OpenAI Service into Snowflake Cortex AI. This integration will enable enterprises to build AI-powered applications and data agents using OpenAI's models directly within Snowflake's secure platform.

The partnership includes two key developments: (1) OpenAI's models will be available through Azure AI Foundry in select U.S. Azure regions, with plans for global expansion, and (2) Snowflake Cortex Agents will be integrated with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams, with general availability expected in June 2025.

The integration provides enterprise customers with secure access to OpenAI's models within Snowflake's governance framework, allowing for cross-region and cross-cloud AI inference without complex setup. The solution addresses key enterprise concerns, as 59% of companies cite data governance, security, or privacy as challenges in deploying generative AI.

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) reported strong Q4 FY2025 financial results with product revenue of $943.3 million, up 28% year-over-year. Total revenue reached $986.8 million, representing 27% growth. The company maintained a robust net revenue retention rate of 126%.

Key metrics showcase significant customer growth, with 580 customers generating trailing 12-month product revenue exceeding $1 million (27% YoY growth) and 745 Forbes Global 2000 customers (5% YoY growth). Remaining performance obligations stood at $6.9 billion, marking a 33% year-over-year increase.