FinOps for Snowflake

A Guide to Cloud Financial Optimization

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

AvY V Ravi Kumar,Velu Natarajan,Parag Bhardwaj

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Unlock the full financial potential of your Snowflake environment. Learn how to cut costs, boost performance, and take control of your cloud data spend with FinOps for Snowflake—your essential guide to implementing a smart, automated, and Snowflake-optimized FinOps strategy.In today’s data-driven world, financial optimization on platforms like Snowflake is more critical than ever. Whether you're just beginning your FinOps journey or refining mature practices, this book provides a practical roadmap to align Snowflake usage with business goals, reduce costs, and improve performance—without compromising agility.Grounded in real-world case studies and packed with actionable strategies, FinOps for Snowflake shows how leading organizations are transforming their environments through automation, governance, and cost intelligence. You'll learn how to apply proven techniques for architecture tuning, workload and storage efficiency, and performance optimization—empowering you to make smarter, data-driven decisions.What You Will LearnMaster FinOps principles tailored for Snowflake’s architecture and pricing modelEnable collaboration across finance, engineering, and business teamsDeliver real-time cost insights for smarter decision-makingOptimize compute, storage, and Snowflake AI and ML services for efficiencyLeverage Snowflake Cortex AI and Adoptive Warehouse/Compute for intelligent cost governanceApply proven strategies to achieve operational excellence and measurable savings Who this Book is ForData professionals, cloud engineers, FinOps practitioners, and finance teams seeking to improve cost visibility, operational efficiency, and financial accountability in Snowflake environments.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-10-22
Mått178 x 254 x 22 mm
Vikt750 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor370
FörlagAPress
ISBN9798868817359

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Y V Ravi Kumar is an Extraordinary Ability (EB1-A) Einstein Visa recipient, an Oracle Certified Master, an Oracle ACE Director Alum, and is TOGAF certified. He is an IEEE Senior Member with more than 27 years of multinational leadership experience in banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) verticals. Ravi Kumar has co-authored six books and has served as technical reviewer on six other books. Ravi Kumar is an Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) and Expert (OCE) across multiple Oracle versions and technologies, and is certified in PostgreSQL, MySQL, and multi-cloud architectures (OCI, AWS, GCP). He has published more than 100 Oracle technology articles and has spoken four times at Oracle Cloud/OpenWorld (OOW) in Las Vegas/San Francisco. He has delivered technical sessions at various Oracle user groups, including IOUG, OCW, NYOUG, and Quest Oracle Community. Ravi Kumar has designed data centers and implemented mission-critical databases for core banking solutions for two major central banks in the world. He also is a Snowflake Squad Member, Snowflake Data Super Hero 2025, and certified in Snowflake Pro.Velu Natarajan is a seasoned analytics professional with over 18 years of experience delivering scalable, high-performance data solutions. As a leader in the Database Cloud Center of Excellence, he drives cloud transformation and database migration strategies to ensure business continuity. Velu is recognized for his innovative work in Cloud FinOps, earning the 2024 Discover President Award for developing cost-optimization tools that enhanced performance and cross-functional collaboration. He has presented at major industry events like Snowflake Summit 2024, sharing insights on cost and performance optimization. He holds certifications as a FinOps Certified Practitioner, Snowflake Pro, and Architect. Outside of work, Velu enjoys soccer and blockbuster movies.Parag Bhardwaj is a FinOps specialist with extensive knowledge in cloud financial management, optimization, and governance. As the Principal Cloud Solutions Architect for a major global airline’s Cloud and Engineering platform team, he ensures cost-efficiency and accountability in cloud environments. Parag has led significant cloud financial optimization projects, integrating DevOps tools and infrastructure governance to enhance business value.

1. FinOps for Snowflake.- 2. FinOps Framework for Snowflake.- 3. Visibility and Transparency.- 4. Control and Budgeting.- 5. Compute Optimization.- 6. Workload Optimization-Snowpark.- 7. Storage Optimization.- 8. Data Modeling Optimization.- 9. Data Load Optimization.- 10.Cloud Services Optimization.- 11. Data Availability Optimization (Data Share, BCP).- 12. AI and ML Cost Governance.- 13. Snowflake's Latest in Cost Optimization – Key Features.