Lesson 1136 of 2116
AI Data Warehousing Tools: Snowflake AI, Databricks, BigQuery AI
Data warehouses now have built-in AI. Snowflake Cortex, Databricks AI, BigQuery AI bring AI to your data instead of moving data to AI.
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- 1The premise
- 2data warehousing
- 3in-warehouse AI
- 4data movement
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Section 1
The premise
In-warehouse AI tools eliminate data movement; selection should match your existing warehouse.
What AI does well here
- Use in-warehouse AI for sensitive data that should not leave warehouse
- Evaluate against external AI on capability and cost
- Maintain data governance even with AI
- Plan for tool maturity (these are evolving fast)
What AI cannot do
- Replace external AI for capability needs in-warehouse AI lacks
- Substitute in-warehouse AI for data engineering discipline
- Predict tool maturity timelines
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