FEATURE : CLOUD SOLUTIONS cloud resources they use , so an organization can take the same approach with its data . The cloud shifts from being a resource to being more like an application that can be put to work within an organization .
Thanks to the data cloud , an organization can access and use its data as though it is being stored in a single location . IT teams no longer have to worry about having separate connections to multiple stores of data .
Time and effort can instead be focused on making better use of all available data . It can be accessed , analyzed and reported on as easily as it if was all stored in a single database or data warehouse .
Introducing a data exchange
For organizations with large numbers of data sets , it can be challenging for everyone to know about everything that is available for use . In these circumstances , a data exchange can provide an effective solution .
Alan Eldridge , Asia Pacific Director of Sales Engineering , Snowflake
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