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Scaling vLLM for Embeddings: 16x Throughput and Cost Reduction
Learn how we increased embedding throughput 3x in Snowflake Cortex—and 16x vs. vLLM—through smarter serialization, tokenization, and GPU optimization.
MAY 29, 2025|8 min read
Announcing Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4 on Snowflake Cortex AI
Claude Opus 4 and Sonnet 4 are now on Snowflake Cortex AI, enabling secure access to Anthropic’s latest models via LLM functions and REST APIs.
MAY 22, 2025|5 min read
Powering Natural Language Interfaces for the Web with NLWeb and Snowflake
Build chatbots for your website in minutes using NLWeb and Snowflake’s Cortex APIs—fast, secure retrieval and LLMs with no extra infrastructure.
MAY 20, 2025|4 min read
Metadata That Works: How Snowflake Is Raising the Bar for Iceberg Performance
Discover how Snowflake boosts Apache Iceberg performance using format-agnostic metadata optimization, including NDV estimation for faster, efficient queries.
MAY 07, 2025|4 min read
Optimizing Savings Plan Usage in Snowflake
Learn how Snowflake customers can optimize cloud savings plans while managing dynamic workloads, scaling efficiently, and maximizing long-term cost savings.
MAY 02, 2025|5 min read
Fastest Speculative Decoding in vLLM with Arctic Inference and Arctic Training
How we enhanced speculative decoding to get 4x faster end-to-end task completion for LLM agents and up to 2.8x faster decoding for conversational, interactive and coding workloads.
MAY 01, 2025|18 min read
Conquer Complex Updates: Mastering SQL Server's UPDATE FROM in Your Snowflake Migration
Learn how to migrate complex SQL Server UPDATE FROM statements to Snowflake. Discover best practices for handling joins, aliases, and multi-table updates.
APR 23, 2025|4 min read
Unlock the Power of Sampling in Your Snowflake Data Warehouse Migration
Validate schema, performance, and data consistency with row sampling to reduce risk and gain early insights before migrating your data warehouse to Snowflake.
APR 22, 2025|5 min read
Evaluating Multimodal vs. Text-Based Retrieval for RAG with Snowflake Cortex
Discover how multimodal retrieval on Snowflake Cortex transforms enterprise PDF search, enhancing accuracy and speed across complex document formats.
APR 21, 2025|8 min read
