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title: Blog — DataDrive | Cloud Data Warehouse
description: Cloud Data Warehouse | DataDrive's blog covers a variety of topics, including best practices for building modern data teams and cloud data platforms in addition to tool training for Tableau, Snowflake, Fivetran, Matillion, and Sigma Computing.
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# The DataDrive Blog

#### Our take on all things data.

### Cloud Data Warehouse

[![](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/3%20WAYS%20TO%20EXTRACT%20DATA%20OUT%20OF%20STRATA.png) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/why-its-time-for-small-businesses-to-move-data-analytics-to-the-cloud)

#### [Why It's Time to Move Your Data to the Cloud](https://godatadrive.com/blog/why-its-time-for-small-businesses-to-move-data-analytics-to-the-cloud)

![Picture of Luke Komiskey](https://godatadrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/luke-1.png?width=30&name=luke-1.png) [Luke Komiskey](https://godatadrive.com/blog/author/luke-komiskey): Oct 12, 2022

Today’s businesses need to be scalable, agile, and responsive to remain competitive. Moving to the...

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[![Highlighting Top Features of Matillion](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/matillion-top-features.jpg) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/5-useful-features-of-matillion)

#### [5 Useful Features of Matillion](https://godatadrive.com/blog/5-useful-features-of-matillion)

![Picture of Meg Johnson](https://godatadrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/meg-1.png?width=30&name=meg-1.png) [Meg Johnson](https://godatadrive.com/blog/author/megangodatadrive-com): Feb 11, 2022

Matillion Makes My Life Easier Matillion is one of my favorite ETL tools that I have discovered in...

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#### [Snowflake Cost Calculator | Estimate Snowflake Monthly Cost](https://godatadrive.com/blog/snowflake-calculator)

![Picture of Meg Johnson](https://godatadrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/meg-1.png?width=30&name=meg-1.png) [Meg Johnson](https://godatadrive.com/blog/author/megangodatadrive-com): Nov 29, 2021

One of the main questions that I get asked when a client is considering moving their data warehouse...

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[![Education in the Cloud- Why School Districts Should Make the Leap to a Cloud-Based Data Platform](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/education-in-the-cloud-thumbail.jpg) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/5-reasons-why-school-districts-should-invest-in-the-cloud)

#### [5 Reasons Why School Districts Should Invest in the Cloud](https://godatadrive.com/blog/5-reasons-why-school-districts-should-invest-in-the-cloud)

![Picture of Meg Johnson](https://godatadrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/meg-1.png?width=30&name=meg-1.png) [Meg Johnson](https://godatadrive.com/blog/author/megangodatadrive-com): Jul 23, 2021

IT infrastructure is often a top priority for school districts. There are many dependencies on web...

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[![](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/snowflakeTrialPartTwo-2.jpg) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-snowflake-trial-part-2)

#### [How to Get the Most Out of Your Snowflake Trial- Part 2](https://godatadrive.com/blog/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-snowflake-trial-part-2)

![Picture of Meg Johnson](https://godatadrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/meg-1.png?width=30&name=meg-1.png) [Meg Johnson](https://godatadrive.com/blog/author/megangodatadrive-com): Apr 15, 2021

In the first part of this series, we talked about the importance of having proper security in place...

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[![](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/snlowflake-elt-automation.jpg) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/snowflake-elt-automation)

#### [Snowflake ELT Automation](https://godatadrive.com/blog/snowflake-elt-automation)

![Picture of Meg Johnson](https://godatadrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/meg-1.png?width=30&name=meg-1.png) [Meg Johnson](https://godatadrive.com/blog/author/megangodatadrive-com): Feb 15, 2021

Recently, I was assisting an analytics team with implementing a Snowflake cloud data warehouse....

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[![](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Snowflake101SecurityCover.png) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/2020/3/28/snowflake-101-securing-data-in-the-cloud)

#### [Snowflake 101: Securing Data in the Cloud](https://godatadrive.com/blog/2020/3/28/snowflake-101-securing-data-in-the-cloud)

![Picture of Meg Johnson](https://godatadrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/meg-1.png?width=30&name=meg-1.png) [Meg Johnson](https://godatadrive.com/blog/author/megangodatadrive-com): Mar 28, 2020

More and more we are seeing companies offer at least a portion, if not all, of their services in...

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