--- title: Blog — DataDrive | Snowflake description: Snowflake | 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. --- # The DataDrive Blog #### Our take on all things data. ### Snowflake [![Snowflake Costs](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/Blue%20Modern%20Technology%20Business%20Presentation.png) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/manage-snowflake-costs) #### [Managing Your Snowflake Costs | Tips to Optimize Credit Usage](https://godatadrive.com/blog/manage-snowflake-costs) ![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): Mar 24, 2023 As organizations increasingly rely on Snowflake's cloud data platform to support their data... [Read More](https://godatadrive.com/blog/manage-snowflake-costs) [![](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/3%20WAYS%20TO%20EXTRACT%20DATA%20OUT%20OF%20STRATA.gif) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/3-ways-to-extract-data-out-of-strata-freewheel) #### [3 Ways to Extract Data out of FreeWheel's Strata Platform](https://godatadrive.com/blog/3-ways-to-extract-data-out-of-strata-freewheel) ![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): Nov 30, 2022 FreeWheel's Strata platform is a great tool for media buying - particularly for TV and radio... [Read More](https://godatadrive.com/blog/3-ways-to-extract-data-out-of-strata-freewheel) [![Working with JSON in Snowflake Tommy Ranney](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/tommy-blog.jpg) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/working-with-json-in-snowflake) #### [Working with JSON in Snowflake](https://godatadrive.com/blog/working-with-json-in-snowflake) ![Picture of Tommy Ranney](https://godatadrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tommy-3.png?width=30&name=tommy-3.png) [Tommy Ranney](https://godatadrive.com/blog/author/tommy-ranney): Dec 20, 2021 Snowflake has made working with semi-structured data a cinch! In this blog, I’ll walk through how... [Read More](https://godatadrive.com/blog/working-with-json-in-snowflake) #### [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... [Read More](https://godatadrive.com/blog/snowflake-calculator) [![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... [Read More](https://godatadrive.com/blog/5-reasons-why-school-districts-should-invest-in-the-cloud) [![](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... [Read More](https://godatadrive.com/blog/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-snowflake-trial-part-2) [![](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.... [Read More](https://godatadrive.com/blog/snowflake-elt-automation) [![](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/SnowflakeTrial.png) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/2020/12/15/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-snowflake-trial-part-one) #### [How to Get the Most Out of Your Snowflake Trial Part One](https://godatadrive.com/blog/2020/12/15/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-snowflake-trial-part-one) ![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): Dec 28, 2020 In most cases, a trial period is a great way to get introduced to a new tool and evaluate if its... [Read More](https://godatadrive.com/blog/2020/12/15/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-snowflake-trial-part-one) [![](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... [Read More](https://godatadrive.com/blog/2020/3/28/snowflake-101-securing-data-in-the-cloud)