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In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I explore how Snowflake is expanding its AI Data Cloud to meet the growing demands of the automotive industry.
Highlights
00:03 — Snowflake has announced an expansion of its AI Data Cloud for manufacturing, focusing specifically on automotive solutions. The company is tailoring its AI Data Cloud to meet the demands of the automotive industry, emphasizing digital transformation and AI-driven innovation. Snowflake is addressing the growing demand for massive data handling in the automotive sector.
00:35 — Tim Long, global head of manufacturing at Snowflake, said the following: “Modern vehicles are generating unprecedented volumes of data, and automotive companies need AI solutions that are easy to implement, capable of handling massive data sets from across the entire value chain, and trusted for critical decisions.”
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00:53 — Snowflake’s automotive solutions build on its manufacturing expertise to provide the automotive industry with the foundation it may need to integrate data across its operations, scale their connected vehicle initiatives, and accelerate innovation in this rapidly evolving market.
01:21 — These industries were built on nuts and bolts, not zeros and ones. However, consumers expect to see the same evolution in automotive products that they do in their online services, laptops, and finance operations. This investment not only recognizes this trend, but provides a vital resource to the automotive sector.
