CLOUD DATA,
UNIFIED

Snowflake is a cloud-native data platform built to store, process, and analyse data at enterprise scale.

KEY CAPABILITIES

Its architecture separates storage and compute, allowing organisations to scale performance independently from capacity. This provides flexibility, cost control, and predictable performance under high concurrency.

8 West partners with Snowflake to design secure, governed data foundations that support analytics, AI, reporting, and operational decision-making across regulated environments.

• Separation of storage and compute - Scale performance and capacity independently to optimise cost and workload efficiency.
• Unified platform for multiple workloads - Support analytics, data engineering, data science, and secure data sharing within a single ecosystem.
• Cloud-agnostic architecture - Operate natively across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud without vendor lock-in.
• Built-in governance and security - Role-based access controls, encryption, and policy enforcement embedded at the platform level.
• High performance at scale - Designed to handle large datasets and high concurrency without degradation.
• Secure data sharing - Share live, governed datasets across business units or partners without duplication.
• Secure data sharing - Share live data without copying or moving it

Snowflake in Regulated Industries

In healthcare and insurance ecosystems, data platforms must support:

• PHI and PII protection
• Claims and eligibility data integration
• Regulatory reporting
• Audit trails and lineage tracking
• Controlled access by role and function

We architect Snowflake environments that align with these realities.

This includes:

• Designing governed data models for payer operations
• Implementing secure ingestion pipelines from core systems and UCP environments
• Enforcing role-based access aligned to compliance requirements
• Establishing lineage and traceability frameworks
• Embedding observability into data workflows