The current data space is saturated with platforms, tooling, and services that make grand promises about helping organizations realize the full potential of the modern data stack. But amidst all the noise (and the hype that continues to surround AI), large enterprises are reliably turning to the Snowflake AI Data Cloud to unify their data, minimize complexity, and get their AI use cases right.
For businesses already familiar with Snowflake’s flexible, consumption-based pricing model, performant data management capabilities, and data monetization support made possible through the Snowflake Marketplace, the choice may seem like a no-brainer. But for businesses still laying out their data strategies for 2025 and beyond, the question is worth asking: why Snowflake?
In this article, we’ll take a look at how Hakkoda helped a global technology services firm design and implement a modern data stack that addressed their unique needs by getting the very best out of Snowflake.
Customer Story: Why a Global Technology Services Firm Chose Snowflake for Its Modernization Efforts
When a global technology services firm approached Hakkoda about their intentions to modernize their data stack, they were looking to develop a shareable and accessible platform that minimized complexity while enabling them to truly leverage data as an asset.
They envisioned a state of the art, user-friendly platform that drove ROI and boosted efficiency through integrated AI and ML functions. To that end, the firm came to the table with a strong suspicion that Snowflake was the best fit.
In order to achieve that vision and solidify that choice, however, they needed help formulating an executable strategy that provided a future state, governance framework, reference architecture, and tool recommendations.
Understanding the Assignment: Pain Points and Business Objectives
To kick off their data innovation journey, Hakkoda facilitated a workshop to understand the firm’s business objectives, with a focus on reducing manual processes and creating profit centers.
Hakkoda got to know the firm’s team members, as well as the skills and tech that they brought to the table, before outlining the decisions, milestones, and recommendations that would enable the organization to successfully migrate to Snowflake.
Finally, Hakkoda unified the firm’s data foundation needs, supporting cross-functional analysis and scaling to predictive and AI functions.
This close partnering allowed Hakkoda to fully understand the firm’s data needs and resources before diving into the data architecture work that would begin the organization’s data modernization journey in earnest.
Dialing Modernization Up to Eleven: Accelerated Timelines and Deep Collaboration
The nuts and bolts of migrating to Snowflake and building the necessary data architecture came next. Hakkoda facilitated data ingestion from multiple sources to centralize the firm’s organizational data in Snowflake.
Next came the training and implementation of an easy-to-use LLM that empowered team members to access relevant data quickly and effectively. To increase usability, the platform’s UI was designed with a “digital twin” approach, mimicking the real-world experience to make the interface more intuitive for team members.
The result was a unified, self-service platform, complimented by low-code tooling that is both easy to manage for internal data teams and easy to leverage for organizational leaders looking to make data-driven decisions.
All of this was accomplished within just a six-month timeline, with Snowflake implementation occurring at the four-month mark. As part of our deep partnering approach, the end phase of the project was about fostering smooth operationalization, by adapting and expanding the existing architecture according to organizational need.
The resulting data platform is one that gets the most out of Snowflake, leveraging proven AI solutions to address carefully identified inefficiencies within the organization’s operations. It empowers team members to do their best work, just as it was designed to do, by offering an easy-to-use interface that makes use of the most sophisticated data tools available.
Why Snowflake and Hakkōda Just Make Sense
At Hakkoda, our belief that Snowflake is uniquely positioned to help enterprises like the global technology services firm in the story above do more with their data is why we’re a “true blue” Snowflake partner.
If you believe, as we do, that a modern data platform ought to enable your team members to do the work that only they can do—with greater efficiency and quality than ever before—
Our Snowflake experts are ready to build your company the data stack it needs to compete in the modern marketplace. We’ll partner closely with you to get to know those needs, and we’ll deliver a data platform that empowers your team members like never before, all within an accelerated timeline.
Let’s talk today about how Hakkoda can help you harness the power of Snowflake and begin your data innovation journey.
