Snowflake has introduced Openflow, a fully managed, open, and scalable data integration platform built to simplify all types of data movement. Whether it’s structured or unstructured, batch or streaming, OpenFlow unifies it all to power next-gen AI experiences.

The AI Challenge

Generative AI is showing real ROI up to 41% returns in some cases. But getting there is tough. Most teams are still stuck managing fragmented data pipelines that are slow, hard to scale, and painful to maintain. That slows down AI adoption and productivity.

Meet OpenFlow

Snowflake OpenFlow is the fix that data teams have been waiting for. It’s built to simplify and accelerate how businesses move data between systems, clouds, and platforms, all while supporting AI workloads at scale.

Key Features

• Open & Extensible: Powered by Apache NiFi with a user-friendly UI, managed by Snowflake.
• Runs Anywhere: Deploy in Snowflake’s managed cloud or Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC).
• Supports All Data Types: Structured, unstructured, batch, and real-time streaming.
• Enterprise-Grade: Built-in governance, security, observability, and scalability.

Seamless Integrations

OpenFlow includes hundreds of connectors from Oracle, Salesforce, SharePoint, Slack, and Zendesk, with the ability to build your own. It connects directly with tools like Apache Kafka and Amazon Kinesis and even supports Change Data Capture (CDC) from Oracle databases.

It also integrates with Snowflake’s Cortex AI so teams can preprocess and move data for AI models all in one platform.

Real-World Power

With 10GB/s throughput and 5-second query latency, OpenFlow enables lightning-fast streaming and AI-ready ETL flows. It keeps user permissions intact as data moves, ensuring consistency and security across your architecture.

Unlike legacy systems, OpenFlow doesn't lock you in; it's designed for open, interoperable environments, supporting industry standards like Apache Iceberg.

Available Now

OpenFlow is now generally available in all AWS commercial regions with BYOC deployment, and private previews are open for Snowpark Container Services.

Snowflake OpenFlow changes the game for AI and data teams. It makes data integration easy, supports large-scale AI, and lets businesses control their data movement all from one secure platform.