Posts Tagged ‘Cost Optimisation’
Snowflake Columnar Storage: Why This Architecture Could Cut Your Analytics Costs by 70%
Snowflake’s columnar storage architecture delivers faster analytics and lower costs by scanning only relevant data, compressing storage intelligently, and optimising queries automatically. This design enables significant performance gains and cost reductions across ETL, storage, and compute—transforming how businesses scale data operations and consume insights.
ETL Commodity – Why Are You Still Paying a Premium?
ETL is no longer a specialised function, it’s a commodity, yet many organisations are still paying inflated prices due to outdated, volume-based pricing models. This blog explores why ETL costs remain high, and how Matatika’s Mirror Mode offers a risk-free path to modern, performance-based pricing.
7 Data Strategies That Work – What the Best Data Teams Do Differently
Every data team wants to scale efficiently, reduce costs, and deliver real business value. But in practice, many struggle with siloed workflows, unreliable data, and costly inefficiencies. Since recording Season 1 of the Data Matas podcast, I've reflected on the key levers these great teams are using to deliver value in their businesses and pulled together the seven of the biggest lessons. These aren’t abstract theories—they are practical, tested strategies from professionals who have made data work for their organisations.