Snowflake is a cloud-based Data Warehouse platform that proudly boasts near zero management. This is part one of a series of articles that will unpack just what that means.
I was recently working for a major UK customer, where the system manager said, “Snowflake says they need Zero Management, but surely that’s just a marketing ploy.” Most Solution Architects use the term “Near Zero Management” which is probably more accurate. However, it got me thinking — is it true?