Deploy CARTO inside Snowflake using Container Services
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We’re excited to share that the full CARTO platform is now available as a Snowflake Native App through the Snowflake Marketplace! This announcement enables both CARTO and Snowflake customers to deploy the CARTO Platform directly within Snowflake’s Data Cloud to benefit from advanced spatial analytics.
Snowflake users such as Werner can easily access CARTO's spatial analytics capabilities directly within the Snowflake environment, including geospatial visualization, analysis with raster data, and app development functionalities.
As spatial analytics continues to be a core part of today’s business strategy, this integration furthers CARTO and Snowflake’s shared commitment to making powerful geospatial technology available to a broader range of users in an accessible and scalable way.
Keep reading to learn what this means for you!
The CARTO Snowflake Native App caters to a wide variety of customer needs. Organizations grappling with restrictive access to data, intricate network configurations or stringent security protocols will find this integrated solution a game-changer. By installing CARTO directly into Snowflake, users can leverage the full spectrum of CARTO's features while retaining control over their data within the Snowflake environment.
The main benefits you will experience include:
- Streamlined Deployment and Maintenance: With one-click installation through the Snowflake Marketplace, you can save valuable time and resources in deployment and ongoing maintenance. Users can be confident they are always using the latest version and patches of CARTO, complete with all the newest features.
- Enhanced Performance: By residing within the Snowflake environment, CARTO's performance is optimized, as data processing occurs in the same place as the data source.
- Heightened Security: With data never leaving Snowflake's secure environment, organizations can work with larger datasets and complex analytics operations in a safe and controlled manner.
- Utilize Snowflake Marketplace Capacity Drawdown Program to deploy CARTO: Spend more time augmenting analytics and less time on procurement including vendor onboarding, contract negotiations, and payment logistics.
And there is more to come! Following Snowflake’s announcement of Snowflake Container Services, CARTO plans to make its platform widely available as a containerized Snowflake Native App in 2025. Currently in beta, this deployment approach is accessible for private preview upon request to CARTO!
Check out how you can easily get started with deploying CARTO inside Snowflake in just a few clicks below
Further deployment documentation is available here.
By deploying CARTO inside Snowflake, users can benefit from seamless integration, enhanced performance, and uncompromised security.
If you want to learn more about how to leverage CARTO to supercharge your Location Intelligence in Snowflake, request a demo with one of our geospatial experts.
