Episode 106:

Optimizing Query Workloads (and Your Snowflake Bill) with Vinoo Ganesh of Bluesky Data

September 28, 2022

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Vinoo Ganesh, a founding team member at Bluesky Data. During the episode, Vinoo discusses how to benchmark cost, optimize your workloads, and Bluesky’s role in addressing your Snowflake bills.

Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Vinoo’s background and career journey (2:43)
  • How to benchmark cost (7:54)
  • How Bluesky addresses rising Snowflake bills (14:01)
  • “Workload” as defined by Bluesky (17:14)
  • Space for BI optimization (22:55)
  • How products manage bill growth (28:34)
  • How to optimize your workloads (35:37)
  • Bluesky’s partnerships (39:53)
  • Getting real-time feedback on your work (44:50)
  • Where to begin reevaluating your Snowflake game (50:47) 

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