Query Routing

Snowflake Cortex versus Other LLMs: Pricing, Tradeoffs, Benchmarks, and When to Choose Each
1) Executive summary Most Snowflake customers exploring large language models (LLMs) face a practical fork in the road: Should we start with Snowflake Cortex, adopt a hybrid pattern, or build on an external LLM platform? The best answer depends on…

Independent FinOps or Vendor‑Native FinOps: A Practical Guide for Snowflake & Databricks
Vendor‑provided “FinOps” features have one undeniable advantage: convenience. They’re already in the console; procurement is simple; you don’t add another supplier to manage. But these features are shipped by companies whose revenue grows with your consumption—credits, compute, and storage. That…

How Snowflake Query Timeout Keeps Costs from Snowballing Out of Control
If you have an abnormally long-running query that’s using up warehouse resources and extending queues, Snowflake Query Timeout will shut it down.

Query Routing Reimagined: Keebo’s Smarter Approach to Warehouse Optimization
Data engineers face an impossible choice: share warehouses and risk crashes, or create dedicated ones that sit idle. There's a better way! Meet Keebo's Smart Query Routing.

Snowflake Gen 2 Warehouses: What’s Really New?
Every time Snowflake unveils a major upgrade, my team at Keebo begins independent due‑diligence testing as soon as the feature hits our accounts. Our customers count on us for an unbiased take—and our platform must be ready to optimize whatever Snowflake…

Snowflake Cost Savings: 5 Challenges & 3 Proven Solutions (for 2025)
Snowflake cost savings can be a challenge, especially if you don’t want to sacrifice performance. Here are 5 common challenges and 3 solutions.

Snowflake vs. Databricks: 2025 Complete Cost & Performance Comparison
If you’re building, expanding, or updating your data architecture, take advantage of this Snowflake vs. Databricks comparison guide.

3 Strategies to Prevent Auto-Generated Queries from Impacting Cost & Performance
Automated queries from third-party applications are often written inefficiently, causing issues with cost & performance. Here’s how to avoid those problems.

Smart Spending in Snowflake: Effective Cost Management Techniques
Panel discussion with Keebo's VP of Engineering, Mary Moore-Simmons, Clipeum.io's CEO, Jyoti Pathak, and Accenture's Managing Director of Data & AI, Aditi Sharma.

Unlocking Advanced Snowflake Optimization: Data Insights for Peak Performance
Snowflake optimization tips and tricks, presented by Mary Moore-Simmons, VP of Engineering at Keebo.

What is an SLA and how do I get started? Service-Level Agreements Explained
Want to optimize your Snowflake spend but worried it’ll impact your service level agreement requirements? This article will help you navigate this challenge.

How To Optimize Query Performance in Snowflake with Query Routing
Snowflake query performance doesn’t have to come at the expense of cost savings. See how query routing gives you the best of both worlds.