Snowflake Masterclass: Native CI/CD Without Custom Development (On-Demand)

Snowflake makes it easy to build powerful data platforms — but deploying changes safely and consistently is still a challenge for many teams. Manual deployments, stitched‑together scripts, and slow release cycles make it hard to scale development while maintaining governance.

As organizations push toward AI initiatives, these gaps become more visible. "Good enough" delivery processes are not enough when data pipelines must be reliable, governed, and ready to support trusted AI.

In this Snowflake masterclass, Snowflake and DataOps.live demonstrate how to implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) natively in Snowflake. You’ll see how teams can automate deployments, standardize workflows, and enforce governance using a Snowflake‑native application from the Snowflake Marketplace.

What you'll learn in this masterclass

In this recorded session, Snowflake and DataOps.live show how data teams implement CI/CD directly inside Snowflake using a native application from the Snowflake Marketplace.

Many Snowflake teams rely on custom scripts, stitched‑together tooling, and manual promotion processes to deploy database changes. This approach slows delivery and makes governance difficult to enforce.

In this masterclass, you'll learn how to:

• Activate a Snowflake‑native CI/CD application from the Snowflake Marketplace
• Deploy and promote Snowflake database objects using automated pipelines
• Enforce governance with testing, approvals, and audit trails built into the workflow
• Standardize how development teams build, test, and deploy Snowflake changes
• Deliver Snowflake data products faster without maintaining external CI/CD infrastructure

Who should watch

This session is designed for data and platform leaders responsible for building, operating, and scaling Snowflake environments.

You’ll get the most value from this masterclass if you are:

• A data engineer responsible for deploying and managing Snowflake database objects
• A data platform or analytics engineering leader scaling Snowflake development across teams
• A DevOps or platform engineer supporting CI/CD processes for data pipelines
• A CDAO, VP of Data, or Head of Data Platform looking to standardize and govern Snowflake delivery

If your team currently relies on scripts, manual deployments, or stitched‑together tooling to promote Snowflake changes, this masterclass will show you a simpler and more governed approach.

Meet the Snowflake data experts

You’ll be guided by two experienced leaders from Snowflake and DataOps:

Keith Belanger

Field CTO, DataOps.live

Snowflake Data Superhero with nearly three decades of experience building enterprise data platforms and helping teams operationalize Snowflake with automated, governed CI/CD.

Chris Atkinson

Principal Data Cloud Architect, Snowflake

Works with enterprise customers to design modern Snowflake architectures and implement CI/CD practices that automate deployments and enforce governance.