Snowflake is growing its partnership with Microsoft. They will now integrate OpenAI’s models into Snowflake Cortex AI using the Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service. This partnership helps businesses create AI-driven apps and data agents in Snowflake’s secure AI data cloud. This makes it easier to adopt AI without complicated integrations.
With Azure AI Foundry, businesses can use OpenAI’s advanced models. This allows for real-time inference in voice, video, and text. The integration boosts security and governance. It tackles enterprise worries about data privacy and compliance. Customers can easily access these models in different cloud regions. This ensures both scalability and reliability.
Snowflake will launch the Snowflake Cortex Agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams in June 2025. This tool helps users work with both structured and unstructured data in Microsoft apps. They can use natural language to boost productivity and make better decisions. Developers can also integrate these capabilities via REST APIs.
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Snowflake supports models from OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Meta, and Mistral. Plus, it has its own open-source model called Snowflake Arctic. This move shows Snowflake’s promise to give businesses flexible, high-performing AI solutions. It also supports a unified governance framework.
