What’s new in Snowflake
- Duration: 1 day
- Theory / hands-on : 60% theory, 40% hands-on labs
- Prerequisites: Foundational Snowflake Platform experience
Training overview
This corporate training module is designed for data professionals who wish to learn about the latest functionality releases to the Snowflake Platform. The module is a combination of theory and hands-on-labs, and can be tailored to align with an organizations areas of focus and training requirements.
Attending this training will ensure that participants will enhance their technical expertise regarding the latest in Snowflake functionality releases which will complement their current Snowflake Platform expertise.
Attendees will be equipped with the awareness and hands-on expertise of new functionality and configuration options in line with Snowflake Data Cloud and industry best practice with confidence
Your team will learn
The following is an example of a recent syllabus which I delivered, tailored to one of my client’s specific needs, covering how-to’s, tips, and tricks:
- Snowflake IDEs
- Alerts & Notifications
- Budgets
- Schema Evolution
- Staged files – Additional metadata columns
- Query Acceleration Service
- Query Hash
- Dynamic tables
- Iceberg tables
- Hybrid tables
- SQL REST API
Geared towards
- Data Architects
- Data Engineers
- Data Integration Architects
- Solution Architects
- Data Governance Architects and Engineers
© Dan Galavan 2025
About the instructor
Uniquely, Dan Galavan possesses a wide berth of Snowflake, educational, and data industry expertise, having advised clients and led the delivery of data solutions in both the private and public sector for the last 27 years.
Data Architecture Industry expertise
Over the course of his data solution design and delivery career, across a variety of industries, Dan has worked on over 200 projects. This spans areas such as Data Modeling, Master Data Management, Data Warehousing, Data Migration, Data Interoperability, and Data Strategy.
Snowflake training expertise
Dan has delivered and led the delivery of Snowflake Platform solutions in a variety of industries such as Healthcare and Financial Services. He has been awarded the Snowflake Data Superhero Program credential for community contributions for the last 5 years. Dan is a regular speaker on the Snowflake Data Platform circuit, having delivered presentations and hands-on labs at a variety of conferences and events, such as the official Snowflake Ireland launch, the World Wide Data Vault Consortium, The Knowledge Gap, the 2023 Snowflake World Summit, and the 2024 World Data Innovation Summit.
Dan was also the first people in Europe to deliver the Zero to Snowflake in 90 Minutes Hands-On Lab.
Academic expertise
In addition to consultancy, Dan has also worked as an Associate Faculty Lecturer in Data Management at the National College of Ireland. He has also delivered Snowflake Platform lectures at third level educational institutions such as the Technical University Dublin, Ireland, and Rotterdam University, The Netherlands.
“Dan Galavan’s training session on the latest updates in Snowflake Platform technology was a resounding success. As an IT academy, we deeply appreciate Dan’s flexible approach, always prioritizing customer satisfaction. His willingness to adapt to the unique needs of our clientele ensures that every training session is tailored to maximize learning outcomes. Dan’s commitment to excellence and customer-centric approach makes him a standout trainer in the field. We eagerly anticipate future collaborations with him to continue delivering exceptional educational experiences.”
“Dan demonstrated a seamless delivery of a consolidated training agenda covering SQL, data modeling, and data warehousing on the Snowflake Platform. Dan delivered the training to a diverse group of microfinance professionals from different markets in the MENA region in which the Vitas microfinance group operates. The trainees showed commitment, enthusiasm and engagement throughout the 5 day training and took away extensive hands-on experience with the Snowflake Platform, thanks to Dan’s smooth, clear and structured delivery and most of all to his in depth knowledge and passion for the material topped with a calm, professional and positive attitude.”
