Deploy within Snowflake
Why Starlake Chose to Go Native with Snowflake
Deploy Starlake directly within your Snowflake account using the Native App Framework. Unlock unprecedented security, performance, and operational simplicity that's simply unattainable with external deployments.
Native App Framework
Deploy directly within Snowflake's secure perimeter
The Pillars of Native App Advantage
Three fundamental benefits that transform how you deploy and manage data applications
Each pillar addresses critical pain points of traditional data architecture, delivering solutions that are simply unattainable with external deployments.
Security & Compliance
Unprecedented protection within Snowflake's secure perimeter
The Native App framework fundamentally shifts the security burden by leveraging Snowflake's existing perimeter, minimizing attack surfaces, and eliminating manual credential management.
Smooth User Experience
No manual setup, API keys, or external OAuth flows. Automatically inherits existing session.
Avoid Service Account Files
Say goodbye to security risks inherent in managing private keys that could be leaked or lost.
Network Security
No egress/ingress rules opened to the world. Data stays inside Snowflake's secure network.
Applicative Security
Restricted call rights ensure applications only access specific resources, regardless of user permissions.
Real-World Security Scenario
A developer with access to both dev and production databases accidentally runs ETL against production. With Native Apps and restricted call rights, the application is hard-coded to only access dev schemas, preventing data corruption.
Optimized Performance & Financial Control
Superior performance with complete cost transparency
By keeping the application logic and data processing close to the data itself, Native Apps deliver performance and cost advantages that external deployments cannot match.
Optimized Performance
Leverage Snowflake's infrastructure to run AI/ML workloads close to your data, reducing latency.
Seamless Integration
Benefit from tight integration between Snowflake and AI/ML services for smoother workflows.
Financial Control
Gain immediate transparency with Snowflake's resource monitors and usage tracking.
Cost Efficiency
Lower costs by consolidating workloads within Snowflake, avoiding additional cloud service charges.
Performance & Cost Benefits
Traditional external ETL tools require data movement across networks, increasing latency and costs. Native Apps process data where it lives, eliminating transfer overhead.
Operational Simplicity
Effortless maintenance with automatic updates
Starlake chose the Native App route to drastically reduce the operational burden for users. Like applications from app stores, Native Apps are updated automatically without user intervention.
Automatic Updates
Always running the latest version without manual patching or coordination across environments.
No Version Management
Eliminate complex version control and manual update coordination across different environments.
Immediate Benefits
Benefit immediately from new features, performance optimizations, and critical security patches.
Simplified Deployment
No complex network security configurations or external service account management required.
Operational Excellence
Traditional deployments require teams to manage updates, security patches, and version compatibility. Native Apps handle all of this automatically, letting teams focus on business value.
Native App vs External Deployment
See the dramatic difference in security, performance, and operational simplicity
Compare the traditional external deployment approach with Snowflake's Native App framework to understand why Starlake chose to go native.
External Deployment
Traditional approach with external infrastructure
Security Risks
Manual credential management, service account files, network egress risks
Performance Overhead
Data movement across networks, increased latency, external compute costs
Operational Burden
Manual updates, version management, complex deployment processes
Cost Uncertainty
Unexpected bills from third-party providers, lack of usage transparency
Key Challenges
External deployments introduce significant security risks, performance overhead, operational complexity, and cost uncertainty that can impact your data operations.
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Comprehensive Benefits of Native App Deployment
Every aspect of your data operations is enhanced with Native Apps
From security to performance to operational simplicity, Native Apps transform every dimension of your data pipeline management.
Security Excellence
Zero Egress Risk
Your data never leaves Snowflake's secure network, eliminating the risk of data exfiltration during processing.
No Credential Management
Eliminate the need for API keys, service accounts, or external authentication flows that could be compromised.
Restricted Call Rights
Applications can be hard-coded to only access specific schemas, preventing accidental privilege misuse.
Compliance Simplified
All data access happens within Snowflake's compliance boundaries, making GDPR, HIPAA adherence easier.
Performance & Cost
Reduced Latency
Process data where it lives, eliminating network transfer overhead and reducing processing time.
Cost Transparency
Monitor and control usage via Snowflake's resource monitors, eliminating surprise bills.
Infrastructure Consolidation
Avoid additional setup, maintenance, and compute charges from external cloud services.
Seamless Integration
Tight integration between Snowflake and AI/ML services enables smoother workflows.
Operational Excellence
Automatic Updates
Always running the latest version without manual patching or coordination across environments.
Zero Maintenance
Eliminate complex version control, manual patching, and update coordination headaches.
Instant Benefits
Benefit immediately from new features, performance optimizations, and critical security patches.
One-Click Deployment
No complex network security configurations or external service account management required.
The Best of Both Worlds
By choosing the Snowflake Native App framework, Starlake delivers the best of both worlds. Users gain the operational simplicity and modern user experience of a true cloud application, including seamless maintenance and automatic updates that eliminate version management headaches.
What You Get:
- Operational simplicity of cloud applications
- Unprecedented security and financial control
- No complex network configurations
- No external service account management
- No surprise bills from third-party providers
The Result
Get the power and convenience of a cloud app, coupled with the security and control of the Snowflake Data Cloud.