SELECT is a Snowflake management platform that provides detailed visibility into usage and cost drivers, enabling users to identify inefficiencies at the workload level. By automating warehouse optimization, SELECT helps organizations reduce their Snowflake expenses by 10-20% without manual intervention.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Many organizations struggle with managing and optimizing costs associated with their Snowflake data warehouses, lacking granular visibility into usage patterns and cost drivers. This often leads to inefficient resource allocation, unexpected expenses, and difficulty in identifying optimization opportunities at the workload level.
Solution
SELECT provides a Snowflake cost management and optimization platform that delivers detailed visibility into Snowflake usage, enabling users to identify cost inefficiencies and optimize warehouse performance. The platform automates warehouse adjustments to improve utilization efficiency, provides intelligent insights to highlight optimization opportunities, and offers comprehensive alerts for abnormal usage. SELECT integrates with existing data stacks, such as dbt and Looker, to provide enhanced cost attribution and a holistic view of Snowflake spend. By using SELECT, organizations can decentralize cost management, promote cost awareness across teams, and reduce Snowflake expenses without extensive manual intervention.
Target Audience
SELECT targets data teams, data engineers, and analytics engineers who are responsible for managing and optimizing Snowflake data warehouse costs within their organizations, ranging from startups to enterprises.
Features
- Granular cost visibility into Snowflake usage, down to the workload level
- Automated virtual warehouse adjustments for optimized utilization efficiency
- Intelligent insights engine that continuously analyzes Snowflake accounts for optimization opportunities
- Pre-built integrations with dbt and Looker for enhanced cost attribution
- Comprehensive alerting system for abnormal usage, delivered via Slack, Teams, and email
- Usage groups and budgets for allocating costs to teams, projects, and departments
- Automated anomaly detection to identify unexpected spend
- Ability to monitor costs and get alerted on key changes