Snowflake has revealed its plans to acquire Crunchy Data, a prominent provider of trusted, open-source Postgres technology and products. This strategic move aims to integrate Snowflake Postgres into the AI Data Cloud, offering developers an enterprise-grade, AI-ready PostgreSQL database that maintains the rigorous governance, security, and operational standards necessary for mission-critical AI applications.
Value Proposition
As organizations across various sectors increasingly seek a secure and enterprise-grade Postgres solution, Snowflake Postgres is set to deliver full compatibility with production applications. By leveraging Crunchy Data’s established reputation for enterprise readiness in FedRAMP-compliant environments, Snowflake Postgres will enhance the capabilities available within the AI Data Cloud.
PostgreSQL has emerged as a favorite among developers, with 49% reporting its use. Snowflake Postgres simplifies the process of building, deploying, and scaling production-ready AI agents and applications. Utilizing Crunchy Data’s technology, which is designed for the entire lifecycle of enterprise workloads, it provides essential performance metrics, built-in scaling capabilities, and a robust interface, enabling developers to create innovative applications swiftly.
Through Snowflake Postgres, customers and partners such as Blue Yonder and LandingAI will be able to accelerate their operations, enhance efficiency, and secure a competitive edge in the fast-evolving landscape of AI agents.
Postgres Community Commitment
Upon finalizing this acquisition, Snowflake is poised to reinforce its commitment to the Postgres community while supporting existing Crunchy Data customers. The integration of Crunchy Data’s capabilities into Snowflake Postgres marks a significant step in Snowflake’s ongoing journey to support transactional data, which began with Unistore. This initiative unifies transactional and analytical data within a single database, with Snowflake Postgres serving as an enterprise-ready solution for applications requiring PostgreSQL compatibility.
Key Quotes
“Our vision is to deliver the world’s most trusted and comprehensive data and AI platform to our customers. Today’s announcement of our proposed acquisition of Crunchy Data represents another reason why Snowflake is the ultimate destination for all enterprise data and AI needs. We’re tackling a massive 0 billion market opportunity and a real need for our customers to bring Postgres to the Snowflake AI Data Cloud.” Vivek Raghunathan, SVP of Engineering at Snowflake
“We built Crunchy Data with the vision to become a Postgres solution of choice for leading enterprise organizations. Our deep-rooted commitment to stringent security and comprehensive compliance has made us the trusted Postgres partner for organizations across regulated industries, including federal agencies, Fortune 500 financial institutions, and high-scale SaaS companies. We’re excited to join forces with Snowflake to provide their customers who already rely on Postgres the ability to run mission-critical regulated workloads with increased confidence and security on the Snowflake platform.” Paul Laurence, Co-Founder at Crunchy Data
“Snowflake’s platform serves as the foundation for Blue Yonder’s vast amount of supply chain data. Bringing PostgreSQL technology into the Snowflake ecosystem is an opportunity for our development teams to accelerate and simplify benefits for our customers.” Chris Burchett, Senior Vice President, Generative AI, Blue Yonder
“Access to a PostgreSQL database directly within Snowflake has the potential to be incredibly impactful for our team and our customers, as it would allow us to securely deploy our Snowflake Native App, LandingLens, into our customers’ account. This integration is a key building block in making it simpler to build, deploy, and run AI applications directly on the Snowflake platform.” Dan Maloney, CEO, LandingAI
