Snowflake Consulting

We design, build, migrate, and tune Snowflake platforms. Senior engineers run the work end to end, and we tell you when Snowflake is the wrong tool for the job.
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Definition

What is Snowflake consulting?

Snowflake consulting covers the work between buying credits and getting value from them: platform architecture and account topology, migrations from legacy warehouses such as Teradata, Oracle, and SQL Server, ELT and data engineering with dbt and Snowpark, warehouse and cost optimization, and governance with PII masking and access policies. It also covers the layer on top, the BI dashboards and AI workloads the platform exists to serve. BD Emerson staffs this work with senior engineers and scopes it against your actual workloads rather than a reference architecture.

Services

What Snowflake consulting services are included?

Platform architecture and setup
Warehouse and cost optimization
Data migration
Data engineering on Snowflake
Governance and security
BI and AI enablement

Platform architecture and setup

Account topology, database and schema design, warehouse strategy, and resource monitors for a new platform or a rebuild of one that grew without a plan. We design for the BI and AI workloads the platform will serve, and we set the guardrails that keep spend predictable from the first month.

Warehouse and cost optimization

We find where the credits go: oversized warehouses, idle compute left running, unclustered tables, and queries that scan far more than they return. The fixes land in configuration and query patterns first, and you keep the resource monitors and chargeback views that stop the bill from creeping back.

Data migration

Migrations from Teradata, Oracle, SQL Server, Redshift, and Hadoop into Snowflake, run in reconciled waves. The old and new platforms run in parallel until row counts and report outputs match, and cutover happens on proof rather than on a date someone hoped for.

Data engineering on Snowflake

ELT pipelines built with dbt, Snowpark, Streams, and Tasks, with tests, documentation, and named owners as part of the build. The goal is data your analysts trust and pipelines your own engineers can run without us.

Governance and security

Role hierarchies, masking and row access policies for PII, object tagging, and audit logging, mapped to the frameworks you answer to. Governance lands with the platform, so there is nothing to retrofit when an auditor or a data-sharing deal asks for proof.

BI and AI workload enablement

Serving layers for Tableau, Power BI, and Looker, plus Cortex functions and external model integrations where an AI workload earns a place on the platform. When a workload fits Databricks better, we say so and design the seam between the two.

Our approach

Our approach

01

Platform fit before commitment

We score your workloads on Snowflake and its alternatives before you commit anything. When Databricks or a simpler stack wins, we say so in writing. We hold no vendor margin either way.

02

Architecture before data

Account topology, warehouse strategy, the role hierarchy, and cost controls get designed before the first table lands. Retrofitting governance onto a populated platform is the expensive path, so we refuse to start there.

03

Prove it in parallel

New pipelines and migrated workloads run beside the old system until outputs match. Row counts, balances, and dashboard numbers get reconciled before anything switches, and a tested rollback plan stays ready through cutover.

04

Handover your team can run

Delivery ends with your engineers running the platform: documentation, runbooks, monitoring, and a support window with the people who built it. You keep every artifact whether or not we build the next phase.

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Planning a Snowflake build or migration?

Bring the estate you have, the bill that surprised you, or the migration you are weighing. We will tell you what Snowflake fixes, what it costs to run well, and whether a different stack serves you better.

Our Advantage

Why BD Emerson for Snowflake

Senior engineers do the work

The people who scope the platform build it. Senior engineers design the account topology, write the pipelines, and tune the warehouses, with no handoff to a junior delivery bench.

Independent by design

We are an independent implementation consultancy. We resell no licenses, claim no vendor partner tier, and take no margin from Snowflake, Databricks, or anyone else, so our platform advice has nothing riding on it.

Compliance built in

BD Emerson performs SOC 2 examinations directly through its licensed CPA attest arm and implements ISO 27001 and privacy controls alongside the platform work. Masking, access policies, and audit logging land in the build, so the evidence exists when someone asks.

How We Work

How we deliver Snowflake consulting

The same delivery model runs every engagement, from a cost teardown to a full platform migration. Each step produces an artifact you keep, whether or not we build the next phase.
Reviews

What our customers say

Great consulting firms for scaling security, compliance, and appsec.

Outstanding partner in Technical and Cyber Due Diligence

Appsec maturity and application hardening.

BD Emerson helped us simplfiy our compliance management.

BD Emerson did such a phenomenal job. What started as privacy support quickly became a full partnership across compliance, engineering, and even business operations. They’re embedded with our team. They understand our product. They move fast. They’re simply invaluable.

Adam Ben Jacobs

CTO @ OneStep GPS

Great consulting firms for scaling security, compliance, and appsec.

Outstanding partner in Technical and Cyber Due Diligence

Appsec maturity and application hardening.

BD Emerson helped us simplfiy our compliance management.

BD Emerson did such a phenomenal job. What started as privacy support quickly became a full partnership across compliance, engineering, and even business operations. They’re embedded with our team. They understand our product. They move fast. They’re simply invaluable.

Adam Ben Jacobs

CTO @ OneStep GPS

We had a hard time finding the right company to partner with in support of our compliance journey. Some vendors sell the idea that they do the work, but then you end up doing everything. The ambiguity is what killed our last project. BD Emerson’s team has such great technical knowledge and understands the standard so well that they made us comfortable with moving fast. This has led to us closing major enterprise customers that were previously out of reach because of security and compliance.

Tom Watkins

CEO @ AMI AssetTrack

Lead an enterprise initiative to overhaul the organization's technology stack from ecommerce, corporate tech, and corporate security.

Supported ISO 42001 exercise and served as internal auditor.

Rubrik's privacy and compliance team began with the backbone of BD Emerson. BD Emerson supported building out the privacy program, GRC (ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC, FedRAMP), and the appsec function.

We needed a partner who could move quickly, without sacrificing precision. BD Emerson brought the expertise, structure, and speed we were looking for. Their team became an extension of ours, embedding themselves across the organization, guiding us step by step, and giving us confidence in areas we hadn’t tackled before. The internal audit they conducted was so detailed that even the external auditors called it out. Achieving ISO 27001 with zero nonconformities says everything you need to know about the quality of the partnership.

Walid Souilem

CTO @ FGI Worldwide

We had a hard time finding the right company to partner with in support of our compliance journey. Some vendors sell the idea that they do the work, but then you end up doing everything. The ambiguity is what killed our last project. BD Emerson’s team has such great technical knowledge and understands the standard so well that they made us comfortable with moving fast. This has led to us closing major enterprise customers that were previously out of reach because of security and compliance.

Tom Watkins

CEO @ AMI AssetTrack

Lead an enterprise initiative to overhaul the organization's technology stack from ecommerce, corporate tech, and corporate security.

Supported ISO 42001 exercise and served as internal auditor.

Rubrik's privacy and compliance team began with the backbone of BD Emerson. BD Emerson supported building out the privacy program, GRC (ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC, FedRAMP), and the appsec function.

We needed a partner who could move quickly, without sacrificing precision. BD Emerson brought the expertise, structure, and speed we were looking for. Their team became an extension of ours, embedding themselves across the organization, guiding us step by step, and giving us confidence in areas we hadn’t tackled before. The internal audit they conducted was so detailed that even the external auditors called it out. Achieving ISO 27001 with zero nonconformities says everything you need to know about the quality of the partnership.

Walid Souilem

CTO @ FGI Worldwide

BD Emerson didn’t just help us meet our compliance goals; they integrated security and privacy into the core of our operations. I highly recommend BD Emerson to anyone seeking SOC 2 or GDPR compliance, or simply looking to enhance their security team and boost customer trust in their product and services. Their dedication and expertise have been invaluable to our success.

Padraig Reilly

CEO, Boxcore

BD Emerson understood our business requirements and worked side-by-side with us. The policies and controls we developed together not only meet compliance standards but improve how we operate day to day.

Matt Meierdierks

IT Manager, Lincoln Industries

From day one, BD Emerson brought urgency, clarity, and a sharp understanding of what truly matters to our business — earning and keeping customer trust. They went beyond helping us meet compliance requirements; they helped build a foundation for secure, scalable growth. That kind of partnership is rare.

Jason Marker

CEO @ LifeLenz

BD Emerson didn’t just help us pass an audit—they helped us build a sustainable culture of security.

Alexey Indeev

CTO Spare

BD Emerson was essential in helping our company navigate the daunting process of leveling up our security infrastructure. BD Emerson’s impressive expertise and confidence throughout the process helped our team exceed HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 1 standards quickly, distilling what can be an overwhelming process into a streamlined, organized effort. From day one they began adding value and getting us on course. With their help we delivered on a massive security overhaul with both extreme efficiency and thorough attention to details. Because of BD Emerson’s support, we’ve increased our clients’ trust in Titan Intake and the life-changing work it accomplishes for those seeking specialist referrals.

Patrick Bruce

CEO, Titan Intake

BD Emerson didn’t just help us meet our compliance goals; they integrated security and privacy into the core of our operations. I highly recommend BD Emerson to anyone seeking SOC 2 or GDPR compliance, or simply looking to enhance their security team and boost customer trust in their product and services. Their dedication and expertise have been invaluable to our success.

Padraig Reilly

CEO, Boxcore

BD Emerson understood our business requirements and worked side-by-side with us. The policies and controls we developed together not only meet compliance standards but improve how we operate day to day.

Matt Meierdierks

IT Manager, Lincoln Industries

From day one, BD Emerson brought urgency, clarity, and a sharp understanding of what truly matters to our business — earning and keeping customer trust. They went beyond helping us meet compliance requirements; they helped build a foundation for secure, scalable growth. That kind of partnership is rare.

Jason Marker

CEO @ LifeLenz

BD Emerson didn’t just help us pass an audit—they helped us build a sustainable culture of security.

Alexey Indeev

CTO Spare

BD Emerson was essential in helping our company navigate the daunting process of leveling up our security infrastructure. BD Emerson’s impressive expertise and confidence throughout the process helped our team exceed HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 1 standards quickly, distilling what can be an overwhelming process into a streamlined, organized effort. From day one they began adding value and getting us on course. With their help we delivered on a massive security overhaul with both extreme efficiency and thorough attention to details. Because of BD Emerson’s support, we’ve increased our clients’ trust in Titan Intake and the life-changing work it accomplishes for those seeking specialist referrals.

Patrick Bruce

CEO, Titan Intake

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