Sampathkumar Subramanian

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) set out to unify vehicle profile data across multiple clouds without duplicating it. This session shows how TME built a cross-cloud data strategy using Snowflake Open Catalog and Iceberg tables, integrating managed Apache Pulsar as a streaming backbone. Learn how TME connected cloud environments through external Iceberg tables for a zero-copy approach, and how separate maintenance jobs complemented Open Catalog by compacting metadata for consistency and governance. We also explain why migrating to Horizon Catalog improved interoperability and scalability, and the steps TME followed to combine Pulsar, Iceberg and Open Catalog to power the vehicle profile.

Running Apache Iceberg at scale often means managing buckets, IAM policies and background jobs. Interoperable storage removes that burden. In this session, learn how Snowflake brings native table simplicity to open Iceberg data. Snowflake handles compaction, metadata cleanup, security and lifecycle management. Tables remain fully interoperable and accessible to external engines through IRC APIs in Horizon. See how teams can migrate Iceberg workloads, support multi-engine access, and reduce operational complexity and total cost compared to customer-managed storage alternatives.

Snowflake invites attendees to experience its latest product innovations firsthand, featuring live demos and in-depth technical sessions led by Snowflake users and experts. Discover how data practitioners are building, deploying and scaling AI applications on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud today.

Toyota Motor Europe is revolutionizing operations with generative AI and Document AI. This session explores how the RAG-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform enhances enterprise search, enabling users to securely access documentation via knowledge chatbots. Additionally, learn how Snowflake’s Document AI streamlines contract management by automating data ingestion and reducing manual work, improving efficiency and driving digital transformation across the organization.