Snowflake and Microsoft Simplify AI App Development and Data Collaboration with Connector for Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Dynamics 365

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 19, 2024--

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), the AI Data Cloud company, today announced at Microsoft Ignite an expanded partnership with Microsoft to establish a new Snowflake Power Platform connector for Microsoft Power Platform, enabling bidirectional access between Dataverse, the enterprise data platform for agents, and Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud. The connector simplifies data interoperability between Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft’s low-code/no-code services suite, Dynamics 365, and the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, giving developers and business users the power to build and leverage custom enterprise AI applications using their enterprise data in Snowflake. With this latest integration, Snowflake and Microsoft will help customers simplify data collaboration, enhance enterprise insights, and harness the power of AI for their unique business needs.

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By establishing a connector between Dataverse and the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, Microsoft Power Apps developers no longer need to create custom workflows and can now quickly build business applications on the Microsoft Power Platform with data from Snowflake with minimal coding effort. For IT and analytics leaders, this will dramatically reduce time spent on resource and infrastructure management, and allow them to focus on broader enterprise data needs, including high-volume transactions and near real-time analytics. All Power Apps developers will be able to create applications leveraging their data directly from Snowflake. Developers and business users now have the peace of mind that their data never leaves the built-in governance and security of Snowflake’s platform as they build, launch, and leverage new applications on the Microsoft Power Platform to drive business insights. Organizations using Dynamics 365 applications will be able to integrate their data with Snowflake for holistic business insights.

“Snowflake and Microsoft have a shared vision, rooted in collaboration, to help customers gain deeper data-driven insights and break down data silos as effectively as possible,” said Christian Kleinerman, EVP of Product, Snowflake. “In the age of AI, this shared vision has taken on even greater meaning, and through our bidirectional data access integration, we’re giving developers and business users the tools they need to build powerful AI applications without the need to move or copy data - improving both collaboration and productivity. Today’s announcement deepens our partnership with Microsoft, and we look forward to continuing to innovate together in service of our customers.”

“This integration allows developers to leverage the capabilities of both Snowflake and Microsoft to develop powerful AI-first applications in the Power Platform and Copilot Studio,” said Charles Lamanna, Corporate Vice President, Business and Industry Copilot at Microsoft. “Removing barriers for developers enhances productivity, ensures IT security and governance, and provides more value for business users.”

In addition to the launch of the Snowflake Power Platform connector, earlier this year, Snowflake and Microsoft announced bidirectional data access between Snowflake AI Data Cloud and Microsoft Fabric through Apache Iceberg™. Data access from the Snowflake AI Data Cloud to Dataverse and the Microsoft Power Platform is currently in public preview. Data access from Dataverse to Snowflake is expected in early 2025.

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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s referees are under scrutiny after a plethora of questionable decisions and incorrect calls compounded by anger over the video assistant referees’ failure to correct them.

It's leading to widespread frustration among players and coaches, while fans' patience is tested by lengthy VAR checks that don't always bring clarity, or contentious calls that aren't checked at all.

The latest example came in the German Cup on Wednesday when Leipzig was aggrieved not to be awarded at least a free kick after Bayern Munich defender Josip Stanišić clearly fouled Antonio Nusa on the edge of the penalty area early in Bayern’s 2-0 win.

“It’s absolutely crazy,” Leipzig coach Ole Werner said. “If four people can’t see that as a foul then it’s not quarterfinal level, I’m sorry.”

Bayern also had a questionable call go its way in the Bundesliga against Hoffenheim last weekend, when defender Kevin Akpoguma was sent off early. There was no VAR intervention.

The previous weekend, there were contentious decisions in Bundesliga games between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen, Leipzig and Mainz, Hoffenheim and Union Berlin, and Augsburg’s match against St. Pauli.

Augsburg midfielder Elvis Rexhbeçaj called for VAR to be scrapped altogether after he was incorrectly penalized in the subsequent game against Mainz. A minutes-long delay for VAR failed to correct referee Patrick Ittrich’s erroneous call. Ittrich acknowledged his mistake after the match but by then it was too late.

“The biggest problem is there’s no common denominator,” Dortmund coach Niko Kovač said. “Whoever is sitting in the studio or whoever is refereeing has a different perception and that makes it difficult. Regardless of who’s sitting there the decisions should be consistent.”

Bayern visits relegation-threatened Werder Bremen on Saturday. The league leader has recovered from an uncharacteristic two-game run without a win and shouldn’t face many problems against a team that failed to get a bounce in new coach Daniel Thione ’s debut last weekend. Bremen is 11 games without a win.

Borussia Dortmund hosts Mainz on Friday when it will aim to maintain some pressure on Bayern by provisionally cutting the gap to three points with its sixth consecutive win. But Mainz has won its last three.

The battle for Champions League qualification remains intense with six points between third-placed Hoffenheim and sixth-placed Leverkusen. Only the top four qualify for Europe’s most lucrative competition. Hoffenheim hosts Freiburg on Saturday, when Leverkusen hosts St. Pauli and fifth-placed Stuttgart hosts Cologne. Leipzig, which is ahead of Stuttgart on goal difference, welcomes Wolfsburg on Sunday.

Colombia star Luis Díaz is in arguably the form of his life with five goals in his last three games for Bayern, including Wednesday’s cup win over Leipzig and a hat trick against Hoffenheim last weekend.

Christoph Baumgartner scored two in Leipzig’s 2-1 win over Cologne and the Austria midfielder is instrumental to the team’s Champions League push.

Nadiem Amiri has led Mainz’s revival under new coach Urs Fisher. Amiri scored two penalties last weekend to lift Mainz up to 14th. The team has lost only once in eight league games under Fischer. There were nine defeats in 13 games before that.

South Korea forward Lee Jae-sung has extended his contract at Mainz. The 33-year-old Lee has 28 goals in 159 games for Mainz since joining in a free transfer from Holstein Kiel in 2021. Mainz did not divulge the length of his new deal. His contract had been due to expire at the end of the season.

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Leverkusen's head coach Kasper Hjulmand reacts during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)