Snowflake · Financial Services
Snowflake Cortex powers regulatory analytics for a global bank
60% faster reporting · Cortex Analyst for self-serve on governed data
At a glance
Key metrics
60%
faster regulatory reporting
4,200+
self-serve users
0.007%
variance vs. legacy at final cutover
Challenge
The situation
Regulatory reporting depended on manual reconciliations across 14 marts. Self-serve was impossible without a trusted semantic layer.
Approach
How we delivered
- 01 Consolidated on Snowflake with Cortex Analyst over a governed semantic layer.
- 02 Retired 14 legacy marts through a parallel-run migration factory.
- 03 Enabled 4,200+ users on self-serve with policy-based masking.
Architecture
Solution architecture
Snowflake multi-region with secure data sharing. dbt semantic layer. Cortex Analyst over certified models. Collibra + Atlan for governance and lineage.
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Data flow across source systems, platform, governance, and activation layers.
Outcomes
Measured results
- 60% cycle-time reduction.
- $22M run-rate savings from platform retirement.
- 0.007% variance against legacy at final cutover.
Technology
Tech stack
Platform
- Snowflake
- Cortex Analyst
- Snowpipe
Transformation
- dbt Core
- Great Expectations
Governance
- Collibra
- Atlan
“Cortex made the semantic layer useful to every business user, not just analysts.”
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