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This month’s Openflow post is about getting timing right: using Wait, Notify, and Hazelcast to coordinate async workloads so Snowflake steps run at exactly the right moment. #snowflake #openflow #dataengineering https://lnkd.in/dir75m7Q

Join one of South Africa's fastest growing and most innovative data, AI, and analytics consultancies. If you're looking to accelerate your career, work with cutting-edge technologies, and collaborate with some of the industry's brightest minds, this is your opportunity to put your career on the right trajectory. As a Snowflake Elite Partner and the proud recipient of the 2026 Snowflake EMEA Growth Partner of the Year award, datalab is at the forefront of helping organisations modernise their data platforms and unlock the power of AI. Our team delivers enterprise-scale solutions for many of South Africa's leading organisations, combining deep technical expertise with a passion for solving complex business challenges. We're currently looking for exceptional people to join our growing team: Enterprise Account Executive Help leading organisations unlock the value of their data by building executive relationships, identifying strategic opportunities, and guiding customers through their data, analytics, and AI transformation journey. Delivery Manager Lead the successful delivery of enterprise data, analytics, and AI programmes, working closely with clients and our talented consulting teams to deliver exceptional outcomes and world-class customer experiences. At datalab, you'll work with leading technologies including Snowflake, Matillion, dbt, Power BI, Sigma, ThoughtSpot, and modern AI platforms, while collaborating with a talented, high-performing team that values innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning. If you're ambitious, passionate about technology, and ready to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you. 📍 Cape Town & Johannesburg (Hybrid) 📩 Apply today: https://lnkd.in/deY4RK2M #Hiring #EnterpriseSales #DeliveryManager #Snowflake #SnowflakeElitePartner #EMEAGrowthPartner #DataEngineering #TechCareers

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Meet the Team Behind Our 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗔 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱. Awards don't win themselves; people do. We're incredibly proud to have been named Snowflake EMEA Growth Partner of the Year 2026, a recognition that reflects the passion, expertise, and dedication of the entire datalab team. From our consultants and engineers delivering exceptional customer outcomes, to our sales, operations, and leadership teams driving growth and innovation, this award belongs to every person who has contributed to our journey. Most importantly, thank you to our customers for trusting us to help you build modern data platforms, unlock insights, and prepare for an AI-powered future. Your success is what drives us every day. Today, we're shining the spotlight on the amazing team behind the award. Congratulations Team datalab; this achievement is yours. Snowflake Partner Network #SnowflakePartner #GrowthPartnerOfTheYear #Snowflake #AIDataCloud #AI #SnowflakeSummit #PartnerAwards #SPN

🏆 What a month for datalab. Earlier this month, we attained 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 status, marking a significant milestone in our journey with Snowflake. Today, at Snowflake Summit 2026, we're incredibly proud to share that datalab has been named: 𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐀 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫. These milestones represent much more than awards. They reflect the trust our clients place in us, the dedication of our team, and the strength of our partnership with Snowflake. Over the past few years, we've helped our clients to modernise their data and AI capabilities, helping them move from insight to action faster. By delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions on Snowflake, we've enabled our clients to improve decision-making, increase operational efficiency, reduce costs, and unlock new opportunities for growth. As AI continues to reshape how organisations operate, we believe the ability to synthesise, analyse, and operationalise data is no longer optional, it's a strategic advantage. A huge thank you to: • Our clients for trusting us with their most important data and AI initiatives • Our talented team whose passion, expertise, and commitment make achievements like this possible • Snowflake for being an exceptional partner and for this incredible recognition • Our technology partners and the broader Snowflake community for their collaboration and support. From attaining Elite Partner status to being named EMEA Snowflake Services Growth Partner of the Year, June 2026 has already been a month we'll never forget. We're incredibly proud of what we've achieved together, and even more excited about what lies ahead. https://lnkd.in/ee2EtKdt #SnowflakeSummit #Snowflake #SnowflakePartner #AI #AIDataCloud #SnowflakePartnerAwards #ElitePartner Dan Waters, Selim A., Nishant Bhardwaj, Edward Kiarie, Luan Reineck, Chris Boyd, Cliff Ernest Wachiuri, Omar Fathallah, Ali Nazir Khan, Angelo Christodoulou, Roger Guimaraes, Shadi Shatara, Amina Taghaboni, Omar A., Rameen Malik, Chandni Soni

Some milestones deserve more than a quiet acknowledgement, they deserve a moment to pause, look around the room, and celebrate the people who made them possible. Last week, datalab was recognised as South Africa’s first locally founded Snowflake Elite Partner, and only the second company in Africa to achieve this status. Four years ago, this was just a vision: to build Datalab into the best Snowflake partner in South Africa. That vision has taken focus, hard work, technical excellence, client commitment, and a team that has consistently chosen to raise the standard. But achievements like this are not built in boardrooms or strategy documents alone. They are built by people. They are built by data engineers, analytics engineers, ML engineers, delivery leads, customer success teams, and every person who contributes behind the scenes to help our clients succeed. They are built through late-night problem solving, shared learning, honest conversations, delivery pressure, continuous improvement, and the collective belief that great work matters. That is why celebrating this milestone together was so important. Recognition like this is about the team behind it. It is about the culture we are building. It is about taking the time to acknowledge the effort, growth, resilience, and collaboration that got us here. At Datalab, we believe that key milestones should be celebrated properly, not because the work is finished, but because they remind us what is possible when an excellent team commits to a shared goal over time. Cailin Bald, Junanda Kruger, Keane Byrne, De Wet Conradie, Douglas Day, Reza du Plooy, Francesca Strydom, Andrew Deas, Duarte Volschenk - Sueltz, Camille Hall, Bronwyn Joubert, Lizi Morley,William Morley, Orushka Naidoo, William Ndlovu, Pieter Olivier, M.Inst.D, Elaine Olivier, Julia Horn, Kyla Scholtz, Tawanda Lloyd, Niël Van der Merwe

Four years ago, datalab set out a simple but ambitious goal: to build Datalab into the best Snowflake partner in South Africa. At the time, it was just a vision. A clear direction. Something we believed was possible if we stayed focused, kept learning, did the hard work, and built a team of exceptional people. Last week, Datalab was recognised as South Africa’s first locally founded Snowflake Elite Partner, and only the second company in Africa to achieve this status. That is a milestone we are incredibly proud of. But this recognition is not really about a badge. It is about the people who made it possible. It is about our data engineers, analytics engineers, ML engineers, delivery leads, and customer success team who show up every day with depth, ownership, curiosity, and care. It is about the people who solve hard problems for our clients, often behind the scenes. The people who build modern data platforms, guide large-scale transformation, challenge assumptions, share knowledge, and keep raising the standard of what great delivery looks like. It is about the collaborative culture that has become such an important part of Datalab. When a client works with us, they do not only get the knowledge of the person allocated to their project. They get the experience, thinking, and technical depth of the collective team. That is something we are deeply proud of, and something we believe makes Datalab different. There have been many moments along the way that have reminded us of the calibre of this team. Douglas Day becoming the first Snowflake Data Superhero in Africa. De Wet Conradie Wet subsequently building Streamlit apps to help track his own progress towards Snowflake Data Superhero status. Team members pushing each other to grow, sharing lessons learned, improving delivery patterns, and continuously finding better ways to help our clients succeed. These moments matter because they reflect something bigger than individual achievement. They reflect a team that cares deeply about its craft, about its clients, and about building something meaningful together. To the entire Datalab team: THANK YOU!! Your hard work, technical excellence, delivery mindset, and commitment to our clients are the reason this recognition was possible. This milestone belongs to every person who has contributed to building our Snowflake practice over the past four years. This milestone is not the end goal. It is a reminder of what is possible when a talented team commits to doing great work, consistently, over time.We are excited for what comes next as we continue helping organisations build trusted data foundations and unlock the full potential of the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. Connect with us here: https://lnkd.in/dUVT9d-b

You don't need a bulk export job to paginate an API into Snowflake. Most of the time, the simplest approach wins. APIs paginate in all kinds of ways: page numbers, offsets, cursors, link headers. The pattern doesn't matter much. What matters is that Snowflake OpenFlow lets you handle it cleanly, without middleware or extra orchestration: - Read the first page, extract what tells you there's more - Loop until the API says you're done - Land every page directly into Snowflake Save the async bulk export approach (like Shopify's GraphQL API) for when you're dealing with millions of rows and an API that supports it. For everything else, keep it simple. Full breakdown here   https://lnkd.in/duscR8ez #snowflake, #openflow, #dataengineering, #aidatacloud, #nifi

This week, datalab became a Snowflake Elite Partner, the highest partner status in the ecosystem, and one achieved by very few consultancies globally. We are also the first locally founded consultancy in South Africa to reach this level. I wrote this article as a personal reflection on that journey, what we learned along the way, and where I think the future of data and AI is heading next. Most importantly, it’s a story about people, belief, resilience, and building something from South Africa that can compete on a global stage. Would love for you to give it a read: https://lnkd.in/dSE-skcg #Snowflake #DataEngineering #AI #SouthAfrica #Consulting #Leadership #DataStrategy #SnowflakeElite

❄️ We just hit Elite ❄️ datalab is officially a Snowflake Elite Partner, the highest tier in the Snowflake Partner Network, and the first locally founded company in South Africa to attain Elite status. We backed Snowflake early, when the platform was just finding its feet in South Africa and the market was still catching up. We built the practice, invested in our clients, grew the community, and held the standard. Four years later, here we are. To our team, you made this happen. To our clients, thank you for trusting us to deliver on your vision. To our partners at Snowflake, thank you for the amazing support, guidance, and motivation throughout this journey. This is what a real partnership looks like. The journey continues and we could not ask for a better partner to build it with. We are not done. We are just getting started. https://lnkd.in/d7Aj5vS4 #Snowflake #ElitePartner #AI #AIDataCloud #SouthAfrica #Africa #datalab Dan Waters, Selim A., Nishant Bhardwaj, Edward Kiarie, Luan Reineck, Chris Boyd, Cliff Ernest Wachiuri, Omar Fathallah, Ali Nazir Khan, Angelo Christodoulou, Roger Guimaraes, Shadi Shatara, Amina Taghaboni, Omar A., Rameen Malik, Chandni Soni, Emma MacGregor