For the non data experts, from elsewhere on medium: “ Semi-structured data tends to evolve over time. Systems that generate data add new columns to accommodate

For the non data experts, from elsewhere on medium: “ Semi-structured data tends to evolve over time. Systems that generate data add new columns to accommodate additional information, which requires downstream tables to evolve accordingly. The structure of tables in Snowflake can evolve automatically to support the structure of new data received from the data sources” “When dealing with large datasets, the processing power of individual machines can become limiting, necessitating the use of distributed and parallel processing capabilities provided by platforms such as Databricks“