Why We Built PE Intelligence: AI-Ready Fund Analytics on Snowflake and Sigma
Every private equity firm we speak to runs some of the most sophisticated investment operations in financial services, and almost all of them do their quarterly reporting in Excel. A senior analyst spends three to five weeks each quarter pulling data from the fund administrator, the portfolio companies’ accounting systems, the property manager and the […]
How to Build a Fast and Resource-Optimized Dashboard in Databricks
There’s a shift happening in analytics that I’ve been watching closely. The ask used to be “Can you build a dashboard?” which has now morphed into “Can you build a dashboard that’s fast, cost-efficient, scalable and doesn’t quietly drain our compute budget every time someone opens it?” As the amount of tools and resources available […]
Breaking Down Typical Platform Migration Costs
Let’s talk about money. Well, not really, I won’t present and Euros or Dollars here. Migration costs change from month to month, curating the numbers game is fairly impossible right now. But we can talk about, what money arguments to consider. Because let’s face it: Every tool or platform migration we have ever done and […]
InterWorks Blog Roundup — July 2026
Oh, what a year this is shaping up to be. Halfway through, and there’s been no shortage of excitement around the InterWorks offices. We’re looking forward to H2 of the year, pushing boundaries, learning and growing. That’s the dual edged sword of looking forward into the unknown future: It’s equal parts terrifying and exciting. Who […]
Should You Migrate Platforms in the First Place?
Some words can mean more than they are supposed to. Let’s say we are working with tool X right now. There are four major scenarios: Stay and optimize X. Expand X. Migrate from X to Y. Let X and Y coexist (on purpose). Afterwards we dive into When NOT to Migrate, Change Management and a […]
Secure Self-Service Analytics: The Benefits of ThoughtSpot Spotter + Snowflake
Building a secure data lakehouse in Snowflake is only half the battle. The harder problem is getting that data in front of business teams without exposing sensitive personal information or requiring everyone to learn SQL. A hands-on lab at Snowflake Summit 2026, “Activate Snowflake Data With ThoughtSpot Agents,” tackled that problem directly, building on top […]
Succeeding with Tool and Platform Migrations
I recently heard someone say: Excel is where failed migrations go. I had to chuckle a bit, but of course, there is truth in it. Platform migrations that don’t work well lead to shadow analytics. Which is especially hurtful when it’s the data tool that was migrated. In my professional life, I’ve seen a bunch […]
Snowflake + Sigma: The Brain and Hands of Modern AI Apps
Most BI tools are great at telling you something is wrong and then leaving you to go fix it yourself. A dashboard flags a shrinking pipeline, someone notices, and then they alt-tab into their inbox, their CRM, and their calendar to actually do anything about it. The analysis and the action live in completely different […]
Why Build Data Lakes Using Apache Iceberg with Snowflake and AWS Glue?
For years, designing a data lake meant choosing a side. You either built entirely within the AWS ecosystem (Glue, Athena, EMR) or you centralized inside the Snowflake Data Cloud. Choosing one usually meant dealing with painful data duplication, expensive pipeline maintenance, and vendor lock-in to make them talk to each other. At a recent Snowflake […]
Highlights from InterWorks Volunteer Week 2026
A little over two weeks ago, InterWorks Volunteering Week brought out the best in our offices and our people this year. From Oklahoma and Oregon to the UK and remote workers, teams across the company spent the week giving back to the communities they call home. Here’s a look at how everyone showed up. Stillwater […]
