3 reasons to invest in Snowflake certifications in 2024
This article will guide you through some of the key findings from the recent SnowPro certification value report, articulating why businesses like yours should think about growing their Snowflake expertise in 2024.
Data is the most valuable resource available to any business today. Having the ability to store, manage, and analyze data at speed is often the key to success, giving your organization a competitive edge.
With a solution like Snowflake at your fingertips, your business is empowered to gain actionable insights and make more informed, data-driven decisions. However, to fully achieve this, you need to know the ins and outs of your data warehousing platform. And that’s where certification comes in.
SnowPro certifications can help you upskill your teams, build your internal Snowflake capabilities, and unlock the full potential of your Snowflake platform. Consequently, investing in SnowPro-certified talent can make a huge difference to your organization and unearth the kind of practical acumen you need in order to grow.
Here are just a few reasons why businesses like yours should be helping their teams earn the coolest (excuse the pun!) data cloud certifications on the market.
1. Boost your productivity with SnowPro-certified talent
It stands to reason that the more your employees know about the solutions they work with, the more effectively they can perform their role. In fact, IT professionals who have recently added a certification to their résumé not only perform more effectively but are also more confident in their abilities, with 36% of certified individuals saying they are faster at performing their jobs.
And SnowPro certifications in particular are delivering impressive results when it comes to productivity. According to the Snowflake report, more than one-third of employees produce better, more efficient work deliverables after earning a SnowPro certification. This uptick in performance comes from a deeper understanding of the platform and how to use it effectively to meet the specific needs of their organization.
This kind of empowered, knowledgeable professional is an invaluable asset to your team, as they’re far more likely to feel self-assured enough to share their expertise with their colleagues, disseminating crucial Snowflake platform knowledge throughout your organization. And their managers agree: in fact, 66% of IT managers say employees with IT certifications produce higher-quality work.
2. Reduce time-to-value of your Snowflake implementation
If there’s one thing to know about digital transformation, it’s that implementing the best tools is only half the battle. To achieve a truly impactful ROI, you also need people with the right skills who can properly exploit, utilize, and optimize those tools to help you achieve your business goals.
Too often, organizations can mistake data solutions for a silver bullet. But even the best technology on the market cannot operate without someone with expertise at the helm. Having SnowPro-certified employees on your team who understand the full scope of Snowflake and what it can do will significantly shorten the time-to-value of your Snowflake implementation. In other words, all that supercharged productivity will add up to a better—and faster—return on investment.
The more skilled your team is, the more useful insights and cost savings they’ll be able to generate, meaning your Snowflake investment will start paying dividends much sooner.
3. Access hard-to-find skills at more cost-effective rates
It’s easy enough to say that technology doesn’t work without talent. But, as the world’s trusted cloud talent creation and enablement partner, we know that finding that talent can be extremely difficult.
Almost 4 out of 5 global employers reported challenges finding skilled employees in 2023. And with Snowflake’s customer base growing by a whopping 31% in 2023 alone, the demand for certified Data Engineers will only continue to grow in 2024 and beyond.
What’s more, the fiercely competitive nature of the cloud talent market is driving up salaries for experienced professionals, pricing many businesses out of the game, and leaving them without the skills they need to make full use of their data solutions.
With that in mind, it’s wise to adopt alternative approaches to help you get access to in-demand Snowflake talent, such as upskilling or Snowflake talent creation programs.
Diverting the resources it takes to hire a certified Snowflake professional and investing them instead in training and certification schemes, is a great way to ensure your team has the Snowflake skills it needs.
In fact, targeted internal talent development is growing increasingly popular, with 71% of employers reporting that they’re already upskilling or reskilling their workforce, and 50% creating alternative career paths to help develop and retain existing talent.
Focusing on upskilling brings a myriad of other benefits with it, too. A team that feels that their development is being supported will be more engaged, more productive, and more likely to stick around longer. If employees see that there’s a pathway for them to learn and grow within your organization, they’ll be less inclined to seek opportunities elsewhere.
Plus, internal upskilling allows your organization to tailor training to your specific needs and tech stack. The SnowPro certification family features many advanced, role-based certifications, so you can help your employees get certified in whichever products or areas they need to upskill in.
Ready to build your Snowflake capabilities?
If you’re looking to add Snowflake skills to your team, Revolent can help you get the talent you need quickly and without breaking the bank. Developed in collaboration with Snowflake, our talent creation program can be fully tailored to meet your business needs and project demands.
We hire and train SnowPro and dbt-certified professionals from a wide range of backgrounds before placing them at your organization as business-ready specialists, ready to make an impact from day one.
And while certifications are great, we know that the best learning happens by doing. This is why our robust training program includes at least 50% of time spent on practical application, where these professionals can master concepts like data ingestion, orchestration, governance, modeling, and much more, as they prepare to take their certification exams.
What’s more, in a sector where technology and innovation happen fast, we continue to upskill and invest in these specialists throughout their placement at your organization, ensuring their skills are up-to-date with the latest product releases.
Good news—your search for Snowflake talent ends here!
