How Natural Intelligence Moved From Redshift To Snowflake Without Disruption

Selecting the right data warehouse is crucial. In this session recorded at Summit 2025, Haya Axelrod Stern, Director of Data at Natural Intelligence, explains why her company chose Snowflake with Apache Iceberg over Redshift Serverless, Dremio, and Starburst, a decision that was driven by performance, cost, migration, and compatibility benefits. The presenter shares why and how they migrated from Redshift, AWS Glue, and Hive to a flexible Snowflake+Iceberg architecture without workflow disruptions. The presentation drill’s down into zero-downtime migration strategies, integration, and best practices for post-migration optimizations.