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Review the questions and AI answers behind this Sentiment Audit for Snowflake.
39 questions · 90 answers
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Head of IT/Tech asked:
How does Snowflake compare with Databricks for enterprise-scale analytics and AI workloads?
Topic
Overall
+0.45
+0.49
+0.33
+0.32
+0.40
Query Performance
+0.37
+0.50
0.00
+0.50
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Scalability
+0.64
+0.64
+0.61
+0.55
+0.60
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.53
+0.59
+0.50
+0.50
+0.31
AI And ML Support
+0.18
-0.25
0.00
-0.44
-0.08
Ease Of Administration
+0.70
+0.86
+0.71
+0.75
+0.65
Security Controls
+0.65
+0.73
+0.64
+0.53
+0.44
Data Governance
+0.55
+0.68
+0.63
+0.54
+0.44
Data Sharing And Monetization
+0.69
+0.69
+0.64
+0.50
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Cross-Cloud Flexibility
0.00
0.00
-0.25
—
+0.41
Open Interoperability
+0.25
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-0.17
-0.50
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Head of IT/Tech asked:
What makes Snowflake better than AWS for managing a fully governed cloud data warehouse?
Topic
Overall
+0.76
+0.83
+0.63
+0.63
+0.78
Query Performance
—
—
0.00
+0.33
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Scalability
—
+0.80
+0.65
+0.59
+0.84
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.50
+0.75
+0.48
+0.53
+0.61
Ease Of Administration
+0.78
+0.92
+0.89
+0.79
+0.90
Security Controls
+0.80
+0.84
+0.78
+0.71
+0.74
Data Governance
+0.91
+0.87
+0.89
+0.73
+0.83
Data Sharing And Monetization
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—
+0.66
+0.71
+0.76
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.84
+0.83
+0.76
+0.63
+0.81
Open Interoperability
—
—
+0.60
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Head of IT/Tech asked:
How does Snowflake handle cross-cloud data sharing and interoperability with open formats?
Topic
Overall
+0.70
+0.74
+0.62
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.61
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+0.01
Ease Of Administration
+0.65
+0.60
+0.57
Security Controls
+0.63
+0.65
+0.68
Data Governance
+0.63
+0.75
+0.64
Data Sharing And Monetization
+0.71
+0.83
+0.78
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.85
+0.88
+0.85
Open Interoperability
+0.85
+0.74
+0.79
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Head of IT/Tech asked:
For a head of IT, what factors would favor Snowflake over Starburst in the final selection?
Topic
Overall
+0.72
+0.35
+0.73
+0.67
+0.75
Query Performance
—
+0.10
—
—
—
Scalability
—
+0.48
+0.80
+0.75
+0.70
Total Cost Of Ownership
—
+0.59
+0.50
+0.45
+0.60
AI And ML Support
+0.45
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—
—
—
Ease Of Administration
+0.90
+0.90
+0.91
+0.92
+0.91
Security Controls
+0.79
+0.73
+0.69
+0.64
+0.75
Data Governance
+0.71
+0.68
+0.75
+0.72
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Data Sharing And Monetization
+0.68
—
—
+0.57
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Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.80
-0.45
—
+0.65
+0.77
Open Interoperability
—
-0.20
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—
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Head of IT/Tech asked:
What trade-offs should we weigh between Snowflake and Google Cloud for security, TCO, and administration?
Topic
Overall
+0.62
+0.53
+0.57
+0.48
+0.09
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.41
+0.53
+0.56
+0.50
-0.51
Ease Of Administration
+0.77
+0.28
+0.76
-0.08
+0.69
Security Controls
+0.63
+0.56
+0.49
+0.62
+0.19
Data Governance
+0.55
+0.53
+0.49
+0.62
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Data Sharing And Monetization
—
+0.64
—
—
0.00
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.76
+0.64
+0.55
+0.71
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Head of IT/Tech asked:
Should we choose Snowflake over Microsoft for our enterprise data platform roadmap?
Topic
Overall
-0.04
Scalability
+0.56
Total Cost Of Ownership
-0.54
Ease Of Administration
+0.53
Security Controls
-0.50
Data Governance
-0.50
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.57
Open Interoperability
-0.40
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Chief Data Officer / Head of Data & Analytics asked:
How does Snowflake compare with Databricks on query performance for large enterprise analytics?
Topic
Overall
+0.51
Query Performance
+0.69
Scalability
+0.62
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.44
AI And ML Support
-0.08
Ease Of Administration
+0.80
Security Controls
+0.50
Data Governance
+0.60
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Chief Data Officer / Head of Data & Analytics asked:
What makes Snowflake a stronger choice than Microsoft for governed data sharing and security controls?
Topic
Overall
+0.76
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.37
Ease Of Administration
+0.73
Security Controls
+0.90
Data Governance
+0.89
Data Sharing And Monetization
+0.94
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.76
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Chief Data Officer / Head of Data & Analytics asked:
When selecting Snowflake, what risks or benefits matter most versus Starburst for open interoperability and vendor lock-in?
Topic
Overall
+0.35
+0.21
+0.04
Query Performance
—
+0.50
—
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.45
-0.29
-0.39
AI And ML Support
+0.54
+0.50
—
Ease Of Administration
+0.58
+0.70
+0.76
Security Controls
+0.51
—
+0.57
Data Governance
+0.55
+0.23
+0.51
Data Sharing And Monetization
—
+0.57
—
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
—
+0.10
-0.51
Open Interoperability
-0.51
-0.60
-0.69
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Chief Data Officer / Head of Data & Analytics asked:
How does Snowflake compare with AWS and Google Cloud on multi-cloud scalability and operational simplicity?
Topic
Overall
+0.59
+0.73
+0.62
Scalability
+0.80
+0.80
+0.79
Total Cost Of Ownership
-0.28
—
+0.45
Ease Of Administration
+0.90
+0.90
+0.79
Security Controls
+0.54
—
+0.30
Data Governance
+0.68
+0.63
+0.43
Data Sharing And Monetization
—
+0.73
+0.69
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.93
+0.91
+0.91
Open Interoperability
—
+0.40
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Chief Data Officer / Head of Data & Analytics asked:
What trade-offs should a Chief Data Officer weigh between Snowflake and AWS before deciding on a data platform?
Topic
Overall
+0.09
+0.52
+0.03
Scalability
—
+0.53
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Total Cost Of Ownership
-0.50
+0.28
-0.50
AI And ML Support
+0.50
0.00
+0.50
Ease Of Administration
+0.61
+0.73
+0.54
Security Controls
+0.50
+0.38
+0.34
Data Governance
+0.51
+0.56
+0.33
Data Sharing And Monetization
—
+0.76
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Cross-Cloud Flexibility
-0.50
+0.85
-0.50
Open Interoperability
-0.50
+0.60
-0.50
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Data Platform/Engineering Leader (influencer) asked:
How does Snowflake compare with Databricks for elastic query performance and streaming workloads?
Topic
Overall
+0.31
+0.65
Query Performance
+0.70
+0.73
Scalability
+0.60
+0.57
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.53
+0.55
AI And ML Support
-0.43
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Ease Of Administration
+0.63
+0.75
Open Interoperability
-0.15
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Data Platform/Engineering Leader (influencer) asked:
What should I weigh when choosing Snowflake versus Databricks for a modern data platform architecture?
Topic
Overall
+0.30
+0.44
+0.25
Query Performance
+0.59
+0.60
+0.33
Scalability
+0.57
+0.21
+0.50
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.40
+0.54
-0.20
AI And ML Support
-0.40
+0.36
-0.42
Ease Of Administration
+0.70
+0.74
+0.69
Security Controls
+0.60
+0.50
+0.50
Data Governance
+0.64
+0.48
+0.51
Data Sharing And Monetization
—
+0.65
+0.69
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.11
—
+0.36
Open Interoperability
-0.52
-0.10
-0.46
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Data Platform/Engineering Leader (influencer) asked:
For a platform standard, when is Snowflake the better choice than Google Cloud or Starburst on migration and integration?
Topic
Overall
+0.67
+0.65
+0.67
+0.72
Query Performance
+0.50
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—
—
Scalability
+0.70
+0.55
—
—
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.57
—
—
—
Ease Of Administration
+0.76
+0.76
+0.79
+0.67
Security Controls
—
+0.60
—
—
Data Governance
—
+0.62
+0.58
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Data Sharing And Monetization
+0.68
+0.60
—
—
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.90
+0.85
+0.80
+0.85
Open Interoperability
+0.58
+0.60
+0.53
+0.63
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Data Platform/Engineering Leader (influencer) asked:
How does Snowflake compare with AWS and Google Cloud on cross-cloud flexibility and administration?
Topic
Overall
+0.83
+0.86
Ease Of Administration
+0.83
+0.81
Data Governance
+0.80
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Data Sharing And Monetization
+0.90
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Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.91
+0.91
Open Interoperability
+0.70
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Data Platform/Engineering Leader (influencer) asked:
What are Snowflake's strengths and gaps for data sharing, governance, and open interoperability versus Starburst?
Topic
Overall
+0.27
Data Governance
+0.75
Data Sharing And Monetization
+0.80
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.22
Open Interoperability
-0.70
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Data Platform/Engineering Leader (influencer) asked:
How does Snowflake's TCO compare with Microsoft and AWS for storage, compute, and managed operations?
Topic
Overall
+0.69
+0.71
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.69
+0.68
Ease Of Administration
—
+0.80
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
—
+0.66
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Analytics/BI Leader (influencer) asked:
What trade-offs should I consider when choosing Snowflake versus Microsoft for enterprise BI and analytics governance?
Topic
Overall
+0.53
Query Performance
+0.79
Scalability
+0.67
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.50
Ease Of Administration
+0.60
Data Governance
+0.27
Data Sharing And Monetization
+0.79
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.55
Open Interoperability
+0.04
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Analytics/BI Leader (influencer) asked:
How does Snowflake handle data quality, semantic consistency, and self-service BI better than AWS?
Topic
Overall
+0.68
Query Performance
+0.45
Scalability
+0.58
Ease Of Administration
+0.81
Data Governance
+0.86
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Analytics/BI Leader (influencer) asked:
How should I decide on Snowflake if my team needs fast, governed analytics with low admin overhead?
Topic
Overall
+0.70
+0.36
Query Performance
+0.79
+0.73
Scalability
+0.70
+0.88
Total Cost Of Ownership
—
-0.12
AI And ML Support
—
-0.61
Ease Of Administration
+0.89
+0.97
Security Controls
+0.79
+0.78
Data Governance
+0.83
+0.86
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
—
-0.60
Open Interoperability
+0.23
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Analytics/BI Leader (influencer) asked:
How does Snowflake compare with Databricks for governed SQL analytics and interactive dashboard performance?
Topic
Overall
+0.74
Query Performance
+0.77
Scalability
+0.73
Ease Of Administration
+0.85
Security Controls
+0.69
Data Governance
+0.66
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Analytics/BI Leader (influencer) asked:
When would Snowflake be the better choice than Starburst for self-service analytics and consistent metrics?
Topic
Overall
+0.70
+0.56
Query Performance
+0.51
+0.58
Ease Of Administration
+0.76
+0.52
Security Controls
+0.64
+0.50
Data Governance
+0.88
+0.63
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Data Science/AI Leader asked:
What are Snowflake's strengths versus AWS for performance, scaling, and managed operations at production AI workloads?
Topic
Overall
+0.29
+0.32
+0.53
Query Performance
+0.56
+0.14
+0.53
Scalability
+0.63
+0.50
+0.57
Total Cost Of Ownership
0.00
+0.50
+0.48
AI And ML Support
+0.68
+0.51
+0.57
Ease Of Administration
+0.75
+0.59
+0.57
Security Controls
+0.51
—
+0.49
Data Governance
+0.45
+0.52
+0.50
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
-0.50
-0.50
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Open Interoperability
-0.50
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—
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Data Science/AI Leader asked:
How does Snowflake support governed access to structured and unstructured data for model training and inference?
Topic
Overall
+0.89
AI And ML Support
+0.84
Security Controls
+0.92
Data Governance
+0.92
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Data Science/AI Leader asked:
How does Snowflake compare with Databricks for unified AI/ML pipelines and vector search on shared data?
Topic
Overall
+0.40
+0.35
Query Performance
+0.40
0.00
Scalability
+0.35
+0.30
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.22
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AI And ML Support
+0.65
+0.61
Ease Of Administration
+0.52
+0.48
Security Controls
+0.40
+0.50
Data Governance
+0.48
+0.70
Data Sharing And Monetization
+0.76
+0.05
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.02
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Open Interoperability
+0.21
+0.18
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Security, Risk, and Compliance Lead asked:
How does Snowflake compare with Databricks on governed data engineering and security controls?
Topic
Overall
+0.44
AI And ML Support
+0.61
Ease Of Administration
+0.74
Security Controls
+0.88
Data Governance
+0.86
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
-0.18
Open Interoperability
-0.24
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Security, Risk, and Compliance Lead asked:
What trade-offs should a compliance lead weigh when choosing Snowflake over AWS for secure analytics and AI access?
Topic
Overall
+0.25
+0.43
Total Cost Of Ownership
-0.25
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AI And ML Support
+0.50
+0.46
Ease Of Administration
+0.50
+0.76
Security Controls
+0.50
+0.73
Data Governance
+0.50
+0.79
Data Sharing And Monetization
0.00
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Cross-Cloud Flexibility
0.00
-0.60
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Security, Risk, and Compliance Lead asked:
How does Snowflake handle fine-grained access, audit trails, and data sovereignty across clouds?
Topic
Overall
+0.60
Security Controls
+0.71
Data Governance
+0.61
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.48
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Enterprise Architect (influencer) asked:
How does Snowflake stack up against AWS for cross-cloud flexibility and managed data workloads?
Topic
Overall
+0.84
+0.68
Total Cost Of Ownership
—
+0.28
Ease Of Administration
—
+0.88
Data Sharing And Monetization
—
+0.73
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.90
+0.93
Open Interoperability
+0.79
+0.57
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Enterprise Architect (influencer) asked:
How does Snowflake compare with Databricks on open formats and interoperability for enterprise architecture?
Topic
Overall
+0.63
Data Governance
+0.60
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.60
Open Interoperability
+0.70
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Enterprise Architect (influencer) asked:
What makes Snowflake a better fit than Microsoft for secure governance and partner ecosystem integration?
Topic
Overall
+0.85
Security Controls
+0.86
Data Governance
+0.85
Data Sharing And Monetization
+0.91
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.94
Open Interoperability
+0.70
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Enterprise Architect (influencer) asked:
What trade-offs would push us to pick Snowflake instead of Starburst for data sharing and federation?
Topic
Overall
+0.41
+0.45
Query Performance
+0.50
—
Scalability
+0.68
—
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.50
—
Ease Of Administration
+0.76
+0.80
Security Controls
+0.54
+0.70
Data Governance
—
+0.71
Data Sharing And Monetization
+0.90
+0.63
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
-0.12
—
Open Interoperability
-0.47
-0.59
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Enterprise Architect (influencer) asked:
How does Snowflake compare with Google Cloud and AWS when deciding on TCO, scalability, and ecosystem fit?
Topic
Overall
+0.57
+0.46
Scalability
+0.68
+0.55
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.38
+0.05
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
+0.75
+0.60
Open Interoperability
+0.50
+0.63
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Enterprise Architect (influencer) asked:
Should we choose Snowflake over Databricks for our data platform if openness and AI readiness both matter?
Topic
Overall
-0.28
AI And ML Support
-0.06
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
-0.35
Open Interoperability
-0.44
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Finance/Procurement asked:
How does Snowflake compare with AWS on predictable pricing and total cost of ownership for enterprise data workloads?
Topic
Overall
+0.60
+0.74
+0.54
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.68
+0.78
+0.54
Ease Of Administration
+0.64
+0.75
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Data Governance
+0.48
+0.68
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Finance/Procurement asked:
Which factors make Snowflake the best fit versus AWS or Starburst for predictable spend and lower admin effort?
Topic
Overall
+0.76
+0.93
+0.80
+0.53
+0.84
+0.85
Query Performance
—
—
+0.55
—
—
—
Scalability
—
—
+0.82
—
—
—
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.86
+0.93
+0.89
+0.81
+0.76
+0.80
Ease Of Administration
+0.92
+0.93
+0.96
+0.90
+0.91
+0.91
Security Controls
—
—
—
+0.55
—
—
Data Governance
+0.50
—
—
+0.57
—
—
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
—
—
—
-0.20
—
—
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Finance/Procurement asked:
How does Snowflake compare with Microsoft, Google Cloud, and Databricks on contract risk, scalability, and TCO?
Topic
Overall
+0.45
+0.43
Scalability
+0.59
+0.40
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.10
+0.55
Ease Of Administration
+0.65
+0.75
Data Governance
—
-0.10
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
—
+0.52
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Finance/Procurement asked:
How does Snowflake compare with Databricks on query performance and operational overhead for finance teams?
Topic
Overall
+0.55
Query Performance
+0.68
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.60
AI And ML Support
0.00
Ease Of Administration
+0.91
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Finance/Procurement asked:
What trade-offs should finance and procurement weigh when choosing Snowflake over Databricks for long-term ROI?
Topic
Overall
+0.34
+0.26
+0.35
Total Cost Of Ownership
+0.79
+0.63
+0.66
AI And ML Support
-0.40
-0.10
-0.40
Ease Of Administration
+0.88
+0.71
+0.54
Security Controls
+0.50
—
—
Data Governance
+0.59
+0.45
+0.49
Data Sharing And Monetization
—
—
+0.48
Cross-Cloud Flexibility
0.00
-0.15
—
Open Interoperability
0.00
0.00
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