The growing demand for secure, governed, and production-ready AI is driving deeper collaboration between Snowflake and Anthropic. By integrating Claude into Snowflake Cortex AI, companies can build and scale AI agents directly on their most business-critical data.
SAN FRANCISCO, Snowflake Summit 2026 – Snowflake and Anthropic announced today that their strategic partnership is expanding as more organizations move from AI experimentation to production deployments. Demand is rising for AI solutions that combine advanced capabilities with strong security, governance, and compliance, fueling adoption of Anthropic’s Claude models within Snowflake Cortex AI.
The partnership builds on the expanded collaboration unveiled in December 2025, when Claude was integrated directly into Snowflake Cortex AI across major cloud platforms. The goal is to help companies deploy AI agents securely without moving sensitive data outside the Snowflake environment.
AI directly on governed enterprise data
Anthropic provides advanced AI models through Claude, while Snowflake supplies the governance, security, and scalability required for mission-critical environments. With Snowflake Cortex AI, organizations can run Claude directly on data already stored in Snowflake, preserving existing security controls and governance mechanisms.
“The rapid adoption of models like Claude in Snowflake Cortex AI shows that enterprise expectations for AI are changing. Customers want AI to operate directly on governed enterprise data, not in isolated systems. Together with Anthropic, we’re helping organizations accelerate the transition from experimentation to production and laying the groundwork for the next generation of agent-driven enterprises,” says Christian Kleinerman, EVP Product at Snowflake.
Steve Corfield, Head of Global Business Development & Partnerships at Anthropic, emphasizes that companies increasingly rely on Claude for advanced analytics, cybersecurity investigations, and building data-driven applications.
“Snowflake offers the governed data environment that organizations already trust, while Claude adds the intelligence needed to turn data into business value. Together, we make it easier to apply reliable AI to mission-critical information,” he says.
Broad customer and partner impact
Adoption of Snowflake and Anthropic is expanding across industries and use cases, including customer service, financial analysis, cybersecurity, life sciences research, developer productivity, and sales intelligence. Customers highlighted include Basis, Block, Carvana, Deloitte, eSentire, Indeed, and Notion.
These organizations report that the combination of Claude and Snowflake enables secure AI usage in mission-critical processes while maintaining governance, transparency, and regulatory compliance.
Deeper innovation in enterprise AI
Snowflake and Anthropic continue to co-develop enterprise AI solutions. Key focus areas include:
- Integrating Claude models into Snowflake Cortex AI for advanced analysis of governed enterprise data.
- Snowflake Intelligence, a personal AI assistant that helps users analyze and act on business data using natural language.
- Snowflake Cortex Code, the company’s fastest-growing product, using Claude to streamline development of data pipelines and applications.
- Cortex Agents, a framework for building AI agents that can fetch, analyze, and act on enterprise data.
- Claude Marketplace, simplifying procurement and commercial use of AI solutions.
- Joint initiatives focused on AI security, governance, and responsible AI practices.
AI becomes an integral part of business operations
Snowflake’s and Anthropic’s continued investment reflects a broader shift as AI moves from pilots to an integral part of daily business operations. By combining advanced language models with governed data management, the companies aim to enable organizations to scale AI adoption in a secure, transparent, and business-critical manner.