# Let it snow for Trino

DevFeed: [Let it snow for Trino](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/let-it-snow-for-trino-8726.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://trino.io/blog/2023/07/12/trino-fest-2023-let-it-snow-recap.html>)

Author: Yu Teng, Erik Anderson, Cole Bowden

Published: 2023-07-12T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Trino Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/trino-blog.md>)

Topics: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Query (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/query.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Pull Request](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-request.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

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## AI overview

This recap announces a Snowflake connector being developed for Trino through collaboration between ForePaaS and Bloomberg. The connector has been tested in production at both companies and is intended to let Trino query Snowflake data directly, addressing a gap in analytics coverage while combining Trino performance with Snowflake capabilities.

## Source excerpt

In this recap, we can skip right to the exciting part: through the joint efforts of engineers at ForePaaS and Bloomberg, there is a Snowflake connector coming to Trino! Though it hasn't landed yet, it has been tested and run in production at both companies, and a pull request is open and working its way towards completion as this blog post goes up. In the talk, Yu and Erik talk about difficulties in developing the connector, the motivations to make it happen, and the new features that come as part of it for Trino users to take advantage of. Sound interesting? Give the talk a listen, or read on for more details.