Snowflake integrates OpenAI models via Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service into Cortex AI and makes Snowflake Cortex Agents available within Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams.
Snowflake integrates Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service within Cortex AI, giving enterprises access to OpenAI’s models within Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud. The models are optimized for real-time processing of audio, video and text. This allows organizations to develop AI applications that run within Snowflake’s secure infrastructure.
The partnership allows companies to deploy generative AI with built-in data security, access controls and monitoring. Integration with Azure OpenAI Service should reduce obstacles around data governance, security and privacy. For now, the OpenAI models are available in select Microsoft Azure regions in the United States, with plans for further global rollout.
In addition to OpenAI models, Snowflake has long offered AI models from other vendors such as Anthropic, DeepSeek, Meta and Mistral. Just recently, the company announced the integration of DeepSeek-R1. Users can thus choose the model that best suits their application.
Snowflake and Microsoft 365
In addition, Snowflake is introducing integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Teams. The previously launched agents will be addressable within Microsoft’s ecosystem. This will allow users to query their Snowflake data in natural language within Copilot and Teams. General availability of this functionality is scheduled for June 2025.
In addition, developers can build custom interfaces via REST APIs to connect Microsoft 365 apps to data in Snowflake. This facilitates AI-driven analytics and decision-making within organizations. According to Snowflake and Microsoft, the collaboration makes it easier for companies to implement AI solutions, taking into account requirements around security and data privacy.