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Another partner award, another bit of Snowflake swagger
Snowflake used its Summit stage to hand DAS42 the 2026 Marketing & Advertising Snowflake Services Partner of the Year award. In plain English: Snowflake is spotlighting a partner that helps media and entertainment customers wrangle messy audience data, stitch together identity resolution, and then layer AI tools on top so they can squeeze more ad dollars out of the pile.
Why should you care?
This isn’t a blockbuster revenue announcement, but it does fit Snowflake’s favorite storyline: if you’re trying to make your data useful, Snowflake wants to be the kitchen where the cooking happens. Awards like this are basically ecosystem marketing with a gold sticker — they signal to customers and partners that the platform is where the work gets done.
The bigger vibe
For Snowflake, the win is all about credibility. The company has been leaning hard into AI and partner-driven use cases, and that matters because enterprise software is a bit like dating: nobody wants the app with zero friends. A busy partner network makes the platform look more indispensable, especially in adtech and media where data is fragmented and everyone wants cleaner targeting.
Big picture
So no, this isn’t the kind of news that makes a stock jump just because someone got a plaque. But it does reinforce the broader Snowflake thesis: more partners, more use cases, more reasons for customers to keep paying rent on the platform.