Agentic AI is rewriting the rules of enterprise data engineering, turning passive infrastructure into intelligent systems that act, adapt and automate at scale.Gone are the days when platforms simply stored and queried data. Today’s data stacks are being rearchitected to support agentic workflows — systems where metadata, governance and orchestration layers work in concert to guide machine reasoning. Snowflake Inc.’s embrace of open formats such as Apache Iceberg signals a broader shift: Enterprises are building environments where intelligence is embedded into the fabric of data itself

Data governance is fast becoming a pillar of enterprise security strategy as organizations confront data sprawl, multicloud complexity and the urgent need for responsible artificial intelligence integration.As businesses strive to simplify data operations without sacrificing security or compliance, unified platforms are gaining traction for their ability to streamline controls and centralize oversight. This momentum is evident at Ebates Performance Marketing Inc., d/b/a Rakuten Rewards, which uses Snowflake Inc.’s data platform to strengthen its cybersecurity and compliance posture, according to Adam DeMonaco (pictured, left), chief information security officer at Rakuten Rewards