Autonomous Agents for Snowflake Cost Optimization: Announcing Altimate LiteSnowflake and AI costs can spiral out of control. We introduce Altimate Lite for AI and Warehouse Cost Optimization, an easy solution to track and contain Snowflake costs. Now live on Snowflake Marketplace.Jul 28, 2026·7 min read
DeepSeek Cost 62% Less Than Claude. The Surprising Part Wasn't the Savings…If you're running an AI agent on data (pipeline diagnostics, schema exploration, ad-hoc SQL, lineage queries), you've looked at the model bill and asked the same question we did: "The cheaper model oJun 10, 2026·15 min read
The Great Token Heist of ‘26The 45% AI Token Inflation That Wasn't a Price ChangeJun 1, 2026·16 min read
The Correctness LayerWe started altimate-code with one goal: build a harness that data engineers could actually trust with their pipelines and platforms. The first thing that became clear is that LLMs are the wrong tool fMay 20, 2026·19 min read
Blast Radius Analysis Using Altimate CodeWhat is Blast Radius Blast radius refers to the potential extent of damage. For example, before you knock down a wall in your house, you want to know if there's plumbing behind it, electrical wiring wMay 18, 2026·9 min read
We Created Data Engineering Skills for Claude CodeData engineering work spreads beyond SQL into lineage, tests, docs, cost, schema changes, and PII. We built skills that bring those workflows into Claude Code, covering dbt development, SQL review andMay 11, 2026·18 min read
Best Data Conferences 2026: The Complete GuidePlanning your data conference 2026 calendar for the rest of 2026? Here are the must-attend events, with dates, locations, and who should go (besides yourself!).May 11, 2026·6 min read
