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Snowflake put AI agent governance front and center to prevent runaway enterprise costs

Enterprises are rapidly adopting AI agents, but the real product challenge is governing these agents with trust and control to avoid operational and financial risks, making governance the core product value, not just a safety guardrail.

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Snowflake launches Cortex AI Gateway to govern AI agents and prevent runaway costs

Snowflake introduced Cortex AI Gateway, a product designed to give enterprises trust, visibility, and control over AI agents. This addresses a critical problem where enterprises face recurring failures in managing AI agent identities and risks of uncontrolled cost escalation.