Charting the Future of Data · Sunset sail, Manhattan
Value in weeks. A foundation for years.
Snowflake QuickStart · by Archetype
Your move to Snowflake, working from day one. QuickStart is a fixed-scope program that stands up a production Snowflake foundation, proves value on your real data, and hands you a roadmap worth funding. Less wrangling data. More steering the business.
Everyone has the data. Almost no one has the decisions.
Tap any that sound like your team.
What changes with QuickStart
Trusted, governed dataControls, privacy and clear lineage from day one.
Time backAutomated pipelines free your team for real work.
One view of the customerOne definition everyone agrees on.
Room to scaleMore data as you grow, same quality.
The program · how it runs
Two parts. Weeks, not months.
We map your data, build the foundation, and prove value on a real use case. Then you decide what's next.
01Watch your data move · tap any piece
Your sources
Ingest
Snowflake foundation
Proof of value
Your sources: the systems you already run. Apps, databases, files and SaaS tools. We document every one in Part 1.
02Two parts
Part 1
Assessment
Map your data landscape. Rank use cases by value against effort.
Part 2
Foundation, proof, roadmap
Build it right, prove it on a real use case, plan what's next.
03Eight activities · tap one
01
High-level data flow
Define your sources and how the data is used downstream, check quality, and set the plan.
02
Infrastructure and networking
Best-practice Snowflake setup: account parameters, network policies and SSO.
03
Permissions
Roles, service accounts and access controls, secure from day one.
04
Connector development
Your sources connected with Snowflake-native or partner tools like Fivetran.
05
Medallion data modeling
Bronze raw, Silver validated, Gold enriched. Often modeled in dbt.
06
Orchestration and scheduling
Scheduling and monitoring built around your downstream use cases.
07
First business use case
Built with your stakeholders, often a dashboard or a Snowflake Intelligence agent.
08
Knowledge transfer
Documentation and hands-on handoff, so your team runs it with confidence.
04Yours to keep
Data landscape mapEvery system and how they relate.
Ranked use casesValue against effort.
Snowflake foundationProduction grade, not a sandbox.
Proof of valueA working win on your data.
RoadmapSized for a funding decision.
Knowledge transferYour team runs it.
After QuickStart · your call
We're here to help you, as much or as little as you need.
The foundation stands on its own. Here is what clients like you usually do next.
Keep a sprint rhythmA small retainer that works your backlog every sprint.Life is Good: 6 sprints in year one
Add the next use caseNew data, new dashboards, then AI on the same governed platform.Whittier Trust: POC to AI agent in 10 months
Put it in front of the businessAn analytics layer like Sigma your teams use every day.Bergey's Auto Group: Sigma live in July 2026
Hand us the keysManaged services for the platform, so your team stays on the business.HarborOne Bank: five years and counting
Priced to fit. From targeted support to fully managed infrastructure and analytics.
Tonight's hosts · one modern stack
Snowflake, Fivetran, dbt and Sigma. We run all four in production.
The partners on this boat are the stack our QuickStarts land on. Tap a layer to see where it is running for Archetype clients today.
Snowflake is the foundation in every QuickStart: the platform for data engineering, analytics and AI on one governed copy of your data. EVgo, HarborOne Bank, Whittier Trust and Bergey's Auto Group all run on it.
Proof · tap a card for the story
We've done this before. It's easier than it looks.
Eight teams that made the move. Each one started small, proved value fast, and kept going.
Automotive retail
Snowflake · Fivetran · dbt · Sigma
One customer identity across the dealer group.
Dealer data was trapped in the PBS DMS, with no unified customer identity across rooftops and no analytics foundation. A QuickStart built the foundation and resolved identity across dealer systems.
3 workstreams live in year oneDetails
January 2026. Snowflake integration foundation.
February 2026. PBS data ingestion and customer identity resolution.
July 2026. Sigma analytics live. Foundation to governance in a single year.
E-commerce
Snowflake · Sigma
A Snowflake and Sigma QuickStart, in delivery right now.
Fixed-scope QuickStart signed July 2026. This is the program exactly as described on this page.
In flight · 2026Details
Now. Assessment and foundation work underway.
Next. Proof of value and roadmap.
Leaves behind. A governed Snowflake foundation, a Sigma analytics layer, and a roadmap.
Wealth management
Snowflake · dbt · Cortex AI
Came for Tableau reports. Ten months later an AI agent runs on their platform.
A Tableau request during a platform migration became a governed Analytics Hub on Snowflake, then native dbt, then an RFP Response Agent on governed data.
10 months, POC to AI in productionDetails
July 2025. Tableau proof of concept.
October 2025. Analytics Hub on Snowflake.
March 2026. Native dbt transformation layer.
April 2026. RFP Response Agent, AI on governed data. 3 Snowflake workloads live.
HarborOne Bank
Banking
Snowflake · Fivetran · Power BI
Finance and risk strategy straight into a migration. No POC needed.
Reporting had outgrown SQL Server. A strategy project validated the path and the migration started immediately with Snowflake and Fivetran.
46 engagements since 2021Details
2021. Platform assessment, then migration in August.
2023. Customer 360 with householding.
2025. Managed services. Five years as data platform partner.
EV charging
Snowflake · Governance
From financial reporting risk to a led POC, a Postgres migration, and scale.
An analytics assessment led to a Snowflake POC and selection, a Postgres migration with governance, and an annual services partnership.
15 engagements since 2022Details
2022 to 2023. Assessment, POC, Snowflake selected, build year.
2024 to 2025. Enablement, then Braze, Sitetracker and catalog integrations.
The technical chops are table stakes. Where we separate is translating them into value you can point to on your P&L.
“You are ready to move to Snowflake. We make day one count.”
At Archetype, forward is not just a direction. It is a decision. We partner with leaders who are ready to move, with precision, with speed, and with purpose. We bring clarity to complexity. We turn strategy into systems. We activate technology that is not just smart, but scalable.
Forward Ready.
Measurable · Strategic · Scalable · Actionable · This is consulting that activates
On the water tonight
Charting the Future of Data: a sunset sail around Manhattan
Hosted by Sigma with Snowflake, Fivetran + dbt Labs and Archetype · The Yacht Kingston, Chelsea Piers · Boarding 6:00 p.m., set sail 6:30, back to the dock 8:30