Run Apache Spark on Snowflake With CoCo
Snowflake, Thursday, July 30th, 2026
Snowflake's CoCo spark-migration skill moves Apache Spark pipelines onto Snowpark Connect.
Snowflake published guidance on running Apache Spark pipelines on Snowflake using Snowpark Connect, assisted by the Snowflake CoCo spark-migration skill.
The skill automates much of the translation work that makes Spark migration projects long-running.
The post covers what the migration involves, what performance changes to expect, and where costs shift. It addresses which Spark constructs translate cleanly and which need rework. The guidance targets teams consolidating separate Spark infrastructure onto Snowflake.