# How does GE process suites with Snowflake database?

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Expectations are “compiled” into SQL and most of the heavy computation is executed within Snowflake. This thread has more details: [How is Data Processed with Great Expectation](https://discourse.greatexpectations.io/t/how-is-data-processed-with-great-expectation/383)

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