# Advance Snowflake Day 2 Lab

> In this lab, Zach dives into chunking, RAG, and parsing, focusing on processing documents with Cortex. He reviews how to efficiently parse filings and transcripts, emphasizing the importance of filtering out short, unhelpful chunks. He also discusses the need to optimize their queries and explore i…

- Web page: https://www.dataexpert.io/lesson/advancesnowflakeday2-jan2026
- Program: [Winter 2026 Analytics Engineering Camp](https://www.dataexpert.io/program/winter-2026-snowflake-boot-camp)
- Access: Requires enrollment in Winter 2026 Analytics Engineering Camp
- Length: 50 min video
- Skills: SQL, NLP, Data Modeling, ETL/ELT, Snowflake
- Academy: DataExpert.io Academy

## About this lesson

In this lab, Zach dives into chunking, RAG, and parsing, focusing on processing documents with Cortex. He reviews how to efficiently parse filings and transcripts, emphasizing the importance of filtering out short, unhelpful chunks. He also discusses the need to optimize their queries and explore indexing options for faster results.

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