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Snowflake (SNOW -0.55%) has turned out to be a terrible investment in the past few years with shares of the cloud data platform provider down 42% since it went public in September 2020.

However, it has been delivering terrific revenue growth thanks to the healthy demand for its cloud-based data platform that serves fast-growing niches such as data warehousing, machine learning, data engineering, and cybersecurity. As it turns out, the company's total addressable market has tripled since its initial public offeringto a whopping $248 billion.

So could this be an opportunity for investors? Here's why I think Snowflake stock has massive upside ahead.

According to a consensus estimateof 39 analysts covering Snowflake, the stock carries a median price target of $180. That points toward a 23% jump from Snowflake's current stock price. However, the Street-high price target of $500 indicates that this cloud stock could soar a massive 241% from current levels.

But can Snowflake put its past underperformance behind it and clock such terrific gains? Well, the company's slowing pace of growth suggests otherwise. The company is anticipating 40% revenue growth in fiscal 2024 to $2.7 billion. Though that's nothing to sneeze at, it is worth noting that Snowflake grew at a much faster pace of 70% last fiscal year.

CEO Frank Slootman pointed out on last month's earnings conference call that Snowflake "saw a measure of bookings reticence with certain customer segments in Q4, reflecting a lack of visibility in the business and preferring a cautious short-term stance versus larger, longer-term contract expansions."

This is an industry-wide problem as cloud spending growth has hit a speed bump of late. Microsoft's Azure cloud service recorded31% growth in the fourth quarter of 2022, down from 35% in the previous quarter. Amazon's Amazon Web Services growth also dropped to 20% in Q4 2022 from 28% in the prior quarter. Headwinds such as strong inflation, a possible recession, and high interest rates have led customers to pull back on their cloud spending of late.

However, it would be prudent to focus on the big picture as the slowdown is likely to be temporary. IDC estimates that the public cloud market could clock annual growthof 26% through 2026, which won't be surprising as enterprises increasepublic cloud storage. Meanwhile, the niches that Snowflake serves are also built for terrific growth as its massive addressable market indicates.

For instance, the data warehouse-as-a-service market is expected to clock annual growth of 23% through 2030, according to Polaris Market Research. The data science platform space, on the other hand, could clock 16% annual growth through 2030 and generate close to $380 billion in annual revenue thanks to the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

The good part is that Snowflake is among the leading players in these markets. The company controls a 29% share of the data warehousing market, comfortably ahead of second-place SAP, which has a 23% share. Not surprisingly, Snowflake is rapidly building a solid customer base. The company had7,828 customers at the end of the last quarter, an increase of 31% over the prior year.

But more importantly, the number of customers spending at least $1 million on Snowflake's offerings increased at a much greater pace of 79% year over year last quarter. This explains why the company has a solid revenue pipeline with $3.7 billion in remaining performance obligations (RPO) at the end of the previous quarter. That's much bigger than the company's fiscal 2024 revenue forecast. Also, Snowflake is expected to maintain solid top-line growth momentum in the next fiscal year.

SNOW Revenue Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts

Though Snowflake stock has underperformed since it went public, investors looking for a growth stock may want to consider it given that it is trading at a much cheaper valuation today as compared to when it went public. Snowflake now has a price-to-sales ratio of about 23. While that's expensive, it's much lower than in 2020 when it was trading at a whopping 163 times sales. The following chart shows why growth-oriented investors may want to start accumulating Snowflake.

SNOW PS Ratio data by YCharts

However, Snowflake's rich valuation also makes it susceptible to volatility, especially if there are signs of weakness in its growth story. But a pullback will open an opportunity for investors with a lower appetite for risk to buy this cloud stock at a relatively cheaper valuation, and they may not want to miss such a chance given the upside Wall Street sees and the lucrative growth opportunity.

John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon.com, Microsoft, and Snowflake. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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BOISE Troy Groene, 48, of Nampa, Idaho, was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill described Groene as a sexual predator. Many of Groenes victims appeared in court. Judge Winmill praised them as heroes and brave young women for their courage in coming forward and holding Groene accountable for his crimes.

According to court records, the investigation began when the Nampa Police Department (Nampa PD) received information that Groene had committed a sexual assault. During the course of that investigation, Nampa PD learned that Groene also had sexual contact with a 16-year-old female. Nampa PD obtained a state search warrant for Groenes cellphone and cloud storage account and located explicit videos that Groene had produced of the 16-year-old victim. During a search of Groenes cloud storage account, Nampa PD also located explicit videos that Groene had produced of a 17-yearold female. During the investigation, two additional 17-year-old females disclosed that Groene had engaged them in sexual contact and produced explicit videos of them.

Judge Winmill also sentenced Groene to a lifetime of supervised release. As part of the plea agreement entered earlier in the case, Groene was ordered to forfeit a truck he used to meet with some of the victims and $660,787.84 in proceeds from the sale of his house where he had met with some of the victims. Groene alo was ordered to pay $200,000 in restitution to the victims and will be required to register as a sex offender as a result of the conviction

I agree with the Court that the victims in this case are heroes, said U.S. Attorney Hurwit. As we observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month this month, we should recognize the importance of creating spaces where victimslike the brave young women in this casefeel safe to report any form of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation. And we must rededicate ourselves to supporting the victims of these reprehensible crimes.

U.S. Attorney Hurwit commended the cooperative efforts of the Nampa Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which led to the charges in this case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. As part of Project Safe Childhood, the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Idaho and the Idaho Attorney Generals Office partner to marshal federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit http://www.justice.gov/psc.

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Extrapolations (Season 1) Episode 6: The last two episodes of Extrapolations explored the cause and the effects of a geoengineering experiment. While many believed that it would be helpful for the planet, it was also considered an eco-terrorism activity.

Now the narrative shifts to seven years later, in 2066, where humans struggle with deteriorating memories due to climate change. They start storing their memories on online cloud storage and end up in another endless cycle of repayments. As a result, we encounter a human narrative that explores how ones identity constitutes ones past.

*spoilers ahead*

In the first two episodes of Extrapolations, we meet a young couple Omar (played by Tahar Rahim) and Rebecca (played by Sienna Miller), who are trying to save the world in their ways. Omar loses his life, and Rebecca gets left with taking care of their son, Ezra. Now, we meet about 30-year-old Ezra (also played by Tahar Rahim), who works as a hired, artificial companion for people that struggle with the loss of their loved ones.

Natasha (played by Gemma Chan), a single mother from London, hires Ezra to play the part of her daughters father. Ezra forms a strong connection with the daughter Harlyn (played by Scarlett Sher). He also agrees to partake in parent-teacher conferences and fills that hole in their lives. But it irks her that he is replicating her ex-husbands behavior. She does not want Ezra to replace him. She rather wants him to just be Harlyns father. At the time, Ezra also reveals how he gets access to his clients memory vaults to better serve them. So, it paints a picture of how data is going to be one of the biggest currencies in the future.

While providing his clients with this emotional aid, Ezra struggles with his deteriorating memories and, thus, seeks help from cloud storage called Cache Cloud. He still misses his late partner, Lola (Devika Bhise), and repeatedly plays their fond memories on the cloud. After one of his weekly visits to Natasha, he learns about the increasing monthly fees for cloud storage due to the increasing temperatures.

Ezra meets his Cache Cloud representative, Janice (played by Marilee Talkington), to inquire about it. Since he has a condition called Summer Heart, he needs the Minds Eye service that can help him with visual stimuli. Without it, he is as good as a newborn with no past. Janice shares the reasons for the price change and also blames the geoengineering experiment for the rise of the temperature. Still, she offers a discount to Ezra since he revisits the cloud on a daily basis. (It feels like how our apps keep feeding onto how often we use them and provide a feeling of a special treatment)

Unfortunately, Ezra cannot afford to keep his memories. So, he decides to delete some of the storage, including the stories his grandmother used to tell him. On his way back home, a new service called Crispr advertises how it can solve the stress and anxiety issues caused by heat waves. Later, his neighbor, X (played by David Hywel Baynes), offers an alternative service that can help him store his memories. Ezra refuses to buy into this offer and rather relies on Cloud Cache.

The next day, Ezra picks up a few assignments for the day and heads out. He goes on to play the son of an aging woman and an old partner of a man. He makes up disguises, mimics certain parts of their mannerisms, and then speaks in the language that his clients expect him to speak. However, on the personal front, he senses that he is slowly losing his memories, especially the ones with Lola. It turns out to be because of vascular dementia accelerated by his summer heart condition. His doctor suggests a solution which he does not accept just then.

Soon after, Ezra attends Harlyns parent-teacher meeting with Natasha. Then they go out to have a drink together. Natasha holds Ezras hand and regrets immediately that she forgot the boundaries she hired him not for her but for her daughter. She also acknowledges that she hires other people to play the part since they offer sensory experience, but Ezra does not. Ezra notes how he also puts in a part of himself while playing the role of Harlyns father. Natasha reveals she does not want Ezra to play David because he abandoned her and Harlyn.

Later, when Ezra goes on his appointment with the aging woman, he learns that she has passed away. It means that he does not get paid, which means that he cannot earn enough to preserve his memories on the cloud. Back at home, he speaks with Janice to initiate memory sync. She reminds him that he needs to upgrade the storage service since he is beyond the capacity in his current plan. She suggests deleting some of his memories, and he refuses to do so.

However, he starts noticing the early signs of dementia to the point he cannot even recall what Lola looked like. To somehow relive how he felt with her, he hires a woman to play Lolas part. This person meets him in a bar and then joins him back to his place to have sex with him. However, Ezra cannot shake off the fact that he is slowly forgetting Lolas face. He stops the sex midway and tells the woman to leave. Nevertheless, he still needs to pay her 3000 units, and he does not have enough in his account.

Once again, Janice advises him to delete his memory assets. So, in that dire situation, he deletes everything besides his memories about Lola. The next day, when he gets on the train to work, he notices a consistent glitch. His co-passengers tell him that it is not going to work because of an earthquake. A cumulative result was that the blockchain was wiped clean. So, Ezra goes to the Cache Cloud office to complain about it. Janice says that he is among a sea of people who are also seeking help.

Since he cannot access his assets, he asks X to get them secured. X asks for a lofty price, and Ezra decides to work on multiple assignments within the same day to get the job done. He also picks up Natashas request and goes on to play Harlyns father. Like before, Harlyn wants him to tell his whale story. Ezra keeps trying to recall the memory of seeing the humpback whale with Rebecca. But he struggles to form a cohesive story. He cannot even remember that the woman he was with (Rebecca) was his mother.

Natasha gets worried about these symptoms and wants to help him. Ezra reveals that his summer heart condition is causing memory loss. Lola also had the same condition and died three years ago. He benefitted from a new recovery solution while Lola couldnt. In that vulnerable moment, he holds Natashas hand. It escalates to the point he decides to spend the night with her. In the morning, X informs him that he has found Ezras lost memory assets. However, he points out the struggle he faced and, thus, wants to get paid more.

To retrieve his memory assets from X, Ezra decides to pick up some more assignments. He decides to help with Isabel Wicks request despite knowing that her husband is a rager. She offers to pay the exact amount that X asked him in addition. So, Ezra goes there and plays the part of the person that Isabel had an affair with. Unfortunately, the situation gets out of control, and her husband punches him in the face.

Ezra walks back with blood dripping down his face. He goes back to Natashas place who was angry at him for breaking the boundaries and having sex with her. He accepts that he made a mistake but says that he needed the money urgently for his memory assets about Lola. She says that he should live in the present instead of latching onto the past. If he cannot lose Lola, why did he sleep with her as himself? He gets emotional and says that all he can do is pretend, be it his professional life or personal. Seeing him in pain, Natasha suggests he let go of Lolas memories and consider what they have with one another.

Ezra goes back home and refuses to answer X, who keeps pounding on his door, asking for the units as per their deal. Then about three months later, we see Ezra with Harlyn and Natasha. Only this time, Harlyn calls him Ezra instead of considering him David. Ezra sees the ad about the revival of humpback whales by Menagerie1000. However, cannot recall his relation to these animals. Besides, he sees an ad for technology that provides a safe environment for a fetus to grow in. The ad uses a private moment between Ezra and Lola from his memory asset. But by then, he has no recollection of it.

The ending denotes how privacy will remain to be a myth in the near future. When we depend on big corporations to help with these intimate human needs, they will keep using our emotions as assets for their personal benefits without caring about anything but individual capital gain.

Besides that, the bond between Natasha and Ezra beautifully shows how they both manage to get over the past with their previous partners. While David abandoned Natasha & Harlyn, Lola lost her life, leaving Ezra to grapple with loneliness. Still, letting go of that past is how Ezra & Natasha manage to connect with each other. It also conveys how such stories will keep being in our lives, albeit with AI interference. In the end, Ezras pursuit of reviving memories also gives a deja vu to Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind.

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