Cube is a software tool that utilizes the power and scalability of Snowflake, a cloud-based data warehouse. A semantic layer is a middleware between the data warehouse and downstream applications, abstracting raw data and presenting it in a meaningful way to end-users. Cube works on top of Snowflake with direct queries, utilizing its power and scalability without requiring extracts, ensuring data remains in Snowflake. This allows for future-proofing of the data stack by leveraging software engineering best practices, enabling teams to pursue higher-value activities. The tool follows a dataset-oriented data modeling approach, allowing users to build a data model from scratch or modify existing ones, and provides a step-by-step guide on building a semantic layer with Cube and Snowflake.