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7. Snowflake Administration

Dmitry Anoshin1 , Dmitry Shirokov2 and Donna Strok3
(1)
British Columbia, Canada
(2)
Burnaby, BC, Canada
(3)
Seattle, WA, USA
 

Snowflake is a database, and as such it comes with similar administration features as any other database. It was also the first data warehouse as a service (DWaaS), meaning that end users can do a minimum of administration and maintenance.

This chapter provides an overview of options for managing your Snowflake account, geared primarily to Snowflake administrators. However, it is also useful for end users to understand the key concepts of Snowflake administration and management. ...

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