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Q: What Is A Virtual Warehouse in Snowflake and How Do You Create and Manage It?

The document discusses potential interview questions related to Snowflake data warehouse. It provides detailed answers on creating and managing virtual warehouses in Snowflake, using time travel to access historical data, and using data sharing to securely share data with other users or applications. The answers explain key Snowflake concepts and features and include SQL examples.

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Q: What Is A Virtual Warehouse in Snowflake and How Do You Create and Manage It?

The document discusses potential interview questions related to Snowflake data warehouse. It provides detailed answers on creating and managing virtual warehouses in Snowflake, using time travel to access historical data, and using data sharing to securely share data with other users or applications. The answers explain key Snowflake concepts and features and include SQL examples.

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Based on the job description you shared and the work experience you shared, here are some more possible
questions that an interviewer may ask you related to Snowflake data warehouse:

Q: What is a virtual warehouse in Snowflake and how do you create and manage it?

A: A virtual warehouse in Snowflake is a set of compute resources that are used to execute SQL queries
on data stored in Snowflake tables. A virtual warehouse can be scaled up or down, started or suspended,
and cloned or dropped as needed. A virtual warehouse can also be shared across multiple users or
databases.

To create a virtual warehouse in Snowflake, you need to use the CREATE WAREHOUSE command and
specify the name, size, type, and other options of the warehouse. For example, to create a virtual
warehouse called my_warehouse with a small size and an auto-resume option, the following SQL
command can be used:

-- Example of creating a virtual warehouse in Snowflake


CREATE WAREHOUSE my_warehouse
WITH WAREHOUSE_SIZE = 'SMALL'
AUTO_RESUME = TRUE;

To manage a virtual warehouse in Snowflake, you can use various commands and functions, such as:

ALTER WAREHOUSE: This command allows you to modify the properties of an existing
warehouse, such as size, type, auto-suspend time, etc.
DROP WAREHOUSE: This command allows you to delete a warehouse and release its resources.
CLONE WAREHOUSE: This command allows you to create a copy of an existing warehouse
with the same properties and privileges.
SHOW WAREHOUSES: This command allows you to list all the warehouses in your account or
database.
DESCRIBE WAREHOUSE: This command allows you to view the details of a specific
warehouse, such as status, size, type, etc.
SYSTEM$WH_STATUS: This function allows you to check the current status of a warehouse,
such as RUNNING, SUSPENDED, RESUMING, etc.

Q: How do you use time travel in Snowflake to access historical data?

A: Time travel in Snowflake is a feature that allows users to access historical data at any point within a
defined period. Time travel can be used for various purposes, such as data recovery, auditing, reporting,
etc.

To use time travel in Snowflake, you need to use the AT or BEFORE clauses in your SQL queries and
specify the point in time or offset that you want to access. For example, to query a table called my_table
as it was one hour ago, the following SQL query can be used:

-- Example of using time travel in Snowflake


SELECT * FROM my_table AT (OFFSET => -3600);

The period for which time travel is available depends on the edition and retention policy of your
Snowflake account. By default, time travel is enabled for all tables and databases and has a retention
period of one day for standard edition and 90 days for enterprise edition. You can also change the
retention period using the DATA_RETENTION_TIME_IN_DAYS parameter.

Q: How do you use data sharing in Snowflake to share data with other users or applications?

A: Data sharing in Snowflake is a feature that allows users to share data securely and easily with other
users or applications without copying or moving the data. Data sharing can be used for various purposes,
such as collaboration, analytics, reporting, etc.

To use data sharing in Snowflake, you need to follow these steps:


Create a share object using the CREATE SHARE command and specify the name and objects
(tables, views, etc.) that you want to share.
Grant privileges on the share object to other users or roles using the GRANT command.
Optionally, revoke privileges on the share object from other users or roles using the REVOKE
command.

For example, to share a table called my_table with another user called my_user using data sharing in
Snowflake, the following SQL commands can be used:

-- Example of using data sharing in Snowflake


-- Create a share object that contains my_table
CREATE SHARE my_share AS SELECT * FROM my_table;

-- Grant usage privilege on the share object to my_user


GRANT USAGE ON SHARE my_share TO USER my_user;

-- Optionally, revoke usage privilege on the share object from my_user


REVOKE USAGE ON SHARE my_share FROM USER my_user;

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