What factors impact storage costs in Snowflake? (Select TWO).

The correct answer is A. The account type C. The cloud region used by the account. Snowflake storage costs are determined primarily by (A) the account type - On-Demand accounts pay a higher per-TB rate with no commitment, while Capacity (pre-purchased) accounts pay a lower rate - and (C) the cloud region, since storage pricing differs across AWS, Azure, and…

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AThe account type
BThe storage file format
CThe cloud region used by the account
DThe type of data being stored
EThe cloud platform being used

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A
94% (51)
D
2% (1)
E
4% (2)

Explanation

Snowflake storage costs are determined primarily by (A) the account type - On-Demand accounts pay a higher per-TB rate with no commitment, while Capacity (pre-purchased) accounts pay a lower rate - and (C) the cloud region, since storage pricing differs across AWS, Azure, and GCP regions due to underlying infrastructure costs. The file format (B) does not directly affect billing (Snowflake compresses all data internally). The type of data (D) is irrelevant to pricing. The cloud platform (E) is partially related but the region is the more precise and correct cost driver. Storage is billed as a flat monthly rate per terabyte of data stored, compressed.

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