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COF-C02 · Question #584

What is the PRIMARY factor that determines the cost of using a virtual warehouse in Snowflake?

The correct answer is D. The length of time the compute resources in each cluster run. The primary factor that determines the cost of using a virtual warehouse in Snowflake is D. The length of time the compute resources in each cluster run. Snowflake's pricing model for compute usage is based on the concept of Snowflake credits, which are consumed based on the…

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Question

What is the PRIMARY factor that determines the cost of using a virtual warehouse in Snowflake?

Options

  • AThe type of SQL statements executed
  • BThe number of tables or databases queried
  • CThe amount of data stored in the warehouse
  • DThe length of time the compute resources in each cluster run

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • D
    88% (22)

Explanation

The primary factor that determines the cost of using a virtual warehouse in Snowflake is D. The length of time the compute resources in each cluster run. Snowflake's pricing model for compute usage is based on the concept of Snowflake credits, which are consumed based on the time virtual warehouses are running and the size of the warehouses. The more compute resources are utilized and the longer they run, the more credits are consumed, which directly impacts the cost.

Topics

#Virtual Warehouses#Compute Cost#Snowflake Pricing#Cost Management

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