Название: SnowPro Core Certification Companion: Hands-on Preparation and Practice
Автор: Maja Ferle
Издательство: Apress
Год: 2023
Страниц: 354
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub
Размер: 10.9 MB

This study companion helps you prepare for the SnowPro Core Certification exam. The author guides your studies so you will not have to tackle the exam by yourself. To help you track your progress, chapters in this book correspond to the exam domains as described on Snowflake’s website. Upon studying the material in this book, you will have solid knowledge that should give you the best shot possible at taking and passing the exam and earning the certification you deserve.

Each chapter provides explanations, instructions, guidance, tips, and other information with the level of detail that you need to prepare for the exam. You will not waste your time with unneeded detail and advanced content which is out of scope of the exam. Focus is kept on reviewing the materials and helping you become familiar with the content of the exam that is recommended by Snowflake.

Snowflake is the first analytic database natively designed and built for the cloud. It is delivered in the form of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Compared to traditional databases, Snowflake is generally faster, easier to use, and more flexible. The Chapter 2 introduces the basic features of the Snowflake Cloud Data platform. It provides an overview of the various Snowflake editions, cloud platforms, and regions where it can be hosted. It also reviews the different ways you can interact with Snowflake, including the web user interface, command-line interface, and connectors. So that you can use your Snowflake account with the practice examples presented in subsequent chapters, this chapter also reviews a brief initial setup.

The main functionalities of Snowflake are data storage, data processing such as loading and unloading, and analytic solutions that can be accomplished via SQL queries or supported programming languages. Additionally, Snowflake provides features of traditional databases, including user authentication and authorization, data protection, high availability, and performance optimization.

Since Snowflake runs completely on cloud infrastructure, a Snowflake account can be hosted on any of the following cloud platforms:

- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft Azure (Azure)
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

This Book Helps You
Review the domains that Snowflake specifically recommends you study in preparation for Exam COF-C02
Identify gaps in your knowledge that you can study and fill in to increase your chances of passing Exam COF-C02
Level up your knowledge even if not taking the exam, so you know the same material as someone who has taken the exam
Learn how to set up a Snowflake account and configure access according to recommended security best practices
Be capable of loading structured and unstructured data into Snowflake as well as unloading data from Snowflake
Understand how to apply Snowflake data protection features such as cloning, time travel, and fail safe
Review Snowflake’s data sharing capabilities, including data marketplace and data exchange

Who This Book Is For
Those who are planning to take the SnowPro Core Certification COF-C02 exam, and anyone who wishes to gain core expertise in implementing and migrating to the Snowflake Data Cloud.