Exam SnowPro Core topic 1 question 1093 discussion

CE is correct C. The cloud region used by the account: Storage costs can vary depending on the geographic region where your Snowflake account is hosted. Different regions might have different pricing due to factors such as local infrastructure costs and demand. E. The cloud platform being used: Snowflake runs on multiple cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Each of these cloud providers has its own pricing model for storage, which can affect the overall storage costs in Snowflake.

"The amount charged depends on your type of account (Capacity or On Demand) and region (US or EU)"

It's A & C

A. The account type typically influences compute resource availability and performance levels rather than directly affecting storage costs. B. The storage file format does not impact the cost in Snowflake as it abstracts file formats in its storage layer, optimizing them internally for performance and compression regardless of the input format. D. The type of data being stored does not directly impact costs since Snowflake's storage costs are gen

A,C, E The monthly costs for storing data in Snowflake are based on a flat rate per terabyte (TB) of consumption (after being compressed). The amount charged is determined by your account type (capacity or on demand), Cloud Platform, and the region, whether in the United States, Asia, or Europe.

ac - correct region and account type (Standard, Enterprise, ...)

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/cost-understanding-data-storage a and c