Exam SnowPro Core topic 1 question 114 discussion

Data Providers can share data with reader also. So it is False(B)

Question itself is tricky. Usually Data providers provides the data to data Consumers. But a provider can also become a consumer. So can anyone please comment what should be the right answer . I think it should be False, as Data providers can share data with consumer and other providers as well

data providers can publish their data to the snowflake market.

WHAT IS A SHARE? ● Named Snowflake object that encapsulates all information required to share objects within a database ● Share contains: ○ Privileges that grant access to the database, schema, or specific objects ○ Data Consumer or Reader account name ○ Shares do not contain any data

False. In Snowflake, data providers can share data not only with individual data consumers but also with multiple data consumers through various means such as: Direct Sharing: Sharing data with specific Snowflake accounts. Reader Accounts: Sharing data with organizations that do not have their own Snowflake accounts by creating and managing Reader Accounts. Snowflake Marketplace: Sharing data publicly with multiple consumers who subscribe to the data offering on the Snowflake Marketplace. Thus, data sharing in Snowflake is flexible and allows for sharing with multiple consumers in different ways.

B.False

Data Providers in Snowflake can share data with multiple Data Consumers. Snowflake's data sharing feature allows data providers to share specific databases, schemas, tables, or views with other Snowflake accounts. This sharing can be controlled at a granular level, allowing data providers to share data with multiple consumers as needed.

It should be A. As Reader is also a Data Consumer.

Question should be only with consumer account

"When sharing in Snowflake, the account that shares data is called a provider, and the account that is a recipient of the data is called a consumer." "A data consumer is any account that chooses to create a database from a share made available by a data provider." "To facilitate sharing data with these consumers, you can create reader accounts. Reader accounts (formerly known as “read-only accounts”) provide a quick, easy, and cost-effective way to share data without requiring the consumer to become a Snowflake customer. Each reader account belongs to the provider account that created it" https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/data-sharing-intro

False. In Snowflake, data sharing is not limited to sharing data with only a single data consumer. Snowflake allows data providers to share data with multiple data consumers or even make data publicly accessible, depending on the configured sharing settings. With Snowflake's secure data sharing capabilities, data providers can share specific datasets or entire databases with one or more data consumers. Data consumers can be given read-only access to the shared data, allowing them to query and analyze the data without being able to modify or change it. This flexible data sharing model enables collaboration and data exchange between different organizations or teams within an organization. Furthermore, Snowflake also provides granular access controls and permissions, allowing data providers to define who can access their shared data and what level of access each data consumer has. This ensures data privacy and security while enabling effective data sharing and collaboration.

A is correct

Share can be created independently

ANSWER IS B.

In the link provided in the answer you will find that by itself the data provider could share with data consumer but this data consumer could be also a data provider. The question is tricky, but by having a look at schema provided in the link answer is B

A Data Provider can be a Data Consumer.

The shared data cannot be modified so by definition it can only be consumed. The producer can change the data that is shared but in this case it is not considered shared data for the producer.