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Snowflake Fundamentals
Snowflake is a cloud-based data warehouse and analytical tool. With so many SaaS Data warehouse solutions available competing against one another, Snowflake stands out among the crowd for its...
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$3,000 USD
Duration
4 days
Course Code
INNO-SNOWFLAKE
Available Formats
Classroom, Virtual
Overview
Snowflake is a cloud-based data warehouse and analytical tool. With so many SaaS Data warehouse solutions available competing against one another, Snowflake stands out among the crowd for its uniqueness in design and approach. This course helps candidates prepare for the SnowPro Core Certification.
Skills Gained
Attendees will leave understanding the Snowflake architecture, how to load and transform data, and how to evaluate query constructs, DDL and DML Operations. They will also learn how to manage application and user access, learn best practices for working with semi-structured data, and employ Snowflake's method for continuous data protection. This course will also serve as preparation for the SnowPro Core Certification.
Who Can Benefit
The audience for this class is Data Analysts, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Data Architects, and Database Administrators.
Prerequisites
Attendees should have Data Warehouse knowledge
Course Details
Outline
1Data Warehousing Overview
- Data warehousing evolution
- Cloud data warehousing
- Adapting to increasing demands for data access and analytics
- Adjusting to how data is created and used today
Architecture and Overview
- Technical Overview
- Cloud Services Layer
- Compute Layer
- Storage Layer
Architecture Deep Dive
- Optimization
- Security
- Tokenization
- Best Practices
Data Movement
- Data Loading
- Data Unloading
- Best Practices
- Data Sharing
- Snowpipe
Objects and Commands
- Query Constructs
- Data Description Language (DDL)
- Data Manipulation Language (DML)
- Local only resources
SQL Support for Data Analysis
- SQL Support and Query Best Practices
- SQL Analytic Functions
- High Performing Estimation Functions
- UDF and Stored Procedure
- Demo Query Profile
Managing Security
- Data Encryption
- Authentication
- Role-Based Access Control
Semi-structured data
- Working with semi-structured data
- Queries
- Data Optimization
Caching
- Caching Features
- Performance Improvements
- Cost Optimization
Clients and Ecosystem
- Clients
- Connectors
- SnowSQL
Security
- Continuous Data Protection
- Time Travel
- Fail Safe
- Cloning
Performance and Concurrency
- Query Profile
- Micro-Partitions
- Data Clustering
- Scaling a Virtual Warehouse
Account and Resources Management and Monitoring
- System Resource Usage and Billing
- Managing Virtual Warehouses
- Workload Independence and Segmentation
- Resource Monitors
- Information Schema and Account Usage
Schedule
2 options available
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Sep 9, 2025 - Sep 12, 2025 (4 days)
Live Virtual | 10:00AM – 6:00PM EDT Language English Select from 1 options below Live Virtual |10:00AM – 6:00PM EDT- Enroll
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Dec 2, 2025 - Dec 5, 2025 (4 days)
Live Virtual | 10:00AM – 6:00PM EST Language English Select from 1 options below Live Virtual |10:00AM – 6:00PM EST- Enroll
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Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?
Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.
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