SnowPro Core Certification — Question 11

Which of the following statements describes a benefit of Snowflake's separation of compute and storage? (Choose all that apply.)

Answer options

• A. Growth of storage and compute are tightly coupled together
• B. Storage expands without the requirement to add more compute
• C. Compute can be scaled up or down without the requirement to add more storage
• D. Multiple compute clusters can access stored data without contention

Correct answer: B, C, D

Explanation

Answer B is correct because Snowflake allows for storage to be expanded without needing additional compute resources. Answer C is also correct, as the compute resources can be scaled independently of storage. Answer D is correct as well, since multiple compute clusters can work with the same data stored in Snowflake without any contention issues. Answer A is incorrect because it contradicts the principle of Snowflake's architecture where compute and storage can scale independently.