Prerequisite:
Basic SQL knowledge and understanding Datawarehouse, if required need to attend
additional classes
1.Snowflake Architecture and Overview
Snowflake Overview
Architecture
How to use the Snowflake UI & ecosystem
2.Introduction to Cloud
What is Cloud
Different Cloud Vendors
Advantages of Cloud over On-Premise
3.Introduction Data Warehousing Concepts
What is a Data Warehouse and Why do we need Data Warehouse?
Database Vs Data Warehouse
Data Warehouse Architecture
OLTP Vs OLAP
What is ETL
5.Introduction to Snowflake
How different from traditional DB
Quick start to the snowflake and accessing trial account
Creating warehouse, DB, Schema, and tables
Accessing different roles and using it
Working with worksheets
Understanding different type of accounts
6. Understand Cloud platforms
AWS and understanding S3 storage
Snowflake architecture and caching
AZURE and understanding blob storage
GCP and understanding Bucket storage
7. Data Loading and Unloading
File formats
Internal and external storage
Internal and external stage
Copy into usage
Snowflake internal storage
Accessing Cloud storage data into Snowflake (GCP, AZURE and AWS)
Data unloading
8. SnowPipe
Accessing Snowpipe
PUT and GET commands
Bulk loading from cloud storage
Continuous loading
9. Partner connect with snowflake
Snowflake Connector and use cases Python
BI connectors use cases
Other connectors hands-on
10. Handling JSON and Semi structure data
Variant Datatype
File format options
Creating stages
Loading JSON semi-structured data into SF tables
Accessing JSON with select statement
11. Scheduling with Snowflake
Creating Tasks
Streams
Accessing procedures with tasks
Scheduling as per time with Different time zones
Automate loading process Daily and Weekly
12. Secure Data sharing
Usage of sharing data
Sharing data with different accounts
Sharing data with non-SF accounts using reader accounts
Importance of reader accounts
Privileges in data sharing
Challenges with cross-region sharing and understanding replication
Connecting shared objects with BI tools
Limitations with Data sharing
13. Cloning
Access Control Privileges for Cloned Objects
Cloning and Snowflake Objects
Impact of DDL on Cloning
Impact of DML and Data Retention on Cloning
14. Time travel &Failsafe
Introduction to Time Travel
Querying Historical Data
Enabling and Disabling Time Travel
Data Retention Period
Cloning Using Time Travel (Databases, Schemas, and Tables Only)
15. Query Caching, Clustering, and Performance techniques
Creating multi-users on large tables
Performance techniques
Result set cache
Metadata cache
Query data cache
Best practices of using caching for performance and cost optimization
