Snowflake
Snowflake - View
Snowflake View: virtual table defined by SQL query, returning live results for simplified logic, abstraction, and security.
Description
View - Describes how to create and manage views that present data in specific formats or contexts. Users can simplify complex queries by creating views, making data access more user-friendly.
Snowflake is a cloud-native data platform that provides data warehousing, data lake, and data sharing capabilities. It runs fully managed on AWS, Azure, and GCP, with a clear separation of compute (warehouses) and storage, enabling workloads to scale independently.
Key features:
- Elastic compute & storage scaling
- Support for structured, semi-structured (JSON, Avro, Parquet), and unstructured data
- Secure data sharing & marketplace
- Built-in governance, access control, and auditing