Snowflake SnowPro Certification Practice Test

What happens when a Resource Monitor exceeds its specified limit?

1. It will automatically delete the warehouse

2. It will suspend further actions

3. It will increase the warehouse size

4. It will send an alert without any actions

The correct answer is: It will suspend further actions

When a Resource Monitor exceeds its specified limit, it suspends further actions. This is a critical feature designed to control costs and manage resources effectively within Snowflake. The Resource Monitor is set up to track the consumption of resources such as credits used by compute warehouses. Once a predefined limit is reached, suspending operations helps prevent unexpected charges and ensures that users stay within budgetary constraints. This mechanism allows organizations to maintain control over their usage patterns and provides an opportunity for them to evaluate whether to increase their limits or adjust their resource allocation strategies. The other options reflect potential misunderstandings about the functionality: deleting the warehouse may lead to data loss or unwanted interruptions; increasing the warehouse size is not a behavior associated with resource monitoring; and simply sending an alert without further actions does not effectively manage resource usage, as immediate suspension of activities is a necessary step to enforce the established limits.