Snowflake SnowPro Certification Practice Test

Which of these factors does not affect storage costs in the Snowflake Data Sharing process?

1. Shared data

2. Data storage replication

3. User role

4. Data type

The correct answer is: User role

In the context of the Snowflake Data Sharing process, the user role does not impact storage costs. Storage costs in Snowflake are primarily associated with the actual data being stored, as well as how that data is managed and replicated across Snowflake's architecture. When it comes to shared data, the amount of data shared and how it is accessed can influence storage costs due to the way Snowflake handles data provisioning and retention. Similarly, data storage replication affects costs since replicating data across different regions or accounts incurs additional storage requirements. Data type plays a role as well because different data types may require different amounts of space or lead to varying efficiencies in storage utilization. In contrast, the user role is primarily concerned with permissions and access levels related to the data, rather than the underlying storage mechanisms or the volume of data stored. Therefore, the user role does not directly influence storage costs in the Snowflake Data Sharing context.