Snowflake – The Fundamentals

This course offers a complete introduction to the platform, giving participants the skills needed to configure and optimise data warehouses. Acquire the essential foundations, with a focus on data modelling, user management and query performance.

duration
2 days
format
In-house, at your company
lead time
2 to 3 weeks
price
€1,800 excl. VAT / day

Objectives

learning

Discover Snowflake's key concepts and architecture. Understand and use the different user roles.

on the job

Create and transform data in Snowflake databases. Import complex structured and semi-structured data. Use the cache to optimise queries and costs. Create data pipes and streams.

Syllabus

8 modules · 2 days

  • Introduction to data
  • Introducing Snowflake — key concepts and architecture
  • Getting started with Snowflake
  • Snowflake warehouse — DB objects, transformations
  • Storage and advanced querying
  • Performance and best practices
  • Design & Deploy
  • Exercises and case study

Prerequisites

  • A Snowflake account
  • A good grasp of SQL
  • Good knowledge of DBMSs

Who it's for

  • Project managers
  • BI experts
  • Systems engineers

Practical information

Assessment
  • Informal interview and needs analysis
  • Knowledge checks through questions and answers
  • Hands-on exercises
  • Attendance sheet and certificate of completion
  • Satisfaction survey
Administrative formalities

Attendance sheet and certificate of completion.

Lead time

Setting up a session usually takes 2 to 3 weeks. Sessions can also be scheduled in advance.

Accessibility for people with disabilities

Email us at contact@heydata.fr so we can adapt the course.