Road to Snowflake SnowPro Core Certification: Resource Monitors

Eleventh Chapter: Resource Monitors

Gonzalo Fernandez Plaza
5 min readSep 30, 2021
Chapter 11 of the SnowPro Core Course. Resource Monitors.
Chapter 11 of the SnowPro Core Course. Resource Monitors.

In all the cloud services, there must be something to control the price we spend. In Snowflake, this is controlled by Resource Monitors. Let’s study them in depth to be prepared for the SnowPro Core certification!

  1. Intro to Resource Monitors
  2. Resource Monitors Assignment
  3. Resource Monitors Parameters
  4. Typical Exam Questions on Resource Monitors

Remember that all the chapters from the course can be found in the following link:

RESOURCE MONITORS

We use Resource monitors to help control costs and avoid unexpected credit usage caused by running data warehouses. You can impose limits on the number of credits that warehouses consume. You can see the credits you’ve consumed in the Account section of the Snowflake UI (you must have an AccountAdmin role).

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Gonzalo Fernandez Plaza

Computer Science Engineer & Tech Lead 🖥️. Publishing AWS & Snowflake ❄️ courses & exams. https://www.fullcertified.com