Secure Data Sharing

Overview

Data sharing is a fundamental capability in Snowflake that allows organizations to securely share objects in a database with other Snowflake accounts without physically copying or moving the data. It enables real-time, governed access to a single source of truth, facilitating frictionless data collaboration across organizational boundaries. For the SnowPro Core certification, understanding the architecture and mechanics of data sharing is critical, as it constitutes a significant portion of Domain 5.

Key Concepts

Provider vs. Consumer

Share Objects

A Share is a named Snowflake object that encapsulates all the information required to share a database. A share consists of: