公开(公告)号：US20210103672A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-08

申请号：US17103786

申请日：2020-11-24

Applicant: SNOWFLAKE INC.

Inventor： Benoit Dageville ,  Thierry Cruanes ,  Martin Hentschel ,  Peter Povinec

IPC: G06F21/62 ,  G06F16/25

Abstract: A method of sharing data in a multi-tenant database includes generating a share object in a first account comprising a share role. The method includes associating one or more access rights with the share role, wherein the one or more access rights indicate which objects in the first account are accessible based on the share object. The method includes granting, to a second account, cross-account access rights to the share role or share object in the first account. The method includes receiving a request from the second account to access data or services of the first account. The method further includes providing a response to the second account based on the data or services of the first account.

公开(公告)号：US10949446B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US16861790

申请日：2020-04-29

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Benoit Dageville ,  Thierry Cruanes ,  Marcin Zukowski

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F16/27 ,  G06F16/14 ,  G06F16/21 ,  G06F16/22 ,  G06F16/951 ,  G06F16/182 ,  G06F16/23 ,  G06F16/2455 ,  G06F16/2458 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  G06F16/2453

Abstract: Example resource provisioning systems and methods are described. In one implementation, multiple processing resources are provided within a data warehouse. The processing resources include at least one processor and at least one storage device. At least one query to process database data is received. At least some of the processing resources may process the database data. When a processing capacity of the processing resources has reached a threshold processing capacity, the processing capacity is automatically scaled by adding at least one additional processor to the data warehouse.

公开(公告)号：US20210073206A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US17086245

申请日：2020-10-30

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Benoit Dageville ,  Martin Hentschel ,  William Waddington

IPC: G06F16/23 ,  G06F21/60 ,  G06F16/22 ,  G06F16/2455

Abstract: The subject technology generates and stores a new version set of one or more table-metadata files, the new version set of one or more table-metadata files comprising table metadata for a new version of a database table. The subject technology determines that a plurality of table-metadata files are not included in a cache. The subject technology downloads, in parallel, the plurality of table-metadata files from immutable storage. The subject technology stores, in the cache, the plurality of table-metadata files. The subject technology reads, among the plurality of table-metadata files, a first table-metadata file before a second table-metadata file has been fully downloaded, the plurality of table-metadata files comprising at least the first table-metadata file and the second table-metadata file.

公开(公告)号：US20210064497A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16555951

申请日：2019-08-29

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Benoit Dageville ,  Johan Harjono ,  Simon Holm Jensen ,  Kunal Prafulla Nabar ,  Steven James Pelley

IPC: G06F11/30 ,  G06F16/242 ,  G06F16/2458 ,  G06F16/248 ,  G06F11/34 ,  G06F11/32

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for automatically retrying a query. A method includes receiving a query directed to database data and assigning execution of the query to one or more execution nodes of a database platform. The method includes determining that execution of the query was unsuccessful. The method includes assigning a first retry execution of the query on the first version of the database platform and assigning a second retry execution of the query on a second version of the database platform.

公开(公告)号：US20210049189A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US17086329

申请日：2020-10-31

Applicant: Snowflake, Inc.

Inventor： Thierry Cruanes ,  Benoit Dageville ,  Allison Waingold Lee

IPC: G06F16/27 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F16/14 ,  G06F16/21 ,  G06F16/22 ,  G06F16/951 ,  G06F16/182 ,  G06F16/23 ,  G06F16/2455 ,  G06F16/2458 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  G06F16/2453 ,  G06F9/48 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A system and method for managing data storage and data access with querying data in a distributed system without buffering the results on intermediate operations in disk storage.

公开(公告)号：US20210049178A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US17086275

申请日：2020-10-30

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Benoit Dageville ,  Yi Fang ,  Martin Hentschel ,  Ashish Motivala ,  Spyros Triantafyllis ,  Yizhi Zhu

IPC: G06F16/2455 ,  G06F16/23 ,  G06F16/2457 ,  G06F16/22 ,  G06F16/2458 ,  G06F16/27

Abstract: The subject technology generates a first data structure including first metadata and a second data structure including second metadata, the first metadata corresponding to a set of micro-partitions, the second metadata for a grouping of the first metadata, the second data structure including information associating the second metadata to the first metadata. The subject technology stores the first data structure and the second data structure in storage as a first file and a second file. The subject technology stores third metadata for a table, the third metadata comprising: cumulative table metadata comprising global information about a plurality of micro-partitions of the table, the cumulative table metadata being stored in a metadata micro-partition associated with the table.

公开(公告)号：US20210042283A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US17078437

申请日：2020-10-23

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Istvan Cseri ,  Torsten Grabs ,  Thierry Cruanes ,  Subramanian Muralidhar ,  Benoit Dageville

IPC: G06F16/22 ,  G06F16/23 ,  G06F16/21

Abstract: The subject technology receives one or more requests to execute one or more requested transactions on a journal table of a database, the journal table comprising a snapshot and a log table. The subject technology, based on the one or more requests, inserts a new row into the log table for each requested transaction, each new row reflecting a corresponding requested transaction. The subject technology receives, after the one or more requested transactions have been executed, a second request to execute a second requested transaction on the journal table. The subject technology generates, prior to executing the second requested transaction, a second snapshot, the second snapshot comprising a second representation of data in the journal table after the one or more requested transactions have been executed, the second snapshot stored in a third micro-partition different than the first micro-partition and the second micro-partition.

公开(公告)号：US10824617B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US16705424

申请日：2019-12-06

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Istvan Cseri ,  Torsten Grabs ,  Benoit Dageville

IPC: G06F16/23 ,  G06F16/27 ,  G06F16/2455

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for tracking changes to database data. A method includes determining a change to be executed on a micro-partition of a table of a database and executing the change on the table by generating a new micro-partition that embodies the change. The method includes updating a table history that includes a log of changes made to the table, wherein each change in the log of changes includes a timestamp, and wherein updating the table history includes inserting the change into the log of changes.

公开(公告)号：US20200334231A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

申请号：US16775110

申请日：2020-01-28

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Subramanian Muralidhar ,  Benoit Dageville ,  Thierry Cruanes ,  Nileema Shingte ,  Saurin Shah ,  Torsten Grabs ,  Istvan Cseri

IPC: G06F16/23 ,  G06F16/248 ,  G06F16/2458 ,  G06F16/25 ,  G06F3/06

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for generating a materialized view over an external table. A method includes connecting a database platform to an external table such that the database platform has read access for the external table and does not have write access for the external table. The method includes generating, by the database platform, a materialized view over the external table. The method includes receiving a notification that a modification has been made to the external table, the modification comprising one or more of an addition of a file, a deletion of a file, or an update to a file in a source location for the external table. The method includes, in response to the external table being modified, refreshing the materialized view such that the materialized view comprises an accurate representation of the external table.

公开(公告)号：US20200334230A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

申请号：US16385720

申请日：2019-04-16

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Subramanian Muralidhar ,  Benoit Dageville ,  Thierry Cruanes ,  Nileema Shingte ,  Saurin Shah ,  Torsten Grabs ,  Istvan Cseri

IPC: G06F16/23 ,  G06F16/25 ,  G06F16/248 ,  G06F16/2458 ,  G06F3/06

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for generating a materialized view over an external table. A method includes connecting a database platform to an external table such that the database platform has read access for the external table and does not have write access for the external table. The method includes generating, by the database platform, a materialized view over the external table. The method includes receiving a notification that a modification has been made to the external table, the modification comprising one or more of an addition of a file, a deletion of a file, or an update to a file in a source location for the external table. The method includes, in response to the external table being modified, refreshing the materialized view such that the materialized view comprises an accurate representation of the external table.