公开(公告)号：US11082483B1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US17220887

申请日：2021-04-01

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Pui Kei Johnston Chu ,  Benoit Dageville ,  Matthew Glickman ,  Christian Kleinerman ,  Prasanna Krishnan ,  Justin Langseth

IPC: G06F15/173 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/24

Abstract: Sharing data in a data exchange across multiple cloud computing platforms and/or cloud computing platform regions is described. An example computer-implemented method can include receiving data sharing information from a data provider for sharing a data set in a data exchange from a first cloud computing entity to a set of second cloud computing entities. In response to receiving the data sharing information, the method may also include creating an account with each of the set of second cloud computing entities. The method may also further include sharing the data set from the first cloud computing entity with the set of second cloud computing entities using at least the corresponding account of that second cloud computing entity.

公开(公告)号：US20210224409A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US16745922

申请日：2020-01-17

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Artin Avanes ,  Khalid Zaman Bijon ,  Peter Povinec

IPC: G06F21/62 ,  G06F16/27

Abstract: Using container-centric managed access, an administrator is enabled to define a set of future grants for each object that will be created in the future in a container managed by the administrator. When a user creates a database object, the system checks the future grants to determine if any apply to the user, the database object, or the combination. Any applicable future grants are applied to the database object before the user is allowed to modify it. As a result, the administrator is enabled to control the privileges associated with the database object even before the database object is created, while restricting individual object owners from managing privileges on their owned objects.

公开(公告)号：US20210216535A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US17219600

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Torsten Grabs ,  Istvan Cseri ,  Benoit Dageville

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

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for tracking a series of changes to database data are disclosed. A method includes executing a transaction to modify data in a micro-partition of a table of a database by generating a new micro-partition that embodies the transaction. The method includes associating transaction data with the new micro-partition, wherein the transaction data comprises a timestamp when the transaction was fully executed, and further includes associating modification data with the new micro-partition that comprises an indication of one or more rows of the table that were modified by the transaction. The method includes joining the transaction data with the modification data to generate joined data and querying the joined data to determine a listing of intermediate modifications made to the table between a first timestamp and a second timestamp.

公开(公告)号：US20210211425A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17249971

申请日：2021-03-19

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Polita Paulus ,  Peter Povinec ,  Saurin Shah ,  Srinidhi Karthik Bisthavalli Srinivasa

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  G06F16/25

Abstract: A command to load or unload data at a storage location is received. In response to the command, a storage integration object associated with the storage location is identified. The storage integration object identifies a cloud identity object that corresponds to a cloud identity that is associated with a proxy identity object corresponding to a proxy identity granted permission to access the storage location. The data is loaded or unloaded at the storage location by assuming the proxy identity.

公开(公告)号：US11055193B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US17082993

申请日：2020-10-28

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

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

IPC: G06F11/30 ,  G06F11/32 ,  G06F16/248 ,  G06F16/2458 ,  G06F16/242 ,  G06F11/34 ,  G06F11/14

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：US20210200754A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

申请号：US17200751

申请日：2021-03-12

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

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

IPC: G06F16/242 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F16/2453 ,  G06F16/25 ,  G06F16/23

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for querying over an external table are disclosed. 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 receiving a query comprising a predicate, the query directed at least to data in the external table. The method includes determining, based on metadata, one or more partitions in the external table comprising data satisfying the predicate. The method includes pruning, based on the metadata, all partitions in the external table that do not comprise any data satisfying the predicate. The method includes generating a query plan comprising a plurality of discrete subtasks. The method includes assigning, based on the metadata, the plurality of discrete subtasks to one or more nodes in an execution platform.

公开(公告)号：US11048817B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US17004375

申请日：2020-08-27

Applicant: SNOWFLAKE INC.

Inventor： Justin Langseth ,  Matthew J. Glickman ,  Christian Kleinerman ,  Robert Muglia ,  Daniel Freundel ,  Thierry Cruanes ,  Allison Waingold Lee

IPC: G06F21/00 ,  G06F21/62 ,  G06F16/2455 ,  H04L9/32

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for generating a secure join of database data are disclosed. A method includes determining data stored in a first account to be compared with data stored in a second account. The method includes determining a function for generating a secure join key, wherein the secure join key includes a hashed string that hashes one or more of a data entry of the first account and a data entry of the second account. The method includes providing the secure join key to the first account and/or the second account.

公开(公告)号：US11048716B1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16779128

申请日：2020-01-31

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Istvan Cseri ,  Qiming Jiang

IPC: G06F16/25 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06F9/46

Abstract: The subject technology receives a task for executing in a network-based data warehouse system. The subject technology determines a number of execution nodes to execute the task. The subject technology, based on the number of execution nodes, selects a virtual warehouse that includes at least the number of execution nodes. The subject technology sends the task to the virtual warehouse for execution. The subject technology receives an indication that execution of the task is complete. Further, the subject technology provides an indication that the virtual warehouse is idle.

公开(公告)号：US20210191954A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-24

申请号：US17194182

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

Inventor： Thierry Cruanes ,  Benoit Dageville ,  Allison Waingold Lee

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

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：US20210157785A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US17143054

申请日：2021-01-06

Applicant: Snowflake Inc.

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

IPC: G06F16/23 ,  G06F16/27 ,  G06F16/245 ,  G06F16/18

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for generating a transactional change tracking summary for a database. A method includes executing a transaction on a table of a database, wherein the table includes a micro-partition and the transaction is executed on the micro-partition. The method includes, in response to the transaction being fully executed, generating a change tracking entry comprising an indication of one or modifications made to the table by the transaction. The method includes storing the change tracking entry in a change tracking stream, wherein the change tracking stream includes one or more sequential change tracking entries that each correspond to a different transaction that is fully executed on the table.