Before 2022, replication in Snowflake was limited to which object type?

• A. Databases only
• B. All account objects
• C. Tables only
• D. Users only

Answer: (A)

Replication in Snowflake refers to creating a copy of data and its metadata in a separate Snowflake account to enable disaster recovery and failover. Before 2022, this capability was limited to databases only. This means you could mirror a database—along with its schemas, objects, and data—to a standby account, but you couldn’t automatically replicate other account-level items like users, roles, warehouses, or shares. The database-level scope was the constraint at that time, which is why databases only is the correct description of the pre-2022 limitation.