Cross-account database failover and failback requires which Snowflake edition combination?

• A. Business Critical and VPS
• B. Standard
• C. Enterprise
• D. VPS

Answer: (A)

Cross-account database failover and failback relies on both edition capabilities and a deployment mode that supports isolation and cross-account replication. The Business Critical edition provides the security, governance, and feature set needed for sensitive data workflows, while Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS) delivers a private, network-isolated environment that enables cross-account replication and failover processes. Together, they make cross-account failover and failback possible. Standard and Enterprise editions don’t provide the necessary combination of failover capabilities, and VPS alone doesn’t unlock the edition-based features required. Hence, the required combination is Business Critical with VPS.