Dedicated metadata store and pool of compute resources used in virtual warehouses is provided by which Snowflake edition?

• A. Enterprise
• B. Standard
• C. Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS)
• D. Business Critical

Answer: (C)

The edition described is Virtual Private Snowflake. In Snowflake, the metadata store and the capacity behind virtual warehouses are normally shared across multiple accounts in Standard, Enterprise, and Business Critical environments. Virtual Private Snowflake isolates both layers for a single customer, providing a dedicated metadata store and a private pool of compute resources for warehouses. This isolation yields stronger governance, no cross-tenant impact, and more predictable performance. Other editions do not offer this level of isolation, as their metadata and compute resources are shared.