What is a virtual warehouse?

What are the basic characteristics of virtual warehouse?

Database. A virtual warehouse is essentially a business database. The data found in a virtual warehouse is usually copied from multiple sources throughout a production system. This is done so related data can be searched quickly and without accessing the entire system.

What is Snowflake virtual warehouse?

A virtual warehouse on Snowflake is a cluster of database servers deployed on-demand to execute user queries. On a traditional on-premise database, this would be an MPP server (Massively Parallel Processing), which is a fixed hardware deployment.

What is a virtual inventory?

What is Virtual Inventory? Virtual Inventory gives retailers new ways to aggregate and segment their stock. It lets them create virtual pools of inventory—defined by inventory rules, buffers and exclusions—and control which inventory pool is used for what purpose, and prioritize inventory by sales channel.

What is a virtual warehouse supply chain?

With virtual warehousing, all of your supply chains work as a network, and this network is then considered for fulfillment. So when an order arrives, the network is consulted, irrespective of where the product is stored, to identify the best possible way to fulfill the order as quickly as possible.