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Snowflake deprecations & changes
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Upcoming
Nothing upcoming for Snowflake.
Past
End of supportSnowflake blocks password sign-in for all remaining legacy service users
Non-human users are blocked from password authentication, and existing LEGACY_SERVICE users are migrated to TYPE=SERVICE.
Rolling enforcement August–October 2026; existing LEGACY_SERVICE users are converted to TYPE=SERVICE (no passwords). Extensions are account-specific.
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End of supportSnowflake: new service users can no longer use passwords (LEGACY_SERVICE blocked)
After enforcement, new non-human users must be TYPE=SERVICE, and LEGACY_SERVICE is invalid in CREATE USER or ALTER USER.
Rolling enforcement May–July 2026; each account is notified of its enforcement date.
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AcquisitionSnowflake signs agreement to acquire Observe
Snowflake announced a signed definitive agreement to acquire Observe, an AI-powered observability vendor, pending regulatory approval.
Closing is subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions; closing date not stated.
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Billing changeSnowpipe switches to a flat 0.0037 credits per GB
Snowpipe billing switches from per-second/per-core compute plus per-1,000-files fee to a fixed 0.0037 credits per GB ingested, applied automatically.
? → 0.0037 credits per GB per GB ingested
Applies to Enterprise and Standard Edition accounts, applied automatically. Business Critical and VPS accounts already moved on August 1, 2025.
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