You are designing a data pipeline in Snowflake to process streaming data from Apache Kafka.
You need to choose the appropriate virtual warehouse size. The data arrives at a rate of 100,000 messages per second, and each message is approximately IKB. The processing involves complex transformations and aggregations. Which of the following considerations are MOST critical when determining the optimal warehouse size?
Correct Answer: B,E
The complexity of transformations and the frequency of data arrival both play crucial roles in determining warehouse size. Complex transformations require more compute power, and high data arrival rates require higher concurrency to avoid backlog. Option A is incorrect because it only considers data volume. Option C is relevant for querying the processed data, not for processing the streaming data itself. Option D is not cost-effective.