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A data engineer maintains a materialized view that is based on an Amazon Redshift database. The view has a column named load_date that stores the date when each row was loaded.

The data engineer needs to reclaim database storage space by deleting all the rows from the materialized view.

Which command will reclaim the MOST database storage space?

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Option A

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Option A

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Option D

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Option D

Suggested answer: A

Explanation:

To reclaim the most storage space from a materialized view in Amazon Redshift, you should use a DELETE operation that removes all rows from the view. The most efficient way to remove all rows is to use a condition that always evaluates to true, such as 1=1. This will delete all rows without needing to evaluate each row individually based on specific column values like load_date.

Option A: DELETE FROM materialized_view_name WHERE 1=1; This statement will delete all rows in the materialized view and free up the space. Since materialized views in Redshift store precomputed data, performing a DELETE operation will remove all stored rows.

Other options either involve inappropriate SQL statements (e.g., VACUUM in option C is used for reclaiming storage space in tables, not materialized views), or they don't remove data effectively in the context of a materialized view (e.g., TRUNCATE cannot be used directly on a materialized view).

Amazon Redshift Materialized Views Documentation

Deleting Data from Redshift

asked 29/10/2024
James DePhillip
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