Warehouse Monitor
Purpose
The Warehouse Monitor continuously monitors all warehouses in your Snowflake account and automatically suspends any warehouse that remains active beyond a specified inactivity threshold. This helps avoid unnecessary compute costs by acting as a safeguard against accidentally leaving warehouses running idle.
Note: This tool is not intended to replace Snowflake’s native auto-suspend feature. We strongly recommend setting Snowflake’s auto-suspend to 60 seconds instead of relying on the Snowflake default to maximize cost efficiency. The Warehouse Monitor acts as a safeguard to ensure warehouses are not inadvertently left running idle.
Configuration Guide
Navigate to Operations → WH Schedule. A list of available Snowflake warehouses will be displayed.
- Define the Inactivity Threshold:
Set the inactivity threshold (in seconds) between 0 and 60. While any value is permitted, we recommend staying under 60 seconds. You may also exclude specific warehouses from this threshold. - Select Warehouse Sizes to Monitor:
Choose which warehouse sizes to monitor. You can either select all sizes or target specific ones depending on your cost management strategy. - Include or Exclude Specific Warehouses:
Use the Include or Exclude radio options in the configuration table to refine which warehouses are affected by the monitor. - Once configuration is complete, click the “Save & Monitor” button to activate monitoring.
Enabling & Disabling the Monitor
- The Warehouse Monitor is disabled by default. It will not begin monitoring until you explicitly activate it by clicking “Save & Monitor.”
- To stop monitoring at any time, click the “Disable Monitor” button.