Which service or feature in Snowflake is used to improve the performance of certain types...

The Search Optimization Service in Snowflake is designed to improve the performance of specific types of queries, particularly those involving extensive sets of WHERE conditions. By maintaining a search index on tables, this service can accelerate lookup and analytical queries, making it a valuable feature for optimizing query performance and reducing execution times for complex searches.

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Snowflake Documentation: Search Optimization Service