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Create named external stages using CREATE STAGE. A named stage object can be used to list files, load data, and unload files, in addition to other SQL actions.
create or replace stage ext_nyc_tripdata_stage
url='s3compat://datalake/warehouse/nyc-parquet/'
endpoint='<ECS Faction endpoint>
'credentials=(
AWS_KEY_ID='<ECS Access Key>'
AWS_SECRET_KEY='<ECS Secret Key>);