Cloud environment analytics using snapshotting

A computing system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing system to:
• receive a request to access a database in a cloud environment, wherein the database includes a user-based authentication credential;
• identify a point-in-time copy of the database that includes a role-based authentication credential;
• access the point-in-time copy using the role-based authentication credential;
• generate a representation of the database using the point-in-time copy;
• receive a request to perform data posture analysis of the database;
• scan the representation of the database to obtain metadata representing a structure of schema objects in the database;
• based on the metadata, execute a content-based data classifier that analyzes content of data items in the schema objects by comparing the data items to predefined target data profiles and generates a classifier result that classifies the data items based on the content;
• and
• generate a representation of a user interface display that represents the data posture analysis and renders the classifier result.

A computing system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing system to:
• receive one or more requests to access a plurality of databases in the cloud environment, wherein the plurality of databases includes different sets of authentication requirements;
• identify a plurality of snapshots that correspond to the plurality of databases, wherein each snapshot, of the plurality of snapshots, includes an authentication requirement that is different than an authentication requirement of the database that corresponds to the snapshot;
• access each snapshot of the plurality of snapshots using a cloud provider role defined in the cloud environment;
• generate a set of representations of the plurality of databases using the plurality of snapshots;
• receive a request to perform data posture analysis of the plurality of databases;
• scan the set of representations of the plurality of databases to obtain metadata representing a structure of schema objects in the plurality of databases;
• based on the metadata, execute a content-based data classifier that analyzes content of data items in the schema objects by comparing the data items to predefined target data profiles and generates a classifier result that classifies the data items based on the content;
• and
• generate a representation of a user interface display that represents the data posture analysis sand renders the classifier result.