This has been discussed recently, here.
Snapshots are fast.
Being able to use the data is not immediate.
Ted, I didn't search the archives, but I believe we clarified that when
using Snap, Flash, etc, access to the copied data IS immediate, even if
the vendor's implementation requires that the data be copied in the
background. Depending on the circumstances, the housekeeping tasks
which are NOT part of copying the data may take a noticeable time, but
if you are copying to preallocated target datasets even this can be
eliminated.
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