Getting started with BigQuery
Google BigQuery is a serverless, fully managed data warehouse that enables super-fast SQL queries using the processing power of Google’s infrastructure. Since BigQuery is not part of Vertex AI, we won’t be covering the features of the tool in depth in this book, but here’s a quick guide on getting started. This should be enough information to help you follow along with the exercises later in this chapter:
- Set up a Google Cloud project: Before you can use BigQuery, you’ll need to set up a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) project. Head over to the Google Cloud console and create a new project. If you’ve never used GCP before, you might need to create an account and set up billing information.
- Enable the BigQuery API: Within your GCP project, navigate to the API & Services section and enable the BigQuery API.
- Access the BigQuery console: Once the API has been enabled, you can access the BigQuery console either...