Introducing BigQuery and Its Components
BigQuery is a fully managed serverless data warehouse that helps users and enterprises manage and analyze data with SQL. It includes features for data sharing, machine learning, geospatial analysis, and business intelligence.
In this chapter, you will be introduced to BigQuery and how the service operates. By gaining an understanding of how this service is delivered and how it functions, you will be able to use BigQuery more effectively.
This chapter will introduce and describe the first two, most critical steps of data analysis: data exploration and data preparation. By the end of this chapter, you will have a solid foundational understanding of BigQuery and how to begin preparing data to make it more useful and insightful.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:
- What is BigQuery?
- How does BigQuery work?
- BigQuery administration and access
- BigQuery best practices and cost management...
