You're reading from Data Engineering with Google Cloud Platform A guide to leveling up as a data engineer by building a scalable data platform with Google Cloud

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835080115

Length 476 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

SQL

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Concepts

Data Engineering

Author (1):

Adi Wijaya

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Getting Started with Data Engineering with GCP FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Data Engineering

3. Chapter 2: Big Data Capabilities on GCP

4. Part 2: Build Solutions with GCP Components

5. Chapter 3: Building a Data Warehouse in BigQuery

6. Chapter 4: Building Workflows for Batch Data Loading Using Cloud Composer

7. Chapter 5: Building a Data Lake Using Dataproc

8. Chapter 6: Processing Streaming Data with Pub/Sub and Dataflow

9. Chapter 7: Visualizing Data to Make Data-Driven Decisions with Looker Studio

10. Chapter 8: Building Machine Learning Solutions on GCP

11. Part 3: Key Strategies for Architecting Top-Notch Solutions

12. Chapter 9: User and Project Management in GCP

13. Chapter 10: Data Governance in GCP

14. Chapter 11: Cost Strategy in GCP

15. Chapter 12: CI/CD on GCP for Data Engineers

16. Chapter 13: Boosting Your Confidence as a Data Engineer

17. Index

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Cost Strategy in GCP

This chapter will cover one of the most frequently asked questions from stakeholders – how much does a solution cost running in GCP? Each GCP service has different pricing mechanisms. In this chapter, we will look at what valuable information you will need to calculate the GCP costs.

On top of that, we will have a section dedicated to BigQuery. We will discuss the difference between two options for the BigQuery pricing models – on-demand and editions. Finally, we will revisit the two important features in BigQuery: partitioned tables and clustered tables. Understanding these features can optimize a lot of your future costs in BigQuery.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter: