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Storage and Databases: Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, and BigQuery

Cloud Storage's storage classes and lifecycle rules, Cloud SQL as a managed relational database, and BigQuery's serverless analytics model from a practical, workload-fit angle rather than a full data-warehousing curriculum.

Learning objectives

  • Choose the correct Cloud Storage class for a given access pattern and configure lifecycle rules to transition objects automatically
  • Provision and configure a Cloud SQL instance including high-availability and backup settings
  • Explain how BigQuery's serverless, bytes-scanned billing model differs from a traditional provisioned data warehouse
  • Write and reason about the cost implications of a basic BigQuery query

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Storage and Databases: Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, and BigQuery

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