The BigQuery Optimization Handbook: Preparing to Save

The first in a series of in-depth guides to optimizing BigQuery costs and performance.

If your company runs multiple BigQuery datasets with multiple teams of analysts querying them, cost spikes can occur without warning. And unexpected cost overruns are a headache nobody wants to have to deal with. In a new series of expert guides, I show you how to optimize your BigQuery costs and performance and make your Google Cloud bills more predictable.

This ebook explores key steps to complete before you dive into your BigQuery optimization:

• Getting the basics right.
• Avoiding common query mistakes.
• Identifying your costliest queries.