Concepts

• BigQuery Overview

  An introduction to Google BigQuery.

• Data Formats

  Data formats supported by BigQuery for loading and exporting.

• Data Types

  Data types supported by BigQuery.

• Access Control

  BigQuery uses access control lists (ACLs) to manage permissions on projects and datasets.

• Identity and Access Management (IAM) Roles

  IAM lets you grant more granular access to specific Google Cloud Platform resources and prevents unwanted access to other resources.

• Partitioned Tables

  BigQuery offers date-partitioned tables, which enable you to reduce bytes processed and improve query performance by limiting the amount of data scanned during a query.

• Query Plan Explanation

  BigQuery provides diagnostic information about a completed query's execution plan.

• Wildcard Tables

  Wildcard tables enable you to query multiple tables using concise SQL statements.