Using Connected Sheets to analyze BigQuery data
Many organizations’ single source of truth is data that resides in BigQuery, Google’s governed, secure and petabyte-scale data platform. However, the "last mile" of ad-hoc analysis, modeling, and reporting often happens where business users are most comfortable: Google Sheets.
Bridging this gap usually involves exporting data as CSVs. But this is inefficient, creating data silos, version control problems, and security and governance risks. Connected Sheets helps to eliminate this trade-off, turning the familiar Google Sheets interface into a direct, live window into your BigQuery data platform, letting you analyze petabytes of data quickly, securely, and easily.
In this post, we’ll do a quick overview of Connected Sheets, walk through real-world use cases, and show you how to perform enterprise-grade data analysis using BigQuery directly in Google Sheets.
A live window into the single source of truth
Business users often wait days or weeks for simple reports. Connected Sheets solves this...
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