BigQuery Fundamentals for Oracle Professionals from Coursera

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Module 1: BigQuery Architecture and Resource Provisioning

This introductory module summarizes the key details of BigQuery architecture and resource provisioning including how BigQuery utilizes slots to execute SQL queries and workload management in BigQuery. Drawing upon your knowledge of Oracle, this module also provides a high-level overview of the similarities and differences between Oracle and BigQuery architecture and resource provisioning to help you get started with BigQuery.

Module 2: BigQuery Data Definition Model

This module summarizes the key details of BigQuery’s resource hierarchy and data definition model, including how to create datasets and tables in BigQuery. Drawing upon your knowledge of Oracle, this module also provides a high-level overview of the similarities and differences between the Oracle and BigQuery resource hierarchies and primary data types to help you start working with data in BigQuery.

Module 3: BigQuery and Google Cloud IAM

This module summarizes the key details of the Google Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) model, including how roles and permissions are applied to datasets and tables in BigQuery. Drawing upon your knowledge of Oracle, this module also provides a high-level overview of the similarities and differences in roles and permissions between Oracle and BigQuery to help you start securing and sharing your data in BigQuery.

Module 4: BigQuery Data Ingestion

This module summarizes the primary options and best practices for ingesting data into BigQuery, including batch data loading, streaming ingestion, and queries to external data sources. Drawing upon your knowledge of Oracle, this module also provides a high-level overview of the similarities and differences in data ingestion options between Oracle and BigQuery to help you start reading and loading your data into BigQuery.

Module 5: BigQuery Schema Design and Optimization

This module summarizes common patterns and best practices for designing and optimizing table schemas in BigQuery, including the use of nested and repeated fields, partitioning, and clustering. Drawing upon your knowledge of Oracle, this module also provides a high-level overview of the similarities and differences in schema usage and design between Oracle and BigQuery to help you start structuring and optimizing your data in BigQuery.

Module 6: SQL in BigQuery

This module summarizes the key features and operations of the Google Standard SQL dialect used in BigQuery and best practices for optimizing query performance and controlling costs in BigQuery. Drawing upon your knowledge of Oracle, this module also provides a high-level overview of the similarities and differences in the SQL dialects and features between Oracle and BigQuery to help you start running and optimizing queries in BigQuery.

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Teaches professionals how to transition from Oracle SQL-based cloud data warehouses to Google BigQuery

Suitable for professionals seeking to upskill in BigQuery, a tool commonly used for data analytics in the cloud

Taught by Google Cloud Training, renowned for its expertise in Google Cloud products

Addresses common challenges faced by professionals transitioning from Oracle to Google BigQuery

Provides hands-on labs and interactive content to reinforce learning

Enhances understanding of BigQuery's architecture and resource provisioning, data definition model, and IAM

Covers best practices for ingesting data into BigQuery, optimizing schema design, and writing efficient SQL queries

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Gain a comprehensive understanding of BigQuery's architecture, features, and best practices by reading this authoritative guide.

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Practice SQL queries in BigQuery UI

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Practice writing and optimizing SQL queries in the BigQuery UI to strengthen your understanding of SQL syntax and query optimization techniques.

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Open the BigQuery UI and create a new dataset.
Upload a sample dataset to your new dataset.
Write a simple SQL query to retrieve data from the sample dataset.
Optimize your query using techniques such as filtering, sorting, and aggregation.
Test your optimized query and analyze the results.

Develop a data model for a real-world use case

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Apply your understanding of BigQuery's schema design and data modeling capabilities by creating a data model for a real-world use case, such as analyzing customer data or tracking website traffic.

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Identify a real-world use case that requires data analysis and modeling.
Gather and analyze data relevant to the use case.
Design a star schema or snowflake schema to model the data.
Create the data model in BigQuery.
Test and validate the data model by writing queries and analyzing the results.

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Build a data pipeline using BigQuery and other tools

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Showcase your skills by building a complete data pipeline that involves extracting, transforming, and loading data into BigQuery using tools like Cloud Dataflow or Cloud Composer.

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Design the data pipeline architecture.
Set up the necessary infrastructure and tools.
Develop the data extraction, transformation, and loading logic.
Deploy and test the data pipeline.
Monitor and maintain the data pipeline.

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Learners who complete BigQuery Fundamentals for Oracle Professionals will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

Big Data Architect

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Machine Learning Engineer

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Data Analyst

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Data Scientist

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Data Engineer

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Database Administrator

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Software Engineer

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Business Intelligence Analyst

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Enterprise Architect

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Product Manager

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Information Security Analyst

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Technical Architect

Technical Architects design and implement IT solutions for organizations. This course may be useful in providing a foundation in BigQuery, a cloud data warehouse specifically designed for analyzing large datasets. Understanding how to use BigQuery can help Technical Architects design and implement more efficient and effective data management solutions for their organizations.

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