Cloud Computing

Better together: BigQuery and Spanner expand operational insights with external datasets

Data analysts have traditionally struggled to analyze data across different databases. Because of data silos, they need to copy data from transactional databases into analytical data stores using ETL processes. BigQuery made the problem a little easier to solve if you have data in Spanner and BigQuery. Using the EXTERNAL_QUERY table-valued function (TVF), you could  […]

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Using BigQuery Omni to reduce log ingestion and analysis costs in a multi-cloud environment

In today’s data-centric businesses, it’s not uncommon for companies to operate hundreds of individual applications across a variety of platforms. These applications can produce a massive volume of logs, presenting a significant challenge for log analytics. Additionally,  the broad adoption of multi-cloud solutions complicates accuracy and retrieval, as the distributed nature of the logs can

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Database Center — your AI-powered, unified fleet management solution

Organizations are grappling with an explosion of operational data spread across an increasingly diverse and complex database landscape. This complexity often results in costly outages, performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and compliance gaps, hindering their ability to extract valuable insights and deliver exceptional customer experiences. To help businesses overcome these challenges, earlier this year, we announced

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Accelerate AI production with data agents and BigQuery platform enhancements

As the fuel for AI, data’s role in driving innovation is uncontested. However, since so much data is unstructured and unmanaged today, data accessibility can stand in the way of AI adoption. Our goal is to make data accessible, actionable and transformative for enterprises. Today, we are delivering new capabilities to help you realize this

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Accelerate AI production with data agents and BigQuery platform enhancements

As the fuel for AI, data’s role in driving innovation is uncontested. However, since so much data is unstructured and unmanaged today, data accessibility can stand in the way of AI adoption. Our goal is to make data accessible, actionable and transformative for enterprises. Today, we are delivering new capabilities to help you realize this

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Scaling up in the cloud: 6 UK startups unlocking growth through digital transformation

The UK is a hive of innovation and entrepreneurship. In fact, research reveals that the UK startup ecosystem is now worth more than £839 billion ($1.1 trillion), making it the third most valuable startup ecosystem in the world (after the United States and China).  As well as being a world leader in startup activity, the

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How Virgin Media O2 simplified internal data sharing with BigQuery’s Analytics Hub

Easily sharing data has become a critical asset for driving informed decisions across any business. Still, many organizations struggle with the complexities of sharing data in a way that’s effective and compliant. Data teams often navigate challenges like unclear governance, version control issues, data silos, access restrictions, and a lack of data management skills across

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From products to process: Delivering personalization at scale with data at EE

For much of the 20th Century and into the 21st, telecommunications companies have been at the forefront of technological growth. In 1970 only 35% of UK households had landline telephones. Fast forward to today, and more than 90% of adults in the UK have cell phones. The infrastructure required to revolutionize how people communicate took

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Real-time data for real-world AI with support for Apache Flink in BigQuery

Today’s organizations aspire to become “by-the-second” businesses, capable of adapting in real time to changes in their supply chain, inventory, customer behavior, and more. They also strive to provide exceptional customer experiences, whether it’s through a support interaction or an online checkout process. We believe that real-time intelligence should be accessible to all businesses, regardless

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