Exploring BigQuery data
There are many ways to interact with data on BigQuery. Direct queries can be executed via API, the BigQuery UI, using the bq shell command, or by executing a query job via the BigQuery Jobs API. Alternatively, users can leverage one of the several google-hosted and third-party solutions. With open APIs and support for read-only ODBC connectors, BigQuery has a very healthy ecosystem of third-party tools, including integration services such as Informatica and Blend, as well as analytics tools such as Looker and Tableau. For a more complete list of third-party integrations, see https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/partners/.
Google-hosted services include the interactive visualization and reporting service Data Studio, and ...
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