March 2022
Beginner to intermediate
440 pages
9h 43m
English
This chapter will cover one of the most frequently asked questions from stakeholders – the solution's cost. Each GCP service has different pricing mechanisms. In this chapter, we will look at what valuable information you will need for calculating cost.
On top of that, we will have a section dedicated to BigQuery. We will discuss the difference between two options for the BigQuery pricing models – on-demand and flat-rate. Finally, we will revisit the BigQuery features for partitioned and clustered tables. Understanding these features can optimize a lot of your future costs in BigQuery.
The following topics will be covered in this chapter: