Revolutionizing Analytics with BigQuery Omni Cross-Cloud Materialized Views

Vishnu Adithyan
SquareShift
Published in
2 min readDec 18, 2023

In the realm of multi-cloud data architectures, a groundbreaking development has emerged with the public preview of BigQuery Omni cross-cloud materialized views (MVs). This innovation addresses a crucial need in cross-cloud analytics, making the process straightforward and cost-effective.

What Changes?

Traditionally, cross-cloud analytics involved cumbersome and costly data transfers. BigQuery Omni’s cross-cloud MVs revolutionize this by allowing summary views creation on GCP from data on other clouds. The key lies in their automatic and incremental maintenance, minimizing data transfer and keeping views up-to-date.

Transformative Use Cases

  • Predictive Analytics: Leveraging Google Cloud’s AI/ML capabilities, organizations can now easily build models on GCP using cross-cloud MVs.
  • Compliance and Privacy: These MVs offer solutions for data sovereignty regulations through data summarization and aggregation.
  • Marketing Analytics: Integration of diverse data sources across clouds becomes simpler, enhancing marketing strategies.
  • Real-Time Business Analytics: Ensuring timely updates of BI dashboards and reports across various data sources.

Unmatched Benefits

  • Ease of Use: Simplifies analytics processes across different clouds.
  • Cost Reduction: Dramatically cuts down data transfer costs.
  • Automatic Updates: Ensures freshness and relevance of data.
  • Unified Governance: Secure and governed access across clouds.
  • Integrated Interface: A familiar user experience through BigQuery.

Impact Across Industries

From healthcare to retail, cross-cloud MVs are proving to be a game-changer, offering efficient, up-to-date analytics solutions.

Embracing the Future

BigQuery Omni’s cross-cloud MVs are not just a tool but a paradigm shift in multi-cloud data processing, paving the way for more flexible, cost-effective, and insightful cross-cloud analytics.

To learn more

To learn more about cross-cloud MVs and how they can transform your organization’s cross-cloud analytics capabilities, watch the demo, explore the public documentation and try the product in action now.

To know more, read: Cross-cloud materialized views in BigQuery Omni enable multi-cloud analytics at scale

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