Migrating Snowflake Users to BigQuery
In this course you will learn how to translate various concepts in Snowflake to the analogous concepts in BigQuery. You will learn how the high-level architectures of Snowflake and BigQuery compare, understand differences in how to configure datasets and tables, map data types in Snowflake to data types in BigQuery, understand schema mapping from Snowflake to BigQuery, optimize your new schemas in BigQuery, and do a high-level comparison of SQL dialects in Snowflake and BigQuery.
What you will learn
- Compare architecture and provisioning of resources in Snowflake and BigQuery
- Configure datasets and tables in BigQuery
- Map and compare data types in Snowflake to data types in BigQuery
- Map and optimize schemas from Snowflake to BigQuery
- Translate SQL from Snowflake to BigQuery
Target audience
- Customers
Training Program
5 modules to master the fundamentals
Objectives
- Compare architecture and provisioning of resources in Snowflake and BigQuery
- Describe the concept of a slot in BigQuery
Topics covered
- →Quick reminder of Snowflake architecture
- →Overview of BigQuery architecture
- →Separation of compute and storage in BigQuery
- →BigQuery Slots
- →Workload management in BigQuery
Objectives
- Understand the resource hierarchy in BigQuery
- Configure datasets and tables in BigQuery
Topics covered
- →Resource Hierarchy in Snowflake
- →Resource Hierarchy in BigQuery
- →Creating resources in BigQuery
- →Sharing resources in BigQuery
Activities
Lab: Provisioning and Managing Resources in BigQuery
Objectives
- How data types map from Snowflake to BigQuery
- Understand data types unique to BigQuery
Topics covered
- →Mapping for data types from Snowflake to BigQuery
- →Data types unique to BigQuery
Objectives
- Define schemas in BigQuery
- Implement partitioning and clustering in BigQuery
Topics covered
- →Schema definitions in BigQuery
- →Partitioning in BigQuery
- →Clustering in BigQuery
Activities
Lab: Schema Migration to BigQuery
Objectives
- Understand query capabilities in BigQuery SQL
- Write user-defined functions and procedures in BigQuery SQL
Topics covered
- →SELECT statements
- →DML statements
- →DDL statements
- →UDFs and Procedures
Activities
Lab: Writing SQL for BigQuery
Quality Process
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- Lectures / Theoretical Slides — Presentation of concepts using visual aids (PowerPoint, PDF).
- Technical Demonstration (Demos) — The instructor performs a task or procedure while students observe.
- Guided Labs — Guided practical exercises on software, hardware, or technical environments.
- Quiz / MCQ — Quick knowledge check (paper-based or digital via tools like Kahoot/Klaxoon).
The achievement of training objectives is evaluated at multiple levels to ensure quality:
- Continuous Knowledge Assessment : Verification of knowledge throughout the training via participatory methods (quizzes, practical exercises, case studies) under instructor supervision.
- Progress Measurement : Comparative self-assessment system including an initial diagnostic to determine the starting level, followed by a final evaluation to validate skills development.
- Quality Evaluation : End-of-session satisfaction questionnaire to measure the relevance and effectiveness of the training as perceived by participants.
Train multiple employees
- Volume discounts (multiple seats)
- Private or custom session
- On-site or remote