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Google Cloud Bigtable

Cloud Bigtable is a fully managed, scalable NoSQL database service for large analytical and operational workloads.

Key Features

  • High Throughput: Designed for millions of reads/writes per second.
  • Low Latency: Consistent sub-10ms latency.
  • HBase Compatible: Uses the Apache HBase API.

Use Cases

  • IoT: Time-series data from sensors.
  • Ad Tech: Real-time ad bidding and personalization.
  • FinTech: Financial data analysis.

Key Concepts

  • Instance: The cluster of nodes serving your data.
  • Table: Holds the data (sparse, distributed, multi-dimensional sorted map).
  • Row Key: The unique identifier for a row (critical for performance).