BigQuery

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Change your Google Analytics data retention settings

It may be news to some: Google Analytics does not keep all of your data forever. The data storage and…

How to access BigQuery data from server-side GTM (via Firestore)

This solution allows for data, contained within BigQuery to be queried and stored in Firestore where it can then be…
Changing a GA4 Data Stream name

How to set up the GA4 BigQuery export

The act of enabling the export from Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to BigQuery is actually a relatively simple process. However…
The GA4 data map

How to build an interactive GA4 BigQuery data schema

What and why? One of the great features of Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is the ability to pass data into…
The GA4 data map

GA4 BigQuery export schema

I've always found the GA360 interactive schema from E-Nor (now Merkle - Cardinal Path) by Justin Marciszewski to be a…

How to use the BigQuery Data Transfer Service for Google Ads

The BigQuery Data Transfer Service is a tool the GCP provides to automate data movement into BigQuery on a scheduled,…
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Keep up! - the ultimate analytics resource round-up

Over the years, I’ve stumbled across (and regularly returned to) a number of invaluable resources that help me keep up-to-date…
Reducing BigQuery processing costs

How to reduce the cost of BigQuery data processing

Every Google BigQuery code you run costs money – the amount you pay can vary hugely based on different factors.…
Measurelab

10 reasons to export your GA4 data to BigQuery

At Measurelab we love BigQuery and Google Analytics. It’s our ‘thing’. We're continually looking at ways to use these tools…

How to flatten tables with user-defined functions in BigQuery

As we all know Google is continuously improving and expanding the Google Cloud Platform and BigQuery has truly benefited from…