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Creating Business Value with Data and Looker Specialization
Google Cloud

Creating Business Value with Data and Looker Specialization

Build skills to leverage cloud data with Looker. Introduction to Data in the Cloud and Looker for a Looker Developer

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.6

(334 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Learn the skills needed to do data exploration and analysis in Looker to empower others to solve business needs.

  • Use dimensions, measures, filters, table calculations and pivots to analyze and visualize data.

  • Create and share near real-time data visualizations using Looks, dashboards, and boards.

  • Use the Looker Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and project version control to modify LookML projects and curate Explores that empower business users to leverage data in their everyday workflows

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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • Examine the value of data and how it affects customer experiences.

  • Explore the different Google Cloud data management solutions that are available.

  • Learn about the ways Google Cloud products have made data more useful and accessible to a workforce.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Management
Category: Real Time Data
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Data Processing
Category: Data Warehousing
Category: Data Migration
Category: Looker (Software)
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Analytics
Category: Dataflow
Category: Data Governance
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Big Data
Category: Digital Transformation
Category: Database Systems

What you'll learn

  • Use dimensions, measures, filters, and pivots to analyze and visualize data

  • Create advanced metrics instantaneously with table calculations

  • Create visualizations using Looks and dashboards

  • Share Looker content with others

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Presentation
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Looker (Software)
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Dashboard
Category: Data Sharing
Category: Data Visualization Software

What you'll learn

  • Define LookML basic terms and building blocks

  • Model new dimensions and measures using LookML and use dashboards to combine key queries and visualizations into a one page executive view

  • Model files of LookML projects to design and build custom Explores for business users

  • Use derived tables in Looker to create new custom tables and use datagroups to manage caching policies

Skills you'll gain

Category: Database Design
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Business Intelligence Software
Category: Data Warehousing
Category: Looker (Software)
Category: Dashboard
Category: SQL

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