FinOps

Your BigQuery Bill Is Too High. Let's Fix That.

We've helped companies reduce BigQuery costs by 30-50% without sacrificing performance. Slot optimization, query tuning, and FinOps best practices that deliver ROI in weeks.

Common Issues

Why Your BigQuery Costs Are Out of Control

These are the exact issues we find in 90% of BigQuery environments.

Full Table Scans

Queries scanning entire tables when they only need a fraction. No partitioning, no clustering, no cost awareness.

No Slot Management

On-demand pricing for predictable workloads. No reservations, no autoscaling, no cost caps.

Redundant PDTs

Multiple PDTs computing the same data. No shared caching strategy. Every dashboard rebuilds from scratch.

SELECT * Everywhere

Queries pulling all columns when only a few are needed. Bytes processed = money spent.

No Cost Visibility

You don't know which queries, users, or dashboards are driving costs. No attribution, no accountability.

BI Engine Not Configured

Missing out on sub-second queries and reduced compute costs. Free performance left on the table.

Typical Results

What our clients achieve after BigQuery optimization.

-40% Average Cost Reduction $50K-$200K annual savings
-70% Bytes Processed Better partitioning
3x Query Performance BI Engine + caching
100% Cost Visibility Attribution dashboards
Our Approach

How We Reduce Your Costs

A comprehensive approach to BigQuery FinOps.

Partitioning & Clustering

Restructure tables to minimize bytes scanned. Proper partitioning can reduce query costs by 90%.

Slot Optimization

Right-size your slot reservations. Flex slots for variable workloads. Autoscaling for cost efficiency.

Query Optimization

Rewrite expensive queries. Eliminate unnecessary joins. Use approximate functions where appropriate.

BI Engine Configuration

Enable and configure BI Engine for sub-second dashboard queries and reduced compute costs.

Cost Monitoring

Custom dashboards showing cost by project, user, query, and dashboard. Attribution and accountability.

Materialization Strategy

PDTs, materialized views, scheduled queries. The right caching layer for each use case.

BigQuery Cost FAQs

Quick wins (query fixes, caching) show up in your next billing cycle. Structural changes (partitioning, slots) typically show full impact within 2-4 weeks. Most clients see 20-30% reduction in the first month.
It depends on your workload patterns. Generally: predictable, high-volume workloads benefit from flat-rate (slots). Variable, lower-volume workloads suit on-demand. We analyze your usage and recommend the optimal pricing model — often a hybrid approach with flex slots.
No — in fact, performance usually improves. Properly partitioned tables, optimized queries, and BI Engine configuration make queries faster AND cheaper. Cost optimization and performance optimization go hand in hand.
Yes. While we specialize in Looker + BigQuery, our BigQuery optimization expertise applies to any BI tool — Tableau, Power BI, custom applications. The query optimization and infrastructure tuning principles are the same.

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