- Metadata
- Project
- Dataset
- Table schemas
- Column types
- Data
- CSV
- Avro
- Parquet
- JSON
- Python code
- Apache Beam pipelines
- Data preparation code
Additional resources:
- Custom data sources: Developers can create their own data sources and ingest data into the staging area.
Use cases:
- Use staging area to test and validate different data sets and models before moving them to production.
- Use staging area to share data with other team members and collaborators.
- Use staging area to back up and recover data.