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Submitted by priya_blr· Mar 30, 2026Designing data processing systems

Question

You have a network of 1000 sensors. The sensors generate time series data: one metric per sensor per second, along with a timestamp. You already have 1 TB of data, and expect the data to grow by 1 GB every day. You need to access this data in two ways. The first access pattern requires retrieving the metric from one specific sensor stored at a specific timestamp, with a median single-digit millisecond latency. The second access pattern requires running complex analytic queries on the data, including joins, once a day. How should you store this data?

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  • AStore your data in BigQuery. Concatenate the sensor ID and timestamp, and use it as the primary key.
  • BStore your data in Bigtable. Concatenate the sensor ID and timestamp and use it as the row key. Perform an export to BigQuery every day.
  • CStore your data in Bigtable. Concatenate the sensor ID and metric, and use it as the row key. Perform an export to BigQuery every day.
  • DStore your data in BigQuery. Use the metric as a primary key.

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#Bigtable#BigQuery#Time Series Data#Data Storage Design
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