Looker is a business intelligence and data analytics platform that was acquired by Google Cloud in 2020. It allows organizations to explore, analyze, and visualize their data to gain insights and make data-driven decisions. Looker is designed to work with various data sources and provides a user-friendly interface for creating and sharing reports, dashboards, and visualizations.

As part of the Google Cloud platform, Looker integrates with other Google Cloud services, such as BigQuery, to leverage their scalable data processing and storage capabilities. It also supports connectivity to other data warehouses, databases, and external data sources.

Looker offers a wide range of features, including data modeling, data exploration, data visualization, collaboration tools, and embedded analytics. It uses a modeling language called LookML, which allows users to define the relationships and calculations within their data, providing a consistent and reusable framework for analysis.

By combining Looker with Google Cloud’s infrastructure and advanced analytics capabilities, organizations can unlock the full potential of their data and derive actionable insights. Looker’s integration with the Google Cloud ecosystem enables seamless data workflows, advanced data governance, and scalable analytics solutions.