So you should now have a better understanding of what Google Cloud Firestore is and what it can do.  Unfortunately, the name and parts of the UI can make it seem more confusing than it really is.  But hopefully, after I explained everything, it makes more sense.

Now before we wrap up, I want to quickly recap the main points that were covered.

First, I talked about what Firestore is and what it is used for.  Remember, it is a managed, highly scalable, NoSQL document database.  If you need to build an application that has to store and retrieve a lot of unstructured data, then you should check it out.

Next, I shared a little of Firestore’s history.  Firestore was created by combining technologies from Datastore and Firebase.  That is why the names sound so similar.  Also, you need to remember that Firestore can operate in one of two modes.  There is the Datastore mode which is compatible with the old Datastore database.  And there is Native mode which offers new features such as real-time updates and offline synchronization.

And finally, I gave you a demonstration on how to set up tables, load in data, and write some basic queries.  I also covered indexing and then I showed you how to set up the emulators for local development.

Well, that’s all I have for you today.  Remember to give this course a rating, and if you have any questions or comments, please let us know.  Thanks for watching, and make sure to check out our many other courses on Cloud Academy!