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Data Studio new countries availability

Magdalena Pajak7 March 20171 min read

			<span style="font-weight: 400;">The time has come for more of you to enjoy the benefits of Data Studio reports! Today, Google has announced long-awaited expansion of its product availability to more than 180 countries. </span>

More and more people will now be able to enjoy the benefits of this powerful tool - you can now create, share and edit reports, and impress your boss and clients with your skilful dashboard creation skills.

But that's not all! With that great news come other useful features:

  • updated filters functionalities (Reuse Filters, Compound Filters, Metric Filters)
  • segments - both system and custom user defined segments
  • improved data connectors
  • better integration with Google Cloud Platform
  • file uploads (up to 2GB of CSV data for free)

Checkout for more details on Google Blog, enjoy the new features and stay tuned for more updates on Data Studio!

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