1. Characteristics
   1. Use to run code interactively and view results
   2. Runs in a Compute Engine virtual machine
   3. Allows users to specify the virtual machine type and Google Cloud region
   4. Orchestrates multiple Google Cloud services automatically, so users can focus on exploring data
   5. Users can visualize data with Google charts or map plot line
   6. Presents an interactive Python environment ready for use
2. Storage
   1. Integrated with BigQuery and Cloud Storage
3. Billing
   1. Users only pay for the resources they use