[Free] Data Warehouse Express Guide
Basic concepts for beginners – Free Course
What you’ll learn
- Data Warehouse
- Star Schema
- Slowly Changing Dimension
- Data Modeling
- Dimension table
- Fact Table
Requirements
- Database concepts
- Entity relationship model
Description
In this course you can learn the fundamental concepts to start your way to the world of data warehousing.
It is not necessary to be an expert in SQL or Database but it is recommended to have a previous basic knowledge to understand the terminology more quickly.Topics integrated into the course include:
What is the concept of a Data Warehouse
What is the method by which a Data Warehouse is modeled
What are the types of tables that make up a Data Warehouse
What is the data model for the best performance of a Data Warehouse
How does denormalization work in a Data Warehouse?
What rules are followed to build the tables that make up a Data Warehouse
How changes or modifications of the transactional system of origin are handled
What are the default rows in dimensions for?
How to handle primary keys
The special dimensions that a Data Warehouse can have
What are the facts or events
How many types of fact table can we have in a Data Warehouse?
What kind of numerical data is stored in a fact table
What questions should a dimension answer?
This is an express course that will allow you to have a general idea of the necessary concepts to start the development of your own Data Warehouse.
Author(s): Melissa Castilla
