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Data Warehouse

Data Warehouse

Owned by thierry sinassamy
Last updated: Apr 13, 2024
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  1. What’s the standard design for a relational data warehouse ?

    A common pattern is to use a denormalized, multidimensional schema.

  2. What’s unique about Fabric’s data warehouse ?

    IT’s built on the LakeHouse which is stored in Delta format and can be queried using SQL.

  3. What are the benefits of using Fabric’s data warehouse ?

    It enables data engineers, data scientists and business analysts to work together to create and query a data warehouse that is optimized for their specific needs.

  4. What are the steps involved in building a modern data warehouse ?

    Data ingestion, data storage, data processing, data analysis and insights delivery.

  5. What are dimension tables in a data warehouse ?

    Dimension table contain descriptive information about the data in fact tables.

  6. What’s the purpose of surrogate and alternate keys in a data warehouse ?

    Surrogate keys help maintain consistency and accuracy while alternate keys help maintain traceability between the data warehouse and the source system.