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Data Modeling 301 for the cloud: data lake and NoSQL data modeling and design

erwin

For NoSQL, data lakes, and data lake houses—data modeling of both structured and unstructured data is somewhat novel and thorny. This blog is an introduction to some advanced NoSQL and data lake database design techniques (while avoiding common pitfalls) is noteworthy. Data Modeling.

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Data Modeling 201 for the cloud: designing databases for data warehouses

erwin

The first and most important thing to recognize and understand is the new and radically different target environment that you are now designing a data model for. Star schema: a data modeling and database design paradigm for data warehouses and data lakes. Business Focus. Operational. Operational Tactical.