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Denormalization

Denormalization shows up across 2 courses in 2 layersof the data platform stack. Here's where it's taught, a free way to practice it, and what to learn next.

Where it's taught

◈Query Engines & OLAP

Designing OLAP Systems

12 ch · 3h 25m

1 free
∿Semantic & Metrics Layer

One Big Table & Wide-Table Design

The columnar-engine-native modeling style. When 200-column denormalized tables go from heresy to the right answer — and where OBT's quiet costs (update amplification, fan-out, governance) live.

8 ch · 1h 28m

1 free

Related topics

↗cost vs latency↗data federation↗data modeling↗feature stores↗materialized views↗OBT↗OLAP↗one big table↗pre-aggregation↗upserts

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The first chapter of every course is free to read — no account needed.

Start: Designing OLAP Systems →All strata
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