Dimensional modeling
Dimensional modeling shows up across 4 courses in 1 layerof 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
Dimensional Modeling Fundamentals
Grain, facts, dimensions, measures, keys — the engine-agnostic vocabulary every metrics layer assumes. Build the words you'll use for the rest of Strata 7.
10 ch · 2h 27m
1 freeSlowly Changing Dimensions
When a customer changes their region, every historical fact silently lies — unless you've modeled the change. SCD types 1/2/3/6, effective-dating, bitemporal, and the production anti-patterns that bite teams in their first year.
8 ch · 1h 44m
1 freeConformed Dimensions & the Bus Matrix
Kimball's organizational technology: how to keep 'customer' meaning one thing across marketing, finance, and product — and how the bus matrix turns conformance from a Slack-thread into a treaty.
6 ch · 1h 16m
1 freeChoosing a Modeling Style
The decision framework that spans Kimball, Vault, and OBT. By the end, the choice is defensible — you can name the inputs, predict the costs, and explain why one approach wins for your specific team, sources, engine, and change rate.
6 ch · 1h 4m
1 freeRelated topics
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