Master Dimensional Modeling Lesson 01 - Why Use a Dimensional Model?

Dimensional Modeling is a popular and effective way to organize your data to maximize business value. In this video, you will learn what a Dimensional Model, aka a Star Schema is and why you should use them to organize your data warehouse. Support me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=63260756 Slides https://github.com/bcafferky/shared/blob/master/MasterDimensionalModeling/lesson_01/DimModelingWhy_lesson01.pdf Understanding Dimensional Modeling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWPiSZf7-uQ&t=1476s Should You Use a Data Vault for a Data Lake? by Advancing Analytics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNMoWnSWcTo Databricks Blog: Dimensional Modeling on Databricks https://www.databricks.com/glossary/star-schema