Demystifying Dimensional Modelling: Unveiling the What, Why, and Who's

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An Introduction to the art and science of dimensional modeling with relational databases
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Dimensional modelling is a database design philosophy. It is the most widely used style of relational database. It has all the basic ingredients of a relational database i.e Primary keys, Foreign Keys and multiple tables. It’s different from your 3NF relational database majorly because of it's ease of understanding and its superior query performance.