The Snowflake model uses normalised data, which means that the data is organised inside the database in order to eliminate redundancy and thus helps to reduce the amount of data. The hierarchy of the ...
As you will see in this chapter, companies use SQL Server for many types of applications and on most tiers now. Gone are the days when you would second guess yourself choosing to use SQL Server over a ...
The grain of a fact table is derived by the dimensions with which the fact is associated. For example, should a fact have associations with a Day dimension, a Location dimension, a Customer dimension, ...