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DW Cheatsheet

The document compares OLTP and OLAP systems, highlighting their distinct features and purposes. OLTP is designed for high-volume transactional operations with real-time data, while OLAP focuses on complex data analysis and reporting using historical data. It outlines user types, data types, operations, speed, data models, and query examples for each system.

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DW Cheatsheet

The document compares OLTP and OLAP systems, highlighting their distinct features and purposes. OLTP is designed for high-volume transactional operations with real-time data, while OLAP focuses on complex data analysis and reporting using historical data. It outlines user types, data types, operations, speed, data models, and query examples for each system.

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Data Engineer

OLTP (Online OLAP (Online Analytical


Feature
Transaction Processing) Processing)

Handles high-volume Used for complex data


Description
transactional operations analysis & reporting

Process day-to-day Analyze large volumes of


Purpose
transactions data

Users End-users, admins Analysts, data scientists

Data Type Current, real-time Historical, aggregated

Complex queries,
Operations Insert, update, delete
aggregations

Fast reads/writes for small Optimized for heavy read


Speed
records queries

Denormalized
Data Model Normalized (3NF)
(Star/Snowflake Schema)

Query Add a new order, update Total sales by region, trend


Examples customer info analysis

Data Volume MBs–GBs GBs–TBs+


Azure Data Engineer

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