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Introduction to Oracle Data Warehousing

  • Data warehouse architectures and practical applications
  • Distinctions between OLTP and OLAP workloads
  • Essential elements of an Oracle DW solution

Designing Warehouse Schemas

  • Dimensional modeling techniques, including star and snowflake schemas
  • Structure of fact and dimension tables
  • Managing slowly changing dimensions (SCD)

Data Ingestion and ETL Strategies

  • Designing ETL workflows using SQL and PL/SQL
  • Leveraging external tables and SQL*Loader
  • Implementing incremental loads and Change Data Capture (CDC)

Partitioning and Performance Management

  • Partitioning approaches: range, list, and hash
  • Query pruning and parallel processing techniques
  • Partition-wise joins and industry best practices

Compression and Storage Optimization

  • Hybrid columnar compression methods
  • Strategies for data archival
  • Balancing storage optimization for performance and cost efficiency

Advanced Query and Analytics Capabilities

  • Utilizing materialized views and query rewriting
  • Applying analytical SQL functions such as RANK, LAG, and ROLLUP
  • Conducting time-based analyses and real-time reporting

Monitoring and Tuning the Data Warehouse

  • Tracking and analyzing query performance
  • Managing resource usage and workload distribution
  • Developing indexing strategies specific to warehousing

Summary and Future Directions

Requirements

  • Familiarity with SQL and foundational Oracle database principles
  • Practical experience with Oracle 12c/19c in an administrative or development capacity
  • Foundational knowledge of data warehousing methodologies

Target Audience

  • Data warehouse developers
  • Database administrators
  • Business intelligence analysts
 21 Hours

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