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Updated on March 25, 2025

The Big To Do: Here’s What a Director of Business Development at Lumina Datamatics Does All Day

A person’s to-do list may not be the window to their soul, but it’s definitely a window into their job.

The Big To Do: Here’s What a Director of Business Development at Lumina Datamatics Does All Day
Nirali Shastri Nirali Shastri
Updated on March 10, 2025

What Are the Best Tools for SQL Server Database Management?

SQL Server Management Studio might not meet your database administration needs, so our expert reviews three alternatives.

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Alyssa Schroer Alyssa Schroer
Updated on February 12, 2025

Big Data in Business: 25 Examples to Know

These big data in business companies specialize in analytics and insights for marketing, retail and other industries.

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Giorgos Myrianthous Giorgos Myrianthous
Updated on January 30, 2025

Fact Table vs. Dimension Table: What’s the Difference?

A fact table contains the quantitative data of a business process. A dimension table contains qualitative data that provides context to fact table data. They make up the key components in star schema.

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Chris Dowsett Chris Dowsett
Updated on January 08, 2025

What Is a Database?

A database is a systematic way of storing information so data can be accessed, analyzed, transformed, updated and moved with efficiency.

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Terence Shin Terence Shin
Updated on December 10, 2024

10 Advanced SQL Concepts to Know (With Examples)

Learn these 10 advanced SQL concepts to take your SQL skills to the next level.

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Manuel Silverio Manuel Silverio
Updated on November 07, 2024

What Is Data Warehousing?

Data warehousing provides access to information for supporting business intelligence activities. Data warehouses are digital environments for data storage.

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Dilip Kumar Patairya Dilip Kumar Patairya
Updated on November 07, 2024

Star Schema vs. Snowflake Schema Explained

Star schema and snowflake schema are two methods for arranging data in a warehouse. Learn the key differences and which is right for your organization.

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Farah Kim Farah Kim
Updated on November 04, 2024

What Is Entity Resolution? Why Should Businesses Care?

Entity resolution is a time-consuming but vital step both for compliance and for generating useful insights. Fortunately, our expert shows you an easier way to conduct this step.

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Nikita Nikitins Nikita Nikitins
Updated on September 04, 2024

Code First Approach vs. Database First Approach: Which Is Best?

Code first and database first are two approaches to developing a database to work in Entity Framework. Learn which one is best for you.

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