Tag: Oltp
What Are the Differences Between OLTP and OLAP?
Confused by online transaction processing (OLTP) and online analytical processing (OLAP) in the world of databases? Fear not. We have a simple explanation right here.
To understand the differences between OLTP and OLAP, we first need to understand where they fit into the world of data and databases. And the answer is “data warehousing”.
A data warehouse is a system used for reporting and data analysis. They are central repositories of data from one or more disparate sources, including relational databases.
The Star Schema
Today, reports and analytics are almost as important as core business. Reports can be built out of your live data; often this approach will do the trick for small- and medium-sized companies without lots of data. But when things get bigger – or the amount of data starts increasing dramatically – it’s time to think about separating your operational and reporting systems. Before we tackle basic data modeling, we need some background on the systems involved.
Spider Schema – a Bridge Between OLTP and OLAP?
Introduction As I mentioned in my article “OLAP for OLTP practitioners”, I am working on a project that needs to create an analytical database for on-line analytical processing (OLAP). I have mostly worked with on-line transaction processing (OLTP) with some limited reporting features. OLAP is a new area for me. In OLAP, the main focus of the database itself is simply to store data for analysis; there is limited maintenance of data.
OLAP for OLTP Practitioners
I am currently working on a project where we need to create a database that will be primarily used to store data for reporting and forecasting. In the past, I have mostly worked with databases used for typical CRUD (create, retrieve, update, and delete) operations of data with some limited reporting features. When performing CRUD operations, normalization is important; while in analytics, a de-normalized structure is generally preferred.
