
What Is a Data Warehouse
Last Updated on July 26, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Giorgos Myrianthous
Originally published on Towards AI.
Understanding the concept of data warehouses and how they differ from data lakes and databases
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Data and analytics have become quite crucial for businesses as they enable people across the organization to make more informed decisions and monitor business performance.
Today, we will be discussing data warehouses which are essentially the main store of information that enables access to this data. Additionally, we will also discuss the bigger picture in the context of data storage and management, and see how Data Warehouses work and interact with Data Lakes and Databases.
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