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Star schemas and snowflake schemas are the two predominant types of data warehouse schemas. A data warehouse schema refers to the shape your data takes - how you structure your tables and their mutual relationships within a database or data warehouse. Since the primary purpose of a data warehouse (and other Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) databases) is to provide a centralized view of all the enterprise data for analytics, data warehouse schemas help us achieve superior analytic results.

The Extract, Transform, and Load process (ETL for short) is a set of procedures in the data pipeline. It collects raw data from its sources (extracts), cleans and aggregates data (transforms) and saves the data to a database or data warehouse (loads), where it is ready to be analyzed. A well-engineered ETL process provides true business value and benefits such as: Novel business insights. The entire ETL process brings structure to your company’s information.

Charting libraries are in great demand, and their creation and use are becoming increasingly popular in languages such as JavaScript. As evidence, several JavaScript charting libraries are available, both commercial and open-source, with a wide range of functionalities to meet the demands of users. But how can a developer make an informed decision and choose the best JavaScript charting library? It's a difficult question, but we're here to assist!

Whether you are trying to establish a new niche, carve out a bigger share of a mature and competitive market, or increase the value of your existing products or services, data can be used to gain a competitive advantage and increase your revenue. In this article, we will establish what data monetization is, how it translates to business use cases, showcase how it impacts business performance, and offer guidance on how to start monetizing data today.

Keeping track of your sales team’s numbers and metrics can be tedious and time-consuming. If you’re a small team with limited resources or just looking for more flexibility in your data management, Google Sheets can be a great place to host your sales data. Spreadsheets are customizable, scalable, and easily accessible.

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Today, we’re excited to announce that DataFlow Functions (DFF), a feature within Cloudera DataFlow for the Public Cloud, is now generally available for AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. DFF provides an efficient, cost optimized, scalable way to run NiFi flows in a completely serverless fashion. This is the first complete no-code, no-ops development experience for functions, allowing users to save time and resources.