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Star vs Snowflake Schema: When to Use Each for Analytics
The difference between star and snowflake schemas is smaller than the debate suggests. Star schemas denormalize dimensions into flat tables for simpler queries, while snowflake schemas normalize them into sub-tables for storage efficiency. For modern cloud warehouses, star schemas are almost always the better default due to faster query performance and simpler maintenance.
Meridian48 take
The article correctly cuts through the hype, but the choice ultimately depends on specific storage costs and query patterns, not just warehouse type.
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