Nairobi, Kenya

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Data Warehouse Architecture & Dimensional Modeling

This comprehensive training course equips participants with the knowledge and practical skills required to design, develop, manage, and optimize data warehouses and ETL pipelines. It focuses on how or...

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3 upcoming sessions in the next 3 months

Nov 23 - Nov 27
Dec 28 - Jan 01
Jan 25 - Jan 29
Programme Overview
Training Description

Who Should Attend

  • Data Engineers
  • ETL/ELT Developers
  • Data Warehouse Developers
  • Data Architects
  • Database Administrators
  • Database Developers
  • Data Integration Specialists
  • Analytics Engineers
  • Business Intelligence Developers
  • Data Analysts
  • Data Scientists
  • Cloud Data Engineers
  • Data Platform Engineers
Session Objectives
  • Understand the fundamentals of data warehousing and ETL pipelines.
  • Design and implement efficient data pipelines for various data sources.
  • Master data modeling techniques for data warehousing.
  • Utilize industry-standard ETL tools and technologies.
  • Optimize ETL pipeline performance for large datasets.
  • Implement data quality checks and validation processes.
  • Design and build dimensional data models for BI.
  • Automate ETL workflows for efficient data loading.
  • Troubleshoot and debug ETL pipeline
  • Implement data security and access control in data warehousing.
  • Integrate data warehousing solutions with BI tools.
  • Explore advanced ETL patterns and techniques.
About the Course

This comprehensive training course equips participants with the knowledge and practical skills required to design, develop, manage, and optimize data warehouses and ETL pipelines. It focuses on how organizations can integrate data from multiple sources, transform it into reliable and consistent information, and load it into centralized data warehouse environments for reporting, business intelligence, and analytics.Participants will explore data warehouse architecture, dimensional modeling, schema design, ETL processes, data extraction, transformation and cleansing, data loading, data quality, pipeline scheduling, error handling, monitoring, and performance optimization. The course also introduces modern approaches to ETL/ELT, cloud data warehouses, data lakes, and automated data pipelines.Through practical exercises and real-world scenarios, participants will learn how to build reliable data integration workflows, troubleshoot pipeline failures, improve data quality, optimize warehouse performance, and establish scalable data platforms that support strategic decision-making.

 

Curriculum & Topics

15 Topics | 71 Sessions

  • play Workshop 1.1: Fundamentals of data warehousing and ETL.

  • play Workshop 1.2: Understanding the role of ETL pipelines in BI.

  • play Workshop 1.3: Overview of different data warehousing architectures.

  • play Workshop 1.4: Setting up a development environment.

  • play Workshop 1.5: Introduction to ETL tools.

  • play Workshop 2.1: Concepts of dimensional data modeling.

  • play Workshop 2.2: Designing star and snowflake schemas.

  • play Workshop 2.3: Implementing fact and dimension tables.

  • play Workshop 2.4: Utilizing surrogate keys and slowly changing dimensions.

  • play Workshop 2.5: Best practices for data modeling.

  • play Workshop 3.1: Designing ETL pipelines for various data sources.

  • play Workshop 3.2: Implementing data extraction, transformation, and loading.

  • play Workshop 3.3: Utilizing ETL design patterns.

  • play Workshop 3.4: Implementing data quality checks and validation.

  • play Workshop 3.5: Best practices for ETL development.

  • play Workshop 4.1: Utilizing industry-standard ETL tools (e.g., Talend, Informatica, DataStage).

  • play Workshop 4.2: Implementing data transformations using SQL and scripting.

  • play Workshop 4.3: Utilizing cloud-based ETL services (AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory).

  • play Workshop 4.4: Integrating ETL tools with databases and data lakes.

  • play Workshop 4.5: Best practices for tool selection.

  • play Workshop 5.1: Optimizing ETL pipeline performance for large datasets.

  • play Workshop 5.2: Tuning ETL processes for efficiency.

  • play Workshop 5.3: Implementing parallel processing and partitioning.

  • play Workshop 5.4: Utilizing indexing and caching strategies.

  • play Workshop 5.5: Performance monitoring and analysis.

  • play Workshop 6.1: Implementing data quality checks and validation processes.

  • play Workshop 6.2: Utilizing data profiling and cleansing techniques.

  • play Workshop 6.3: Implementing data reconciliation and auditing.

  • play Workshop 6.4: Handling data errors and exceptions.

  • play Workshop 6.5: Best practices for data quality management.

  • play Workshop 7.1: Designing dimensional data models for BI.

  • play Workshop 7.2: Implementing star and snowflake schemas for reporting.

  • play Workshop 7.3: Utilizing OLAP cubes and data aggregation.

  • play Workshop 7.4: Integrating dimensional models with BI tools.

  • play Workshop 7.5: Best practices for BI data modeling.

  • play Workshop 8.1: Automating ETL workflows for efficient data loading.

  • play Workshop 8.2: Utilizing workflow management tools (e.g., Apache Airflow, Control-M).

  • play Workshop 8.3: Implementing scheduling and dependency management.

  • play Workshop 8.4: Automating data quality checks and notifications.

  • play Workshop 8.5: Best practices for workflow automation.

  • play Workshop 9.1: Troubleshooting and debugging ETL pipeline issues.

  • play Workshop 9.2: Analyzing ETL logs and error messages.

  • play Workshop 9.3: Utilizing debugging tools and techniques.

  • play Workshop 9.4: Identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks.

  • play Workshop 9.5: Best practices for ETL troubleshooting.

  • play Workshop 10.1: Implementing data security in data warehousing.

  • play Workshop 10.2: Utilizing authentication and authorization.

  • play Workshop 10.3: Implementing data encryption and masking.

  • play Workshop 10.4: Auditing and compliance in data warehousing.

  • play Workshop 10.5: Best practices for data security.

  • play Workshop 11.1: Integrating data warehousing solutions with BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).

  • play Workshop 11.2: Utilizing data visualization and reporting techniques.

  • play Workshop 11.3: Implementing data analysis and dashboards.

  • play Workshop 11.4: Best practices for BI integration.

  • play Workshop 12.1: Implementing change data capture (CDC).

  • play Workshop 12.2: Utilizing data virtualization and data federation.

  • play Workshop 12.3: Implementing data streaming for real-time ETL.

  • play Workshop 12.4: Utilizing advanced ETL transformations.

  • play Workshop 12.5: Best practices for advanced ETL.

  • play Workshop 13.1: Deploying data warehousing solutions on cloud platforms.

  • play Workshop 13.2: Utilizing cloud-based data warehousing services (e.g., Redshift, BigQuery).

  • play Workshop 13.3: Implementing cloud-based ETL pipelines.

  • play Workshop 13.4: Best practices for cloud data warehousing.

  • play Workshop 14.1: Implementing data governance policies in data warehousing.

  • play Workshop 14.2: Utilizing metadata management tools.

  • play Workshop 14.3: Implementing data lineage and data dictionary.

  • play Workshop 14.4: Best practices for data governance.

  • play Workshop 15.1: Emerging trends in data warehousing and ETL.

  • play Workshop 15.2: Utilizing AI and machine learning in ETL processes.

  • play Workshop 15.3: Implementing data mesh architectures.

  • play Workshop 15.4: Best practices for future data warehousing.

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