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What is an "Analytics" Database?

Apr 09, 2025

For a lot of companies, their primary source of data comes from a single in-house application.

And as data teams, that often means working with its back-end database. 

 

But when it comes to analytics, should you just use that same database server to build your data warehouse?

This is a scenario that has come up a handful of times with potential clients & students of mine. 

 

So in this video is talk about the differences between an Application Database and an Analytics Database.

We'll cover some of the trade-offs and things to consider as you build your analytics pipelines.

 

Key Topics We'll Cover: 

  1. How to define an "application" vs "analytics" database
  2. What are examples of each?
  3. Things to consider when choosing between the two

 

Enjoy!

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