Alex Merced • 2/19/2026

Data Modeling for Analytics: Optimize for Queries, Not Transactions

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This article details the fundamental differences between OLTP (transactional) and OLAP (analytical) data models. It explains why normalized transactional models slow down analytics queries and provides strategies for designing analytical models optimized for read performance, including denormalization, pre-aggregation, and columnar storage.

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