When should you use a STAR and when a SNOW-FLAKE schema?

Answer Posted / shivaleela

STAR SCHEMA:-if PERFORMANCE is the priority than go for
star schema,since here dimension tables are DE-NORMALIZED

SNOW-FLAKE SCHEMA:-if MEMORY SPACE is the priority than go
for snoflake schema,since here dimension tables are
NORMALIZED

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