Why web developers should care about analytical databases

You often start your web application with an OLTP database like Postgres, but should you crunch your analytics there? In this video, ‪@mehdio‬ explains what OLAP databases are, when to use them, and how to leverage the native integration of MotherDuck directly in a Vercel dashboard-type application.

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00:00 Intro
00:58 What are analytical DBs (OLAP)
01:51 When to use them
03:34 How to move data from OLTP to OLAP
05:45 Using an OLAP (MotherDuck) directly in Vercel
08:22 Outro

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