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MicroStrategy Architect: Build Rock-Solid Schemas for Enterprise BI

Learn to design schemas, define facts & attributes and build BI projects in MicroStrategy Workstation & Developer

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What our students say:

Great introduction into MicroStrategy Schema Development!
– Vera

Perfect overview for aspiring MicroStrategy Architects! Valuable course. Great Instructor!
– Anthony

Everything you need to know about MSTR Schemas is in this course and Florian knows his stuff.
– Marc

Design Enterprise-Grade BI Architectures

Learn how to design scalable, performant MicroStrategy architectures — from schema design and metadata modeling to multi-project environments.

Think Like a BI Architect (Not Just a Developer)

Understand why architectural decisions matter: governance, security, performance, and long-term maintainability.

Apply Real-World Best Practices

Based on real enterprise BI scenarios, this course teaches proven patterns used in professional MicroStrategy Architect roles.

  • Understand the role of the schema in MicroStrategy and why it is the foundation of every BI project.

  • Design and manage facts, attributes, hierarchies, and transformations to create a coherent semantic layer.

  • Configure and validate projects in MicroStrategy Workstation and Developer, including warehouse table registration.

  • Build a complete Sales Analytics project to simulate real-world business challenges and deliver trusted insights.

What you will learn:

Understand the core building blocks of MicroStrategy: projects, metadata, schemas, and how everything fits together in an enterprise BI landscape.

Learn how to design robust logical models, map them to physical schemas, and avoid common modeling mistakes that impact performance and flexibility.

Deep dive into facts, dimensions, hierarchies, attributes, and relationships — and how architectural decisions affect analytics at scale.

Apply everything you’ve learned to realistic enterprise use cases — including common pitfalls and proven architectural patterns.

About your instructor:

Hi, I’m Dr. Florian Detzel — BI architect, reporting pro, data governance expert, and Udemy instructor. I hold a PhD in Information Systems and bring teaching skills and practical industry experience into my courses.
I specialize in Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Process Mining, and data governance with Purview.
My goal is to teach modern analytics in a clear, practical, and accessible way.

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