{"id":7206,"date":"2026-05-11T11:51:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/understandingdata.eu\/?p=7206"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:20:08","slug":"how-a-breakfast-session-became-the-perfect-lesson-in-snapshots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/understandingdata.eu\/nl\/blog\/how-a-breakfast-session-became-the-perfect-lesson-in-snapshots\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoe een ontbijtsessie een perfecte les in snapshots werd"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7206\" class=\"elementor elementor-7206\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b20a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"98b20a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391b2655 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"391b2655\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-142130df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"142130df\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ed657d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69ed657d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How a Breakfast Session Became the Perfect Lesson in Snapshots<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd94db2 elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--link-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"bd94db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaure Spruyt\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4ee367 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c4ee367\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee83b98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ee83b98\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763efb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"763efb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Last week, we hosted a <a href=\"https:\/\/understandingdata.eu\/breakfast_sessions\/\">breakfast session<\/a> at Understanding Data. And as you would expect, there were pastries on the table. Lots of pastries. During the session, we took a few pictures of the table. At first glance, they are just nice atmosphere shots. But in reality, those photos perfectly illustrate what a snapshot is in the world of data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd127d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6dd127d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/understandingdata.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/snapshots2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7221\" alt=\"Snapshots\" srcset=\"https:\/\/understandingdata.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/snapshots2.png 1000w, https:\/\/understandingdata.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/snapshots2-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/understandingdata.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/snapshots2-768x230.png 768w, https:\/\/understandingdata.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/snapshots2-18x5.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f198574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f198574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a snapshot?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f54ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f54ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A snapshot is a capture of data at a specific moment in time.<\/p><p>Just like a photo shows how many pastries were on the table at 8:30 AM, a snapshot preserves what a dataset looked like at a certain point in time. It sounds simple, but it is incredibly valuable. Without snapshots, you only see the current situation, not how you got there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3dfa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f3dfa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why snapshots matter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51304c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51304c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Imagine we had only taken the last photo. We would know that six pastries were left, but we would have no idea:<\/p><ul><li>how many there were originally<\/li><li>when the biggest \u201cdrop\u201d happened<\/li><li>which pastries were the most popular<\/li><li>how quickly everything disappeared<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc8e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bcc8e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7357b93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7357b93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Snapshots allow us to analyze evolution instead of only looking at static states.<\/p><p>Of course, the more snapshots you take, the more detail you capture. With just three photos, we can see the general flow of the breakfast session. If we had taken a picture every minute, we could have analyzed exactly when the raisin pastries disappeared and which pastries were the clear favorites.<\/p><p>Data works the same way. More snapshots provide deeper historical insight, but they also require more storage and processing power. The right frequency therefore depends on what you want to analyze.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-992e97a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"992e97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3846b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3846b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The power of time in data<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9e01f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b9e01f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many systems constantly overwrite data.<br \/>A customer changes address? The old address disappears.<br \/>A product price increases? The previous price is replaced.<\/p><p>For operational processes, that is often perfectly fine. But for analytics, you lose important context. Snapshots solve this problem by regularly preserving the state of the data.<\/p><p>Time is often the missing dimension in reporting. A snapshot adds that dimension. Suddenly, you can answer questions like:<\/p><ul><li>What did this situation look like last month?<\/li><li>When did this trend begin?<\/li><li>What changed right before the issue occurred?<\/li><li>Which evolution do we see over time?<\/li><\/ul><p>Time becomes a fully-fledged dimension in your data, which is essential for reliable reporting and analysis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d294f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d294f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fdd67b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fdd67b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What happens behind the scenes?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d3a85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4d3a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So far, we have explained snapshots using photos. But how does this actually work in a data system?\u00a0In data warehousing, we use the concept of Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD): techniques for handling changes in data over time.<\/p><p>In practice, there are two common approaches:<\/p><p><strong>SCD Type 1 (overwriting)<\/strong><\/p><p>The simplest approach is to simply overwrite the data. The newest value replaces the old one.<\/p><p>In our metaphor: you only look at the table as it is right now. You see what is left, but not what was there before.<\/p><p>This approach is suitable for operational systems where only the current state matters.<\/p><p><strong>SCD Type 2 (preserving history)<\/strong><\/p><p>Another option is to keep track of every change. Instead of overwriting the existing data, you add a new version.<\/p><p>The old value is closed with an end date, and a new record is created with a start date. This makes it possible to reconstruct the full evolution of the data and see exactly what something looked like at a specific point in time.<\/p><p>In our metaphor: you keep every photo you take, so you can later see how the table evolved over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e48449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e48449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657f76d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"657f76d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc3fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bc3fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Snapshots may seem simple, but they are often the foundation of reliable analytics, trend detection, and historical insight.<\/p><p>And sometimes, that insight simply starts with a table full of pastries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9845504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9845504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;ordered_list&quot;,{&quot;order&quot;:1,&quot;listStyle&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;list_item&quot;,{}]\">Curious how snapshots can strengthen your reporting or data platform?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/understandingdata.eu\/contact-data-experts\/\">Contact us now.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d54c88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73d54c88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cdca50a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3cdca50a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc60091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dc60091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to Design Your Data Future?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13154e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"13154e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423fdf60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"423fdf60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let's Create Your Strategic Roadmap<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1a8d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5d1a8d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a11d243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a11d243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you want to make better use of your data and information? 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