diff --git a/_partials/_hypercore-intro.md b/_partials/_hypercore-intro.md
index 86a986dd26..b8cacb30b6 100644
--- a/_partials/_hypercore-intro.md
+++ b/_partials/_hypercore-intro.md
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ $HYPERCORE_CAP’s hybrid approach combines the benefits of row-oriented and col
 
 ![Hypercore workflow](https://assets.timescale.com/docs/images/hypercore-overview.png)
 
+For an in-depth explanation of how $HYPERTABLEs and $HYPERCORE work, see the [Data model][data-model].
+
+
 [chunk-skipping]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/hypertables/improve-query-performance/
+[data-model]: /about/:currentVersion:/whitepaper/#data-model
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diff --git a/use-timescale/hypercore/real-time-analytics-in-hypercore.md b/use-timescale/hypercore/real-time-analytics-in-hypercore.md
index 06806118ba..ea22a0da2d 100644
--- a/use-timescale/hypercore/real-time-analytics-in-hypercore.md
+++ b/use-timescale/hypercore/real-time-analytics-in-hypercore.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import HypercoreIntroShort from "versionContent/_partials/_hypercore-intro-short
 
 <HCConversionOverview />
 
+For an in-depth explanation of how $HYPERTABLEs and $HYPERCORE work, see the [Data model][data-model].
+
 This page shows you how to get the best results when you set a policy to automatically convert $CHUNKs in a $HYPERTABLE 
 from the $ROWSTORE to the $COLUMNSTORE.
 
@@ -78,3 +80,4 @@ repeated values, [XOR-based][xor] and [dictionary compression][dictionary] is us
 [insert]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/write-data/insert/
 [modify-data-in-hypercore]: /use-timescale/:currentVersion:/hypercore/modify-data-in-hypercore/
 [cardinality-blog]: https://www.timescale.com/blog/what-is-high-cardinality
+[data-model]: /about/:currentVersion:/whitepaper/#data-model
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