Best Practices in the Use of Columnar Databases

How to select the workloads for columnar databases based on the benefits provided

This paper focuses on conveying an understanding of columnar databases and their proper utilization within the enterprise. Where it makes a difference, emphasis is given to the implementation of columnar by Calpont’s column analytic database, Calpont InfiniDB®. This paper also reveals how you can use columnar databases to:

  • Save money on storage
  • Speed up important input/output bound queries and scan operations
  • Scale beyond cubes
  • Execute real-time analytics of Big Data
  • Efficiently execute column selective queries
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