Columnar Storage and Analytics Databases
Columnar Storage and Analytics Databases Columnar storage stores data by column, not by row. In analytics work, you often read many rows but only a few columns. By organizing data column by column, a database can read just the needed parts, skip the rest, and move less data. This makes queries faster and uses resources more efficiently. The idea fits how people ask questions like “What are the sales by month and by region?” ...