Analytics Optimization with Columnstore Indexes in Microsoft SQL Server: Optimizing OLAP Workloads

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E. PollackAnalytics Optimization with Columnstore Indexes in Microsoft SQL Serverhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8048-5_4

4. Columnstore Index Architecture

Edward Pollack¹  

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Albany, NY, USA

 

A solid understanding of the architecture of columnstore indexes is necessary to make optimal use of them. Best practices, query patterns, maintenance, and troubleshooting are all based on the internal structure of columnstore indexes. This chapter will focus on these architectural components, providing the foundation for the rest of this book.

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