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9. More Than Tables

Davide Mauri1 , Silvano Coriani2, Anna Hoffman3, Sanjay Mishra1 and Jovan Popovic4
(1)
Redmond, WA, USA
(2)
Legnano, Milano, Italy
(3)
Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
(4)
Belgrade, Serbia
 
In the previous chapter, we learned about the Hobits (HoBT, Heap or B-Tree) – classic tables and indexes that are the most common objects in relational databases. In this chapter, you will learn about some special types of tables and indexes that can help you to build better designs for certain scenarios. Objects that will be explained in this chapter are:

  • Columnstore structures ...

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