A Definitive Guide to Choosing a Column-Based Architecture

Learn what experts say about the performance you can expect and the criteria you should consider when employing a column-based data warehouse:
• Why traditional row-oriented databases that excel at OLTP can’t measure up when it comes to OLAP,
• How column-based technology is optimized for fast reporting and decision support and
• What you should know about evaluating a column-based solution.
Introduced by Claudia Imhoff, “A Definitive Guide to Choosing a Column-based Architecture” features Sybase CTO Irfan Khan, who applies his technical perspective to an evaluation of the critical attributes that should be part of any database selection process.