One column within a Pinot table can be configured to have a sorted index. Internally, it uses run-length encoding to capture the start and end location pointers for a given column value.

Particularly in the case of SQL Server, introducing vector columns may require schema evolution, which can be disruptive. Of course Azure Cosmos DB is schema-free, meaning that while there is schema, ...

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You can see database usage patterns over time on SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Azure Synapse Analytics, within or outside of elastic pools. If you’re using one of the ...

In the next two columns, I’ll provide an overview of addi­tional security features provided by Azure Defender plans. Let’s discuss the Advanced Data Security set of features designed to assess, detect ...

First introduced in SQL Server 2012, columnstore indexes can give you major performance gains -- provided you have the right workloads. Here's how columnstore indexes work and what types of data ...

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