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Actian Vector For Hadoop File Format Is Faster And More Efficient
  • June 5, 2020

Actian Vector for Hadoop File Format is Faster and More Efficient

In this third and last part of the series on Actian Vector in Hadoop (VectorH), we will cover how the VectorH file format supports the performance and efficiency of our data analytics platform to accelerate business insights, as well as some of the other enterprise features that can help businesses move their Hadoop applications…

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High-Performance Realtime-Analytics On Hadoop Data
  • December 27, 2017

High-Performance Realtime-Analytics on Hadoop Data

The Challenge I have spent many years working with Actian's customers on database solutions and thought it'd be useful to discuss a recent customer experience at a large media company (I will call it "XYZCo"). This experience is similar to what I continue to see with other customers and the lessons learned apply to…

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Hadoop Short Circuit Reads And Database Performance
  • August 2, 2016

Hadoop Short Circuit Reads and Database Performance

If you've been working with Hadoop then you've likely come across the concept of Short Circuit Reads (SCRs) and how they can aid performance. These days they are mostly enabled by default (although not in "vanilla" Apache or close derivatives like Amazon EMR). Actian VectorH brings high performance SQL, ACID compliance, and enterprise security…

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Performance Troubleshooting Tips For Actian Vector In Hadoop
  • June 20, 2016

Performance Troubleshooting Tips for Actian Vector in Hadoop

Actian Vector and Vector in Hadoop are powerful tools for running queries efficiently. However, most users of data analytics platforms seek to find ways to optimize performance to gain incremental query improvements. The Actian Service and Support team works with our customers to identify common areas that should be investigated when trying to improve…

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Taking Advantage Of Ordered Data
  • May 2, 2016

Taking Advantage of Ordered Data

Actian Vector and Vector in Hadoop (VectorH) have a lightweight, but very potent, feature that can give a significant performance boost when querying data that possesses some kind of ordering. This entry takes a look at this feature and describes how to use it. The feature utilises what are referred to as MinMax structures.…

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