Alibaba HiStore: Massive Columnar Database for Historical Data Storage and Query

Alibaba's HiStore columnar database, deployed for e‑commerce historical data, processes over 6 trillion records and 5 PB of data daily, offering high compression, low cost, linear scalability, MySQL compatibility, and superior OLAP performance for massive multi‑dimensional queries.

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Alibaba HiStore: Massive Columnar Database for Historical Data Storage and Query

Alibaba Cloud Developer

Dec 15, 2016 · Databases

How Alibaba’s HiStore Powers the World’s Largest Columnar Database

Alibaba’s HiStore column‑store database handles over 6 trillion records and 5 PB of data daily, delivering ultra‑high compression, low hardware cost, and millisecond‑level multidimensional queries for massive e‑commerce and cloud workloads.

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How Alibaba’s HiStore Powers the World’s Largest Columnar Database

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Jun 30, 2016 · Databases

HiStore Columnar Database Overview and Architecture

HiStore, an Alibaba middleware team's columnar database, offers high‑compression, low‑cost OLAP storage for massive datasets, leveraging a knowledge‑grid engine, column‑based storage, and efficient compression to achieve multi‑dimensional ad‑hoc queries with performance gains of up to tens of times over traditional row‑based systems.

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HiStore Columnar Database Overview and Architecture