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0 pointsjanwas3y ago0 comments

I don't know about "most", but here is a list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_column-oriented_DBMSes

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No, this is a list of columnar database systems - gp was saying the index, which is often (but not always) stored separately from the main db records.

janwasOP3y ago

Ah, indeed, my mistake. FWIW I've observed increasing numbers of papers over the past couple of years mentioning entirely columnar databases.

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ComputerGuru3y ago

No, this is a list of columnar database systems - gp was saying the index, which is often (but not always) stored separately from the main db records.

janwasOP3y ago

Ah, indeed, my mistake. FWIW I've observed increasing numbers of papers over the past couple of years mentioning entirely columnar databases.

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