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by Jweb_Guru 3698 days ago
VoltDB isn't a column store. It's designed for serializable OLTP workloads with really fast index updates, neither of which characterize column stores. You may be thinking of one of Stonebraker's other projects, Vertica.
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SEJeff 3697 days ago
Gah, you nailed it. Sorry about that. Right guy, wrong db project that starts with a V.
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