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Column Family Store Tradeoffs

Column-Family Store Tradeoffs

Feb 10, 20261 min read

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Column-Family Store Tradeoffs

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Excellent write throughput and horizontal scale, but poor for ad-hoc queries, joins, or transactions. Data modeling is query-driven (must know access patterns upfront). Operational complexity is high.

Key Properties

  • Excellent Write Throughput
  • Poor for Ad-Hoc Queries
  • Query-Driven Data Modeling
  • High Operational Complexity

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