+1 for Ted´s advice. Using compression can save a lot of space in memory and disc, so it´s a good recommendation.
2013/4/3 Ted Yu <[email protected]> > You should use data block encoding (in 0.94.x releases only). It is helpful > for reads. > > You can also enable compression. > > Cheers > > > On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 6:42 AM, Prakash Kadel <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Hello, > > I have a question. > > I have a table where i store data in the column qualifiers(the values > > itself are null). > > I just have 1 column family. > > The number of columns per row is variable (1~ few thousands) > > > > Currently i don't use compression or the data_block_encoding. > > > > Should i? > > I want to have faster reads. > > > > Please suggest. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > Prakash Kadel > -- Marcos Ortiz Valmaseda, *Data-Driven Product Manager* at PDVSA *Blog*: http://dataddict.wordpress.com/ *LinkedIn: *http://www.linkedin.com/in/marcosluis2186 *Twitter*: @marcosluis2186 <http://twitter.com/marcosluis2186>
