Columnar storage isn't a columnar database. What Columnar mode brings to Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch Labs
Columnar storage isn't a columnar database. What Columnar mode brings to Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch has stored data in columns since 2013, but adding full columnar database capabilities required a new mode.
Elasticsearch as one platform: What a second data system really costs
Elasticsearch Labs
Elasticsearch as one platform: What a second data system really costs
Running search, analytics, metrics, logs, and vector retrieval in five systems costs more than five licenses. Here's what one platform looks like in practice.
Why Elasticsearch is becoming a columnar database
Elasticsearch Labs
Why Elasticsearch is becoming a columnar database
Elasticsearch is becoming a first-class columnar database. Columnar Mode ships in 9.5, storing data once alongside the existing modes and cutting storage footprints while speeding up analytical queries.
Bringing it together: How we rebuilt Elasticsearch as a columnar metrics engine; 6.6x less storage, 160x faster queries
Elasticsearch Labs
Bringing it together: How we rebuilt Elasticsearch as a columnar metrics engine; 6.6x less storage, 160x faster queries
Elasticsearch metrics in version 9.4 run on a fully columnar engine: 6.6x less storage, 160x faster queries, native PromQL and OTel support.