ColumnStore

ColumnStore is a way of organizing data in a database so that information in each column (like all customer names) is stored together, rather than row-by-row. This setup makes data retrieval faster, especially for analyzing large datasets, because it allows the system to quickly access only the relevant columns needed for a query. It also compresses data more effectively, saving storage space. ColumnStore is commonly used in analytics and data warehousing environments where quick, large-scale data analysis is essential, improving performance and efficiency over traditional row-based storage systems.