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ColumnStore Index
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A brief overview of Columnstore index and its usage with an example
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Columnstore Index Changes in SQL Server 2014
SQL Server 2012 introduced columnstore indexes, which can immensely improve the performance of OLAP queries. How were they updated and improved in SQL Server 2014?
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