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SQL Server Columnstore Index and PostgreSQL Columnstore

Feature compatibility Amazon SCT / Amazon DMS automation level Amazon SCT action code index Key differences

No feature compatibility

No automation

N/A

Aurora PostgreSQL offers no comparable feature.

SQL Server Usage

SQL Server provides columnstore indexes that use column-based data storage to compress data and improve query performance in data warehouses. Columnstore indexes are the preferred data storage format for data warehousing and analytic workloads. As a best practice, use Columnstore indexes with fact tables and large dimension workloads.

Examples

The following example creates

CREATE TABLE products(ID [int] NOT NULL, OrderDate [int] NOT NULL, ShipDate [int] NOT NULL);
GO

CREATE CLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE INDEX cci_T1 ON products;
GO

For more information, see Columnstore indexes: Overview in the SQL Server documentation.

PostgreSQL Usage

Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition (Aurora PostgreSQL) doesn’t currently provide a directly comparable alternative for SQL Server columnstore index.