Very helpful, thank you. Sheng
2011/7/19 Zhoushuaifeng <[email protected]> > Hi, > By my understanding, it's according the data size and access pattern. If > the data size in the two families are significantly different it's better to > use different tables. > Multiple families with few data will increase store count and increase > system resource spending. > So I think it's better to use multiple tables according your case. > > Zhou Shuaifeng(Frank) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sheng Chen [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 11:40 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Multiple column families or multiple tables? > > I have a few (about 10) groups of columns with similar keys. Each group has > a different access pattern. For most keys, there is only one group that has > a value. > Since 'HBase currently does not do well with anything about two or three > column families', does it mean that it is a better idea to use different > tables instead of different column families? > > Thanks. > > Sheng >
