Data Models

HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric Database can be used as both a document database and a column-oriented database. As a document database, JSON documents are stored in HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric Database JSON table. As a column-oriented database, binary files are in stored HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric Database binary tables.

HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric Database as a Document Database

JSON documents are stored in HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric Database JSON tables. When you create a table in a volume, the table type is specified as JSON. Only JSON-like documents can be stored in JSON tables. Typically, tables of the same type (in this case, JSON) are created in their own volume.

Each document is stored in a table row and indexed by the "_id" field.

HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric Database as a Column-Oriented Database

Data is stored as a collection of key-value pairs where the key serves as a unique identifier. Typically, tables of the same type (in this case, binary) are created in their own volume.