In This Guide
Welcome to the Actian Analytics Database – Vector (hereafter Vector) Deployment Guide.
Vector is a relational database that transparently utilizes performance features in CPUs to perform extremely fast reporting and data analysis to enable users to take action on Big Data. This document contains practical information, guidelines and best practices to get the most out of Vector. You should read this document when you plan to deploy Vector.
The Deployment Guide covers the following topics:
• System sizing: how to choose the right hardware configuration for Vector.
• Database configuration: considerations around database settings.
• Schema design: best practices for database table design and index strategy.
• Data loading: how to most efficiently load and manage your data in Vector.
• High availability: how to minimize downtime for Vector.