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in-memory analytics
In-memory analytics queries data residing in a computer’s random access memory (RAM) rather than data stored on physical disks. More
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"In-memory analytics is an important element in a broader trend toward making BI more central to how databases are designed, implemented and used." -- Boris Evelson
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Test Yourself
________ is the transformation of a string of characters into a shorter fixed-length value that represents the original string.
a. truncating
b. hashing
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