Return-Path: 
 <user-return-22805-apmail-cassandra-user-archive=cassandra.apache.org@cassandra.apache.org>
X-Original-To: apmail-cassandra-user-archive@www.apache.org
Delivered-To: apmail-cassandra-user-archive@www.apache.org
Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3])
	by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1113D9BA7
	for <apmail-cassandra-user-archive@www.apache.org>;
 Thu,  8 Dec 2011 05:14:01 +0000 (UTC)
Received: (qmail 17894 invoked by uid 500); 8 Dec 2011 05:13:59 -0000
Delivered-To: apmail-cassandra-user-archive@cassandra.apache.org
Received: (qmail 17848 invoked by uid 500); 8 Dec 2011 05:13:58 -0000
Mailing-List: contact user-help@cassandra.apache.org; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
List-Help: <mailto:user-help@cassandra.apache.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:user-unsubscribe@cassandra.apache.org>
List-Post: <mailto:user@cassandra.apache.org>
List-Id: <user.cassandra.apache.org>
Reply-To: user@cassandra.apache.org
Delivered-To: mailing list user@cassandra.apache.org
Received: (qmail 17815 invoked by uid 99); 8 Dec 2011 05:13:57 -0000
Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230)
    by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:13:57 +0000
X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.6 required=5.0
	tests=FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS
X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org
Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of rajkumar.w93@gmail.com
 designates 74.125.82.44 as permitted sender)
Received: from [74.125.82.44] (HELO mail-ww0-f44.google.com) (74.125.82.44)
    by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:13:49 +0000
Received: by wgbdr13 with SMTP id dr13so2183269wgb.25
        for <user@cassandra.apache.org>; Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:13:29 -0800 (PST)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
        d=gmail.com; s=gamma;
        h=mime-version:sender:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject
         :from:to:content-type;
        bh=4vzQon6rQlkHbIeiEkb76TWVPUjrC9rY8bSBgYKYlSI=;
        b=VMDixoyHAOY2gOosgMbkl6O1HcpT6PfEoT0zVPXEl0O8OoDf36vlD/NHbz6TFT6f1R
         B48Y7W+5/n1H+La7Qlq21DTK9N4urIHff7SGQxWKlVc6trjBD0zT1xk7fpqWcvAFT8X5
         uv8Gy23+UNXblsQJxO66j+/NmmouEHh5VMMy8=
MIME-Version: 1.0
Received: by 10.227.207.206 with SMTP id fz14mr1439173wbb.7.1323321209370;
 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:13:29 -0800 (PST)
Sender: rajkumar.w93@gmail.com
Received: by 10.223.83.199 with HTTP; Wed, 7 Dec 2011 21:13:29 -0800 (PST)
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 10:43:29 +0530
X-Google-Sender-Auth: huHnbe-mux7QY8RM-KvyJ4Z5RL0
Message-ID: 
 <CANGD+irYJTsx89e2---W9hcbmhS1B10avGzkQ6fub2-qCN6+xQ@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Composite columns vs Protocol Buffers when all you need is to pack
 many things in a single column
From: Asil Klin <asdkl93@gmail.com>
To: user <user@cassandra.apache.org>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015175d094c9bb73604b38dbacb
X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org

--0015175d094c9bb73604b38dbacb
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

I know Composite columns are used for some very  useful scenarios(like to
replace super columns) which cannot be helped with anything else.
But, for situations when you just need to pack many things in a single
column efficiently and such that the retrievals are also performant, which
one should be used ?

(I need to store the serialized data as column value.)

--0015175d094c9bb73604b38dbacb
Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I know=A0Composite columns are used for some very =A0useful scenarios(like =
to replace=A0super columns) which cannot be helped with anything else.=A0<d=
iv>But, for situations when you just need to pack many things in a single c=
olumn efficiently and such that the retrievals are also performant, which o=
ne should be used ?</div>
<div><br></div><div>(I need to store the serialized data as column value.)<=
/div>

--0015175d094c9bb73604b38dbacb--