Apache Parquet Features

Stores data tables as columns.

Supports multiple data types like lists, sets, hashes (similar to map), sorted sets etc.

Implements auto horizontal data partitioning that allows storing data on more than one node to scale out.

Restores a database to a correct (consistent) state in the event of a failure.

Copy data across multiple servers through master-slave, peer-to-peer replication architecture etc.

Stores frequently-used data in system memory quickly.

Provides predefined system roles, privileges, and user-defined roles to users.

Allows integration with external security mechanisms like Kerberos, LDAP authentication etc.

Provides an audit log to track access and operations performed on databases for regulatory compliance.

Provides encryption capability for all the data at rest using encryption keys.

Provides support to store, index and query data in more than one format.

Available on multiple operating systems like Linux, Windows, MacOS etc.