Druid Features
Database Features (7)
Storage
Availability
Stability
Scalability
Security
Data Manipulation
Query Language
Database (3)
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Real-Time Data Collection
Collects, stores, and organizes massive, unstructured data in real time
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Data Distribution
Facilitates the disseminating of collected big data throughout parallel computing clusters
Data Lake
Creates a repository to collect and store raw data from sensors, devices, machines, files, etc.
Integrations (2)
Hadoop Integration
Aligns processing and distribution workflows on top of Apache Hadoop
Spark Integration
Aligns processing and distribution workflows on top of Apache Hadoop
Platform (3)
Machine Scaling
Facilitates solution to run on and scale to a large number of machines and systems
Data Preparation
Curates collected data for big data analytics solutions to analyze, manipulate, and model
Spark Integration
Aligns processing and distribution workflows on top of Apache Hadoop
Processing (2)
Cloud Processing
Moves big data collection and processing to the cloud
Workload Processing
Processes batch, real-time, and streaming data workloads in singular, multi-tenant, or cloud systems
Data Management (10)
Data Integration
Consolidates, Cleanses and Normalizes data from multiple disparate sources.
Data Compression
Helps save storage capacity and improves query performance.
Data Quality
Eliminates data inconsistency and duplications ensuring data integrity.
Built-In Data Analytics
SQL based analytics functions like Time series, pattern matching, geospatial analytics etc.
In-Database Machine Learning
Provides built in capabilities like machine learning algorithms, data preparation functions, model evaluation and management etc.
Data Lake Analytics
Allows data querying across data formats like parquet, ORC, JSON etc and analyze complex data types on HDFS
ETL - Extract Transfer Load
Process of extracting and moving data from multiple sources to a single and unified database
Data Capture and Transfer
Import, collect, and capture data from multiple sources
Real-Time Analytics
Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time
Reporting/Analytics
View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data
Integration (3)
AI/ ML Integration
Integrates with data science workflows, Machine Learning and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
BI Tool Integration
Integrates with BI Tools to transform data into Actionable Insights.
Data lake Integration
Provides speed in data processing and capturing unstructured, semi-structured and streaming data.
Deployment (2)
On-Premise
Provides On-Premise deployment options.
Cloud
Provides Cloud deployment options (private or public cloud, hybrid cloud).
Performance (6)
Scalability
Manages huge volumes of data, upscale or downscale as per demand.
Disaster Recovery
Provides data recovery functionality to protect and restore data in a database.
Data Concurrency
Allows multi-version concurrency control.
Workload Management
Handles workloads, from single machines to data warehouses or web services with many concurrent users.
Advanced Indexing
Allows users to quickly retrieve data through various types of indexing like B-tree, hash table etc.
Query Optimizer
Helps interpret SQL queries and determine the fastest method of execution.
Support (4)
Text Search
Provides support for international character sets and full text search.
Data Types
Supports multiple data types like primitive, structured, document etc.
Languages
Supports multiple procedural programming languages like PL/PGSQL, Perl, Python etc.
Operating Systems
Available on multiple operating systems like Linux, Windows, MacOS etc.
Security (10)
Database Locking
Prevents other users and applications from accessing data while it is being updated to avoid data loss or update.
Access Control
Allows permissions to be granted or revoked in the database, schema or table levels.
Encryption
Built-in native encryption with enterprise key management.
Authentication
Provides multi-factor authentication with certificates.
Data Governance
Policies, procedures and standards to manage and access data.
Data Security
Restricts data access at a cell level, mask or hide parts of cells, and encrypt data at rest and in motion
Role-Based Authorization
Provides predefined system roles, privileges, and user-defined roles to users.
Authentication
Allows integration with external security mechanisms like Kerberos, LDAP authentication etc.
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Audit Logs
Provides an audit log to track access and operations performed on databases for regulatory compliance.
Encryption
Provides encryption capability for all the data at rest using encryption keys.
Management (4)
Data Schema
Data is organized as a set of tables with columns and rows like a table structure.
Query Language
Allows users to create, update and retrieve data in a database.
ACID - Complaint
Adheres to ACID (atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability), a set of database transaction properties.
Data Replication
Provides log-based or/and trigger-based replication.
Storage (2)
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Data Model
Stores data tables as columns.
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Data Types
Supports multiple data types like lists, sets, hashes (similar to map), sorted sets etc.
Availability (3)
Auto Sharding
Implements auto horizontal data partitioning that allows storing data on more than one node to scale out.
Auto Recovery
Restores a database to a correct (consistent) state in the event of a failure.
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Data Replication
Copy data across multiple servers through master-slave, peer-to-peer replication architecture etc.
Performance (1)
Integrated Cache
Stores frequently-used data in system memory quickly.
Support (2)
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Multi-Model
Provides support to store, index and query data in more than one format.
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Operating Systems
Available on multiple operating systems like Linux, Windows, MacOS etc.
Query latency (2)
Lower query latency
Aids in faster processing of query to obtain results.
Continuous queries
Enables faster queries and search engine-like workloads.
Data latency (2)
Lower data latency
Enables the user to track the time taken for data to be generated and available for processing
Data pipeline performance
Aids in monitoring and reporting data pipeline performance.
Connectors (2)
Faster ingestion
Manages in building pipelines between two protocols.
Built-in connectors
Allows continuous data ingestion directly from the data source.
Scale (2)
Linearly scalable database
Aids the database in scaling horizontally and vertically in petabytes.
Storage management
Helps store the data in fixed size segments called vectors for better management.
Architecture (2)
Data security
Enables ingesting data efficiently and securely.
Lockless architecture
Allows concurrent access to data without the use of any table locks.
Generative AI (3)
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Generative AI
Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.
Additional Functionality (27)
Parallel Processing
Running multiple processors to handle separate parts of an overall task and manage complex tasks/computations.
Ad hoc Analysis
Multiple Data Sources
Allows users to manage data from a number of sources
API
Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases
In-Database Processing
Blending and analysis of large data sets without moving data out of a database.
Monitoring
Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user
Real-Time Reporting
Active reporting of data and metrics
Data Synchronization
Synchronizing data between two or more devices/systems and automatically updating changes to maintain consistency
Real-Time Monitoring
Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks
Data Connectors
Connect to big data sources
Performance Metrics
A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.
Ad hoc Reporting
Generate one-off reports that meet information requirements
Alerts/Notifications
Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges
Access Controls/Permissions
Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems
Drag & Drop
Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components
Data Visualization
Graphical representation of data
Data Import/Export
Import and export data to and from software applications
Match & Merge
Looking at data from different sources and finding possible duplicates, or identical matches
Data Transformation
Translate EDI formats into data suitable for use with company applications.
Secure Data Storage
Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches
Data Extraction
Automatically retrieve and pull information from documents, websites, images, data sets, and other sources
AI Copilot
A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users
Customizable Reports
Alter the layout and content of reports
Activity Dashboard
Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities
Data Migration
Move from one database to another, or upgrade the version of database software being used
In-Memory Processing
Data Mapping
Track the management and flow of data throughout the organization
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