# Columnar Databases: Architecture and Analytical Query Performance

DevFeed: [Columnar Databases: Architecture and Analytical Query Performance](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-are-columnar-databases-here-are-35-examples-18754.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.tinybird.co/blog/what-is-a-columnar-database>)

Author: Cameron Archer

Published: 2023-11-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Tinybird](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tinybird.md>)

Topics: [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>)

Tags: [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [the-data-base](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/the-data-base.md>)

## AI overview

An introduction to columnar database architecture and its relationship to analytical query performance, including a stated claim that analytical queries can run 100x faster.

## Source excerpt

What is a columnar database and why does it matter? Understanding the architecture explains why analytical queries run 100x faster.