The SQL Server Database Engine has published a SQL Server Columnstore Index FAQ wiki
The SQL Server columnstore index feature, code-named Apollo, speeds up data warehouse query processing in SQL Server code-named “Denali”, in many cases by a factor of 10 to 100. We’ll be posting answers to frequently asked questions here. For more information about columnstore indexes, please see Columnstore Indexes on MSDN.
There are 6 sections
Overview
Creating a Columnstore Index
Limitations on Creating a Columnstore Index
More Details on Columnstore Technology
Managing Columnstore Indexes
Batch Mode Processing
As additional questions arise they plan to add more content, so make sure to bookmark the page. Head over here http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/sql-server-columnstore-index-faq.aspx to get all the details
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Denis has been working with SQL Server since version 6.5. Although he worked as an ASP/JSP/ColdFusion developer before the dot com bust, he has been working exclusively as a database developer/architect since 2002. In addition to English, Denis is also fluent in Croatian and Dutch, but he can curse in many other languages and dialects (just ask the SQL optimizer) He lives in Princeton, NJ with his wife and three kids.
