[KUDU-1107] Write docs for schema design with Kudu

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Private Beta
• Component/s: documentation
• Target Version/s: Public beta
• Code Review: http://gerrit.sjc.cloudera.com:8080/#/c/8243/
• Assignee: Dan Burkert
• Reporter: Todd Lipcon
• Created: 03/Sep/15 12:26
• Updated: 29/Feb/16 09:40
• Resolved: 22/Sep/15 19:45

Description

Should write basic docs:

• kudu data model
• how to choose types
• how to choose/specify encodings, compression
• block size and its performance tradeoffs
• how to choose a PK
• bucketing vs range partitioning, how many tablets to have, etc.

Issue Links

• duplicates: KUDU-1152 Document flexible partitioning