1) A few minor edits to the paper

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@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ In many ways, Druid shares similarities with other interactive query systems
stores such as BigTable \cite{chang2008bigtable}, Dynamo \cite{decandia2007dynamo}, and Cassandra \cite{lakshman2010cassandra}. Unlike stores such as BigTable \cite{chang2008bigtable}, Dynamo \cite{decandia2007dynamo}, and Cassandra \cite{lakshman2010cassandra}. Unlike
most traditional data stores, Druid operates mainly on read-only data most traditional data stores, Druid operates mainly on read-only data
and has limited functionality for writes. The system is highly optimized and has limited functionality for writes. The system is highly optimized
for large-scale transactional data aggregation and arbitrarily deep data exploration. Druid is highly configurable for large-scale event data aggregation and arbitrarily deep data exploration. Druid is highly configurable
and allows users to adjust levels of fault tolerance and and allows users to adjust levels of fault tolerance and
performance. performance.
Druid builds on the ideas of other distributed data stores, real-time Druid builds on the ideas of other distributed data stores, real-time
computation engines, and search engine indexing algorithms. In this computation engines, and search engine indexing algorithms. In this
paper, we make the following contributions to academia: paper, we make the following contributions.
\begin{itemize} \begin{itemize}
\item We outline Druids real-time ingestion and query capabilities \item We outline Druids real-time ingestion and query capabilities
and explain how we can explore events within milliseconds of their and explain how we can explore events within milliseconds of their
@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ a Druid segment, consider the data set shown in Table~\ref{tab:sample_data}.
A segment is composed of multiple binary files, each representing a A segment is composed of multiple binary files, each representing a
column of a data set. The data set in Table~\ref{tab:sample_data} consists of 8 distinct column of a data set. The data set in Table~\ref{tab:sample_data} consists of 8 distinct
columns, one of which is the timestamp column. Druid always requires a columns, one of which is the timestamp column. Druid always requires a
timestamp column because it (currently) only operates with event-based timestamp column as a method of simplifying data distribution, data retention policies and
data. Segments always represent some time interval and each column first-level query pruning. Segments always represent some time interval and each column
file contains the specific values for that column over the time contains the specific values for that column over the time
interval. Since segments always contain data for a time range, it is interval. Since segments always contain data for a time range, it is
logical that Druid partitions data into smaller chunks based on the logical that Druid partitions data into smaller chunks based on the
timestamp value. In other words, segments can be thought of as blocks timestamp value. In other words, segments can be thought of as blocks
@ -371,11 +371,11 @@ in Figure~\ref{fig:data-ingestion}.
The purpose of the message bus in Figure~\ref{fig:data-ingestion} is to act as a buffer for The purpose of the message bus in Figure~\ref{fig:data-ingestion} is to act as a buffer for
incoming events. The message bus can maintain offsets indicating the incoming events. The message bus can maintain offsets indicating the
position in an event stream that a real-time node has read up to and position in an event stream that a real-time node has read up to and
real-time nodes can update these offsets periodically. The message bus also acts as a backup storage for recent events. real-time nodes can update these offsets periodically. The message bus also acts as backup storage for recent events.
Real-time nodes ingest data by reading events from the message bus. The time from event creation to message bus storage to Real-time nodes ingest data by reading events from the message bus. The time from event creation to message bus storage to
event consumption is on the order of hundreds of milliseconds. event consumption is on the order of hundreds of milliseconds.
Real-time nodes maintain an in-memory index for all incoming Real-time nodes maintain an in-memory index buffer for all incoming
events. These indexes are incrementally populated as new events appear on the message bus. The indexes are also directly queryable. events. These indexes are incrementally populated as new events appear on the message bus. The indexes are also directly queryable.
Real-time nodes persist their indexes to disk either periodically or after some maximum row limit is Real-time nodes persist their indexes to disk either periodically or after some maximum row limit is
reached. After each persist, a real-time node updates the message bus reached. After each persist, a real-time node updates the message bus
@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ partitions across nodes. Each node announces the real-time segment it
is serving and each real-time segment has a partition number. Data is serving and each real-time segment has a partition number. Data
from individual nodes will be merged at the Broker level. To our from individual nodes will be merged at the Broker level. To our
knowledge, the largest production level real-time Druid cluster is knowledge, the largest production level real-time Druid cluster is
consuming approximately 2 TB of raw data per hour. consuming approximately 500MB/s (150,000 events/s or 2 TB/hour of raw data).
\subsection{Broker Nodes} \subsection{Broker Nodes}
Broker nodes act as query routers to other queryable nodes such as Broker nodes act as query routers to other queryable nodes such as