es due to heavy deserialization overhead, and inefficiencies during compactions and repairs. This ruled out the naive &quot;one column per feature&quot; approach. We needed a format that was compact, minimized the number of columns, and remained efficient and portable across different storage systems.</p>
<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="the-solution-schema-separation">The Solution: Schema Separation<a href="#the-solution-schema-separation" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to The 