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Quick Tip: Determining Database “Cell” Count

James Knicely, Vertica Field Chief Technologist
July 14, 2021

The Vertica system tables LICENSE_AUDITS and USER_AUDITS include a mysterious column called CELL_COUNT. What exactly is the Cell Count? It's simply a calculation that looks like this: DATABASE CELL_COUNT = (Table_1 Column Count * Table_1 Row Count) + (Table_2 Column Count * Table_2 Row Count) + … + (Table_n Column Count * Table_n Row Count)...

Classified: FAQs on Access Policies

Sarah Lemaire, Manager, Vertica Documentation
May 2, 2016

In Vertica 7.2.2 we?ve added more security features, including a row-level access policy option. Combined with our previously existing column access policy, Vertica verifies that your data is more secure than ever.