Why it matters

BI costs mount. Optimization has real impact.

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The architecture

Right-size: match cluster to peak QPS.

Storage: Parquet + compression.

Partitioning + clustering.

Impala cost leversRight-size clusterpeak QPSStorage formatParquet + ZSTDQuery patternspartition + clusterReservations vs on-demand: reserve for baseline, scale for peaks
Cost optimization.
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How it works end to end

Auto-scaling: some deployments support.

Query cost tracking per team.

Result caching.