This document discusses Apache Kudu, an open source column-oriented storage system that provides fast analytics on fast data. It describes Kudu's design goals of high throughput for large scans, low latency for short accesses, and database-like semantics. The document outlines Kudu's architecture, including its use of columnar storage, replication for fault tolerance, and integrations with Spark, Impala and other frameworks. It provides examples of using Kudu for IoT and real-time analytics use cases. Performance comparisons show Kudu outperforming other NoSQL systems on analytics and operational workloads.