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title: "HTAP"
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# HTAP
> 1 posts about HTAP, summarised, each linking to the original.

## Articles

### [What is HTAP? A plain-English guide to hybrid transactional/analytical processing](https://yomu.fyi/post/what-is-htap-a-plain-english-guide-to-hybrid-transactional-analytical.md)
- Company: [Databricks](https://yomu.fyi/company/databricks.md)
- Author: Databricks Staff
- Published: Oct 14, 2026
- Type: Explainer

HTAP (Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing) brings transaction processing and analytics together so applications can run analytical queries on current operational data without waiting for batch data pipelines. This architecture addresses the delay caused by traditional separation of OLTP and OLAP systems, where data had to be copied into a data warehouse before analysis. HTAP designs vary: converged systems use a single database engine for both workloads, while composed systems use separate engines connected through shared storage or replication. The central challenge is providing analytical access to fresh operational data without compromising transactional performance and reliability. For workloads needing independent scaling, Lake Transactional/Analytical Processing (LTAP) offers a unified storage layer under one governance model, reducing the need for change data capture and replication pipelines.