A computer-implemented method of providing low-latency responses to queries using a distributed storage system comprising a plurality of distributed nodes is disclosed. The method comprises generating a plurality of database views, including a database view joining first digital data and second digital data, the first digital data being stored in a first digital data repository of the distributed storage system using a first storage format, the second digital data being stored in a second digital data repository using a second storage format different from the first storage format; storing the plurality of database views in a third digital data repository using a column-oriented storage format; storing metadata for the plurality of database views, including schema information for the database views and location information of one or more distributed nodes storing data corresponding to the database views; loading the metadata into a search system configured to receive a search query and return a result set for the search query based the metadata.