This application provides a data storage method, apparatus, and business
system across an HBase cluster. The method includes: upon receiving a data upload message, obtaining the location information, first
time information, and first identification information of the data to be stored; encoding the location information, first
time information, and first identification information to obtain an index number, which uniquely identifies the data to be stored; reversing the index number to obtain the row key value of the data to be stored; and storing the data to be stored in a first target partition on a target
server according to the row key value. The first target partition is the storage partition corresponding to the
byte of the first identification information in the row key value, and the
byte order of the row key value and the index number is reversed. This method solves the problem in existing technologies where storing files sequentially in the same area causes hotspot phenomena and reduces data storage speed.