1. A system for storing process control data associated with a process control plant, comprising: a data storage device configured to store process control data corresponding to at least one process that is controlled by a plurality of devices in the process control plant; and a data receiver configured to receive the process control data from the plurality of devices, the process control data including a plurality of portions each associated with a respective process variable; and a processor adapted to interface with the data storage device and the data receiver and configured to, for each respective portion of the data: identify (1) the respective process variable, (2) a timestamp associated with the respective portion of the data, the timestamp including a first timestamp portion and a second timestamp portion, and (3) a measurement value associated with the respective process variable, identify a rowkey stored in the data storage device and based on the respective process variable and the first timestamp portion, and store, within a portion of the data storage device associated with the rowkey, the second timestamp portion and the measurement value.