Re: [GENERAL] Partition tables

2009-08-05 Thread Vick Khera
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Michael Gould wrote: > The total size of our database with 5 years worth of data is about 3.4 gig. > In the business we are in, we open about 5-7 new locations each year and > close 2-3.  I was also thinking that if each partition was by location it > It seems to m

Re: [GENERAL] Partition tables

2009-08-03 Thread Wojtek
Michael Gould wrote: 2. can you come up with a pattern you can use to segment your data into smaller chunks (like weeks, months, ids) to create partitions reasonably big but not huge Yes, each location has their own specific location code. good! how many rows you will have per each l

Re: [GENERAL] Partition tables

2009-08-03 Thread Wojtek
Michael Gould wrote: I am considering whether or not to partition a few tables in our system. The guide lines I read said that this could help when the size of a table exceeds the amount of system memory. I'm wondering if this statement should be table or database. The way our system operates

[GENERAL] Partition tables

2009-08-03 Thread Michael Gould
I am considering whether or not to partition a few tables in our system. The guide lines I read said that this could help when the size of a table exceeds the amount of system memory. I'm wondering if this statement should be table or database. The way our system operates is that each individual