Re: PostgreSQL clustering VS MySQL clustering - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Hannu Krosing
Subject Re: PostgreSQL clustering VS MySQL clustering
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Msg-id 1106523879.5790.5.camel@fuji.krosing.net
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL clustering VS MySQL clustering  (Hervé Piedvache <herve@elma.fr>)
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Ühel kenal päeval (neljapäev, 20. jaanuar 2005, 16:00+0100), kirjutas
Hervé Piedvache:

> > Will both do what you want. Replicator is easier to setup but
> > Slony is free.
>
> No ... as I have said ... how I'll manage a database getting a table of may be
> 250 000 000 records ? I'll need incredible servers ... to get quick access or
> index reading ... no ?
>
> So what we would like to get is a pool of small servers able to make one
> virtual server ... for that is called a Cluster ... no ?
>
> I know they are not using PostgreSQL ... but how a company like Google do to
> get an incredible database in size and so quick access ?

They use lots of boxes and lots custom software to implement a very
specific kind of cluster.

> regards,
--
Hannu Krosing <hannu@tm.ee>

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