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

From Stephen Frost
Subject Re: PostgreSQL clustering VS MySQL clustering
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Msg-id 20050120150737.GP10437@ns.snowman.net
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL clustering VS MySQL clustering  (Hervé Piedvache <herve@elma.fr>)
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* Herv? Piedvache (herve@elma.fr) wrote:
> 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 segment their data across multiple machines and have an algorithm
which tells the application layer which machine to contact for what
data.

    Stephen

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