Re: Asking advice on speeding up a big table - Mailing list pgsql-general

From felix@crowfix.com
Subject Re: Asking advice on speeding up a big table
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Msg-id 20060411143833.GA9781@crowfix.com
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In response to Re: Asking advice on speeding up a big table  ("hubert depesz lubaczewski" <depesz@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Asking advice on speeding up a big table  (Alban Hertroys <alban@magproductions.nl>)
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On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 09:52:40AM +0200, hubert depesz lubaczewski wrote:
> On 4/10/06, felix@crowfix.com <felix@crowfix.com> wrote:

> > What I was hoping for was some general insight from the EXPLAIN
> > ANALYZE, that maybe extra or different indices would help, or if there
> > is some better method for finding one row from 100 million.  I realize
> > I am asking a vague question which probably can't be solved as
> > presented.
> >
>
> hmm .. perhaps you can try to denormalize the table, and then use
> multicolumn indices?

That's an idea ... I had thought that since my two referenced tables
are small in comparison to the third table, that wouldn't be of any
use, but I will give it a try.  Thanks ...

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