Re: How to keep a table in memory? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: How to keep a table in memory?
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Msg-id 473910CA.3050206@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: How to keep a table in memory?  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: How to keep a table in memory?  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>
>>> FYI, Postgres is know to be used successfully on some *extremely* heavy
>>> websites, without using tables pinned in memory.
>>>
>>
>> +1
>
> I give this a +/- 1. Yes extremely heavy websites can do this *but* 
> they require extremely expensive hardware to do so.
>
>

I expect extremely heavy websites to require extremely expensive 
equipment regardless of the software they use. Cost was not the issue 
raised by the OP.

cheers

andrew
>
>


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