Re: WORM and Read Only Tables (v0.1)

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: WORM and Read Only Tables (v0.1)
Date: 2007-12-12 19:17:53
Message-ID: 20071212111753.6cdd6329@commandprompt.com
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On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:07:57 +0000
Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:

> I seem to be the only one saying global indexes are bad, so if people
> that want them can do the math and honestly say they want them, then I
> will listen.

global indexes are bad for certain situations for others they are
required. Constraint Exclusion/Partitioning is not only for ginormous
tables.

It can also be used for maintenance efficiency, micro optimizations and
just general data architecture.

Joshua D. Drake

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