Re: Massive table (500M rows) update nightmare

Carlo Stonebanks wrote:
> Guys, I want to thank you for all of the advice - my client has just 
> made a surprise announcement that he would like to set start from 
> scratch with a new server, so I am afraid that all of this great advice 
> has to be seen in the context of whatever decision is made on that. I am 
> out there, hat-in-hand, looking for advice under the PERFORM post: "New 
> server to improve performance on our large and  busy DB - advice?"

You might start this as a new topic with a relevant title, and reiterate your database requirements.  Otherwise it will get submerged as just a footnote to your original question.  It's really nice to be able to quickly find the new-equipment discussions.

Craig