> >> Also if you spec the hardware correctly, you can get up to a total of 16
> >> cores without any significant cost... just add cpus as needed.
> >
> >> PostgreSQL 8.1 does extremely well up to 8 cpus (8 cores). 8.2 is said
> >> to perform better on > 8 cores, but I have not tested it.
>
> Sure, but *infinite*? Or were you exercising hyperbole?
I did say, infinite with the *confines* of the hardware :)
>
> With One Big Database, you can get a SAN and attach a whole lot of
> disk space, but your mobo will only accept a certain number of DIMMs
> and processors of certain designs. And when your growing mega
> database maxes out your h/w, you're stuck.
Define mega... Because you would need to be in the multi-terrabyte
range.
Joshua D. Drake
>
> - --
> Ron Johnson, Jr.
> Jefferson LA USA
>
> Is "common sense" really valid?
> For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
> whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
> are mud people.
> However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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