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From: Jim C. Nasby <decibel@decibel.org>
To: PFC <lists@boutiquenumerique.com>
Cc: John A Meinel <john@arbash-meinel.com>
Cc: Adam Haberlach <adam@mediariffic.com>
Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Partitioning / Clustering
Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 16:50:54 -0500
Message-ID: <20050510215054.GQ31103@decibel.org> (raw)
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On Tue, May 10, 2005 at 07:29:59PM +0200, PFC wrote:
> 	I wonder how Oracle does it ;)

Oracle *clustering* demands shared storage. So you've shifted your money
from big-iron CPUs to big-iron disk arrays.

Oracle replication works similar to Slony, though it supports a lot more
modes (ie: syncronous).
-- 
Jim C. Nasby, Database Consultant               decibel@decibel.org 
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