Re: PostgreSQL clustering VS MySQL clustering

Google uses something called the google filesystem, look it up in 
google. It is a distributed file system.

Dave

Hervé Piedvache wrote:

>Joshua,
>
>Le Jeudi 20 Janvier 2005 15:44, Joshua D. Drake a écrit :
>  
>
>>Hervé Piedvache wrote:
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>>
>>>My company, which I actually represent, is a fervent user of PostgreSQL.
>>>We used to make all our applications using PostgreSQL for more than 5
>>>years. We usually do classical client/server applications under Linux,
>>>and Web interface (php, perl, C/C++). We used to manage also public web
>>>services with 10/15 millions records and up to 8 millions pages view by
>>>month.
>>>      
>>>
>>Depending on your needs either:
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>>Slony: www.slony.info
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>>or
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>>Replicator: www.commandprompt.com
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>>Will both do what you want. Replicator is easier to setup but
>>Slony is free.
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>>
>
>No ... as I have said ... how I'll manage a database getting a table of may be 
>250 000 000 records ? I'll need incredible servers ... to get quick access or 
>index reading ... no ?
>
>So what we would like to get is a pool of small servers able to make one 
>virtual server ... for that is called a Cluster ... no ?
>
>I know they are not using PostgreSQL ... but how a company like Google do to 
>get an incredible database in size and so quick access ?
>
>regards,
>  
>

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