Database Optimization: Partitioning vs Indexing

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด – Horizontal partitioning divides large tables across multiple storage nodes based on region, such as East, West, and South.

Vertical partitioning, on the other hand, separates sensitive data from core data based on access patterns.

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ…


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๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - Horizontal partitioning divides large tables across multiple storage nodes based on region, such as East, West, and South.

Vertical partitioning, on the other hand, separates sensitive data from core data based on access patterns.
Partitioning

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - Creates specialized lookup structures (B-Trees)

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€
โ†’ Distributes data across multiple storage nodes for better scalability.
โ†’ Enhances data manageability by segmenting large datasets
โ†’ Enables parallel query execution, improving performance
โ†’ Optimizes physical data storage structure for efficient access

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€
โ†’ Fasts data retrieval by reducing search time
โ†’ Enables efficient lookup structures without altering original data
โ†’ Keeps the underlying data intact, ensuring data consistency
โ†’ Optimizes query execution paths for faster access


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