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This engine is designed for datasets that do not fit into memory Can you explain a bit more about why this is "a thing" please? Because pretty much every datab
by gaius 10y ago
This engine is designed for datasets that do not fit into memory
Can you explain a bit more about why this is "a thing" please? Because pretty much every database does this, and has done since the 1970s.
- phamilton 10y agoFor the last little while, it's been recommended to have enough RAM for your entire working set.[0] While most engines will still work with frequent disk paging, performance can degrade rapidly. An engine designed for the paging can be smarter about performance, at the cost of performance on smaller datasets. [0] http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/CHAP_BestPractices.html#CHAP_BestPractices.Performance.RAM http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/CHAP_B...