tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149523927864751087.post2903919459190797542..comments2024-03-26T09:43:01.052-07:00Comments on Small Datum: Compared to what?Mark Callaghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09590445221922043181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149523927864751087.post-32697540920186262202015-04-07T14:18:29.735-07:002015-04-07T14:18:29.735-07:00This is try #3 at typing this comment... (sigh)
B...This is try #3 at typing this comment... (sigh)<br /><br />Big numbers don't always mean more hardware. Shard-Query can run a query on a partitioned table on a single machine many times faster than a single threaded query. Of course, you can add more hardware, but the efficiency is not reduced when you do. So you have to look at the numbers in context to see what they mean. big numbers absent context are useless.Justin Swanharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193089637089861226noreply@blogger.com