Re:Feature Casualties of Large Databases
by jeff-davis on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @12:59AM
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"Small" databases are getting bigger. A laptop can manage a few billion records in a database without breaking a sweat.
At some point you have to ask yourself about the diminishing value of the data you're storing. A sales transaction at a clothing store for $78.50 is worth a lot. The 42nd temperature measurement in as many minutes for a smart home is not.
Features that allow you to treat these different kinds of data differently are going to be important.
At some point you have to ask yourself about the diminishing value of the data you're storing. A sales transaction at a clothing store for $78.50 is worth a lot. The 42nd temperature measurement in as many minutes for a smart home is not.
Features that allow you to treat these different kinds of data differently are going to be important.