I mean just in case: :-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shard_%28database_architecture%29
Shard database architecture Horizontal partitioning is a database design principle whereby rows of a database table are held separately, rather than splitting by columns (as for normalization). Each partition forms part of a shard, which may in turn be located on a separate database server or physical location. ... This is also why sharding is related to a shared nothing architecture - once sharded, each shard can live in a totally separate logical schema instance / physical database server / data center / continent. There is no ongoing need to retain shared access (from between shards) to the other unpartitioned tables in other shards. On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Anthony Wlodarski <[email protected]> wrote: > It sounds scary but the LHC and CERN are field testing the sharding. I > believe they are hyping this up for the 1.6 RC 1 which offers replica sets > and sharing. > > -Anthony > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Gary Mort" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:36pm > To: "NYPHP Talk" <[email protected]> > Subject: [nyphp-talk] Mongo...sharding?? > > So...slowly getting interested in MongoDB.... > One of the items I found interesting is the repeated assertions that "Mongo > is designed for sharding"....yet sharding only exists in the development > branch of the code... > So, my question is, is Mongo being used in production with sharding? > > > Anthony Wlodarski > Lead Software Engineer > Dating 2.0 > 646 285 0500 x217 > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Users Group Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > http://www.nyphp.org/Show-Participation > -- IM/iChat: ejpusa Links: http://del.icio.us/ejpusa Follow me: http://www.twitter.com/ejpusa Karma: http://www.coderswithconscience.com _______________________________________________ New York PHP Users Group Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk http://www.nyphp.org/Show-Participation
