On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 21:43:33 -0300 Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Frank Wiles wrote: > > > Obviously there are systems/datasets/quantities where this won't > > always work out best, but for the majority of systems out there > > complicating your schema, maxing your hardware, and THEN tuning > > is IMHO the wrong approach. > > I wasn't suggesting to complicate the schema -- I was actually > thinking in systems where some queries are not using indexes, some > queries are plain wrong, etc. Buying a very expensive RAID and then > noticing that you just needed to create an index, is going to make > somebody feel at least somewhat stupid. Sorry I was referring to Ron statement that the first step should be to "Optimize your schema to be as tight as possible." But I agree, finding out you need an index after spending $$$ on extra hardware would be bad. Especially if you have to explain it to the person forking over the $$$! :) --------------------------------- Frank Wiles <frank@xxxxxxxxx> http://www.wiles.org --------------------------------- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
