Scott Marlowe wrote:
>> They aren't borrowing anything, Oracle has had this functionality
>> since at least Oracle 8i (1999).
>
> Whoa, calm down Francis. I'm not suggesting they stole it or
> something. Just that they're using the same basic concepts.
Oh, and citation needed. I don't remember seeing anything about
oracle using indexes as sole storage units back in 8i
They call that IOT, for Index Organized Tables, and they were
introduced with Oracle8 (1997). Check out
http://www.orafaq.com/wiki/Oracle_8
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