《现代数据库管理(英文版)》课件—05.pptVIP

* Partitioning (cont.) Advantages of Partitioning: Efficiency: Records used together are grouped together Local optimization: Each partition can be optimized for performance Security: data not relevant to users are segregated Recovery and uptime: smaller files take less time to back up Load balancing: Partitions stored on different disks, reduces contention Disadvantages of Partitioning: Inconsistent access speed: Slow retrievals across partitions Complexity: Non-transparent partitioning Extra space or update time: Duplicate data; access from multiple partitions * Oracle 11g Horizontal Partit