This article discusses the problem of storing large amounts of data in a single table in Postgres and explores the solution of table partitioning. Partitioning data in Postgres can help improve query performance, facilitate archiving and data loading, and prevent issues like slower SELECTs and INSERTs.
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Why Partition Data? The Large Table ProblemStarting small but getting bigDynamic partitioning with pl/pgSQLCreating Parent TablesCreating Dynamic Child TablesProgressively Copying Data from the Large TablesPutting it all together: Creating, Copying, Indexing, AttachingSetting up a Daily Cron Job to Create PartitionsComplete Example CodeMore Postgres Resources1 Comment
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