Tip from an RHCE: Memory storage on PostgreSQL

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Dec 12, 2007 8:13 PM EDT
Red Hat Magazine; By Alexander Todorov
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PostgreSQL is very sophisticated and powerful database server to use with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. However, many people argue that one of the features it lacks is the memory storage engine of MySQL. This storage engine is ideal for applications that process temporary data that is updated rarely but accessed many times. These applications use databases stored in memory to decrease the number of disc operations. An example of such an application is the web-based BitTorrent tracker.

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