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<H1>Partition for speed</H1>
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<LI><H2>Application partitioning
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<LI>do what where? - stop and think - work smarter not harder
</UL><LI>Pick the right database for the job, if you have the choice.
<LI>Work close to the data
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<LI>Moving data to/from the client is always expensive
<LI>Consider latency as well as bandwidth
<LI>Use stored procedures where appropriate
<LI>Do more in SQL where appropriate - get a good book
</UL><LI>Multiple simple queries with 'joins' in Perl may be faster.
<LI>Use proprietary bulk-load, not Perl, where appropriate.
<LI>Consider local caching, in memory or DBM file etc, e.g. Memoize.pm
<LI>Mix 'n Match techniques as needed - experiment and benchmark.
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