What is considered a large SQL database?

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The most common definition of VLDB is a database that occupies more than 1 terabyte or contains several billion rows, although naturally this definition changes over time. 15 мар. 2009 г.

What is a large DB?

A very large database, (originally written very large data base) or VLDB, is a database that contains a very large amount of data, so much that it can require specialized architectural, management, processing and maintenance methodologies.

How large is a typical database?

The size of your database depends on your application, as well as the number of users and items. A database containing the seed data supplied with the Movie Site application may use just 250 MB, while the LikeMinds tables for a large site with millions of users may take up 10 GB.

Can SQL handle large databases?

The only way to maintain the indexes on such a huge database is to REORGANIZE them. REBUILD index option can only be chosen during index corruption or when there is an absolute need to REBUILD a particular large index.

How big can a MySQL db be?

You are using a MyISAM table and the space required for the table exceeds what is permitted by the internal pointer size. MyISAM permits data and index files to grow up to 256TB by default, but this limit can be changed up to the maximum permissible size of 65,536TB (2567 − 1 bytes).

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