>I've been using these techniques since 1996, and they still work more than 10 years later.
I've been using them for a lot longer than that. >The performance gain made sense then, and it makes sense now. Does it with sub-5ms response? >After all, I'm sure you are one of the supporters of the maxim "the best IO is >the one you don't do." Yes. But. >That's something compression can do for you. It's too expensive in a write intensive environment. - I'm a SuperHero with neither powers, nor motivation! Kimota! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

