Jeremy Palmer <jpal...@linz.govt.nz> wrote:
 
> My only question is how often will I need to re-cluster the
> table, because it comes at quite a cost.
 
I probably should have mentioned that the CLUSTER will run faster if
the data is already mostly in the right sequence.  You'll be doing a
nearly sequential pass over the heap, which should minimize seek
time, especially if the OS notices the pattern and starts doing
sequential read-ahead.
 
-Kevin

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