On 8/24/12 1:29 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Aug 24, 2012, at 3:24 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > >>> Guids are nice but can add a significant size overhead to your database. >> >> Yes, that is the one disadvantage I've identified, but storage is cheap. It >> isn't as >> if query performance necessarily goes down as the database grows in size. > > Actually, query performance can typically improve. Keys that sort > sequentially don't form well-balanced trees, and many indexing algorithms > rely upon a tree distribution.
I guess space considerations do come into play with databases that are limited in how large they are allowed to grow. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
