When I was investigating how one backs up interbase, mySQL and PostgreSQL I found that only interbase has a backup utility that can be used without taking the server down.
Yes postgreSQL has pgdump, but if you read the documentation it has a few holes in the implementation that you need to be aware of.
So if you want to minimize downtime I would use interbase or one of the commercial alternatives.
Yes, but remember that in worst case binary search can degrade to O(n) if the tree is unbalanced. To ensure quick search the binary tree must be balanced (AVL tree).
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I wish people looked at their hard drives before
they say something incorrect. All hard drives have a filtered breather hole.
Instead of trying to make a disk drive perfectly sealed, disc drive companies make the drive breath from a well filtered breather hole. This is because when drive run and heat up the air expands and wants to push air out, then get turned off and the air wants to come back in. Better to filter air in one spot then get contaminated air from misc. leak points.
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When I was investigating how one backs up interbase, mySQL and PostgreSQL I found that only interbase has a backup utility that can be used without taking the server down.
Yes postgreSQL has pgdump, but if you read the documentation it has a few holes in the implementation that you need to be aware of.
So if you want to minimize downtime I would use interbase or one of the commercial alternatives.
Just my $0.02
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Yes, but remember that in worst case binary search can degrade to O(n) if the tree is unbalanced. To ensure quick search the binary tree must be balanced (AVL tree).
I wish people looked at their hard drives before they say something incorrect. All hard drives have a filtered breather hole.
Instead of trying to make a disk drive perfectly sealed, disc drive companies make the drive breath from a well filtered breather hole. This is because when drive run and heat up the air expands and wants to push air out, then get turned off and the air wants to come back in. Better to filter air in one spot then get contaminated air from misc. leak points.