One Large Table or Multiple DBs?

From: Mike <akiany(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: One Large Table or Multiple DBs?
Date: 2007-07-09 21:18:58
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Hi,

What is efficient approach toward storing a web application's user
data. How do applications such as basecamp, SalesForce or QuickBooks
online store their data? Is it in one DB with huge tables each record
having a user account's foreign key or do they create a separate
database for each of their accounts? Which one is more efficient? My
guess was in one large DB with large tables.

Thank you,
Mike

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