Re: Frequently updated tables

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> pgsql(at)mohawksoft(dot)com wrote:
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>>I've been down several roads about how to handle data that has to change
>>on a very frequent and rapid manner.
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>>Think about summary tables, WEB session tables, etc. As great as MVCC is
>>for the vast majority of uses. The overhead of updates and deletes can
>>kill a project that needs to constantly update tables.
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> Are you saying that MVCC has *by design* a higher overhead for updates
> and deletes? or are you referring to the gradual loss of performance as
> a consequence of many dead tuples?
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> I am guessing you mean the latter, but best to be sure :-)
The best phrasing would be "the accumulating overhead of deletes and
updates."

Yes.