Re: One Big Extent vs Multiple Extents

In article <brosalesCz9unG.Er8_at_netcom.com>, brosales_at_netcom.com (Bob Rosales) writes:
> We have always tried to compute the first extent of
> our tables to fit all data, if possible.
>
> But now with striping, is there advantage to do
> so at all? I have heard that actually multiple
> extents are better? Can some one suggest any
> paper or your thoughts on this issues?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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> Robert Rosales
> Sonica Software Corp
> brosales_at_netcom.com
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