Re: Online creation/extension of Tablespaces possible??

From: Howard J. Rogers <hjr_at_dizwell.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:08:55 +1000
Message-ID: <4144f328$0$15372$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

Daniel Morgan wrote:

> Howard J. Rogers wrote:
>

>> You tell me you're working for NASA and need to store 160 Exabytes of
>> Voyager 2 data, and I think we can rapidly agree that even 16GB file size
>> limits might be impractical. But on the grounds that I don't work for
>> NASA (shame!), and neither do most people, I'll stick with my present
>> advice.
>> 
>> Regards
>> HJR

>
> I agree with all you've written. Might interest you that we now have 3
> Oracle databases in the U.s. of which I am aware that exceed 1.5 Peta.
>
> I remember when I was proud that I had reached 100GB: Put it on my
> resume. Now I think nothing of putting that size on a 2 proc Linux box.
> It is all just a matter of perspective. Heck I have 1.2TB sitting in
> the lab I use to teach weekend classes.

I have a 1.3TB database at home. It's what happens when you, er, backup your DVD and CD collections to disk.

I just get a bit sad thinking of the need for that, or -worse- Petabytes of storage when the Romans managed to run the world's largest Empire (before the Brits, of course!) with just a carved impediment or two on the local temple and some WXT-RWs (Wax Tablets, re-writable).

I bet most of the Petabytes are just crap that someone can't be bothered to sort out and dispose of properly. I know most of my DVD collection is (anyone for The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes?)!!

Regards
HJR Received on Sun Sep 12 2004 - 20:08:55 CDT