Splitting a database into several pieces, usually to improve the speed and reliability of your application.
Sharding strictly speaking is a synonym for "horizontal partitioning" or dividing up a database table by its rows.
In common use, sharding refers to having some data for an app on one database server, and other data in another. Often this is done by having specific tables hosted on specific servers, with a function determining which server contains the information being requested.
Sharding is frequently discussed with regard to large web based applications, but is not limited to any particular industry.
As a practical example, a WordPress MultiSite installation hosting several hundred thousand blogs could have the tables for sites 1-100,000 running on one database server 100,001-200,000 on another or 200,001+ on a third. An alternative sharding implementation could be to have the 50 busiest blogs' tables split between the first two servers all remaining blog data on the third server. Likewise, data could be partitioned based upon the geographic location of the web servers delivering each blog.
Sharding strictly speaking is a synonym for "horizontal partitioning" or dividing up a database table by its rows.
In common use, sharding refers to having some data for an app on one database server, and other data in another. Often this is done by having specific tables hosted on specific servers, with a function determining which server contains the information being requested.
Sharding is frequently discussed with regard to large web based applications, but is not limited to any particular industry.
As a practical example, a WordPress MultiSite installation hosting several hundred thousand blogs could have the tables for sites 1-100,000 running on one database server 100,001-200,000 on another or 200,001+ on a third. An alternative sharding implementation could be to have the 50 busiest blogs' tables split between the first two servers all remaining blog data on the third server. Likewise, data could be partitioned based upon the geographic location of the web servers delivering each blog.
When our site became so popular it kept overwhelming our database servers, we looked into sharding the database between five different data centers.
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The act of inserting your testicles along with your penis in a woman's vagina and having intercourse. Fucking a woman with your balls. I imagine you can do this anally as well (an with a man), but that should have another name.
His cock wasn't big enough to satisfly her so he inserted his balls and started shurgging the hell out of her.
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he had heard about my skills from some friends. he leaned close to me and asked, “will you shurg me, please?
his tight hole? i wasn't sure if i could. yet the thing is, when i shurg someone, a couple of factors can actually allow it to happen. its not just about the tightness of their hole. the height of the person, the angle of their hole, and how flexible they are with their legs all influence how it goes. most importantly, their degree of relaxation is key - can they open up and take me, or are they fighting me, unyielding?
i was shurgging her as a crowd of naked people gathered to watch.
his tight hole? i wasn't sure if i could. yet the thing is, when i shurg someone, a couple of factors can actually allow it to happen. its not just about the tightness of their hole. the height of the person, the angle of their hole, and how flexible they are with their legs all influence how it goes. most importantly, their degree of relaxation is key - can they open up and take me, or are they fighting me, unyielding?
i was shurgging her as a crowd of naked people gathered to watch.
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