This is the slide deck from my partitioning talk, given at pgcon 2007.

1. PostgreSQL Partitioning
Robert Treat
Database Architect
PGCon 2007

2. How we cut our teeth
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Dozen partition tables
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billion+ rows
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200+ GB
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1600+ partitions

3. PostgreSQL Partitioning
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What table partitioning is and how it is implemented.
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Rules, Constraints, Inheritance and how it all comes together.
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When and why to use triggers for partitioning.
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Automated partition maintenance.

4. Why Use Partitioning?
– Performance
– Scalability
– Manageability