Range Partitioning

Database Partitioning Cheat Sheet

Covers PostgreSQL range, list, and hash partitioning strategies, partition management commands, and when partitioning improves query performance.

What is Database Partitioning?

Database partitioning is splitting a large table into smaller, more manageable pieces called partitions, while the table is still queried as one logical unit.

What Are the Main Data Partitioning Strategies?

Data partitioning splits a large dataset across multiple nodes using a strategy such as range partitioning (contiguous key ranges per node), hash partitioning…