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Clustering; Database design; Database implementation; Database materialization; Indexing; Materialized query tables; Materialized views; Multidimensional clustering; Range partitioning; Table design; Table normalization
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Physical database design represents the materialization of a database into an actual system. While logical design can be performed independently of the eventual database platform, many physical database attributes depend on the specifics and semantics of the target DBMS. Physical design is performed in two stages:
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Conversion of the logical design into table definitions (often performed by an application developer): includes pre-deployment design, table definitions, normalization, primary and foreign key relationships, and basic indexing.
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Post deployment physical database design (often performed by a database administrator): includes improving performance, reducing I/O, and streamlining administration tasks.
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Lightstone, S.S. (2018). Physical Database Design for Relational Databases. In: Liu, L., Özsu, M.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Database Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8265-9_644
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