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Which option to use? The selected solution should depend in part on your objec-
tive. The answer will vary depending on your needs for cost, zero data loss, recovery
speed, etc. Also, if you have already selected your database server you may be locked
into a subset of alternatives since not all databases products support all recovery
schemes.
13.10 Main Memory and Database Tuning
13.10.1 Memory Tuning by Mere Mortals
There are several major memory uses within a relational database system. The challenge
for the database designer is that these memory areas are often configurable (designable)
but have very little ...