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strategy for distributing data on several server-nodes that all store the same kind of data. The distribution is based on the content/value of the data. Not to be confused with sharing.

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Sharding and Cloud computing

You sure can have automatic sharding - try out ScaleBase (disclosure - I work there). You can install it on any cloud environment (or physical environment). … BTW - Sharding is not something that any RDBMS provides - Oracle and MS-SQL solutions are not sharding - and at least Oracle's RAC solution doesn't really scale, nor does it run on cloud environments. …
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what is the benefit of using key/value stores with respect to database sharding?

Disclosure - I'm working for ScaleBase - who builds a transparent Database Sharding solution. I don't really think those two terms have allot to do with one another. … To scale relational databases (a.k.a SQL databases) you usually use sharding. …
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