Designing Partitioning You Don't Have to Babysit
Summary
The article advocates designing database partitions with the primary key as the partition key to simplify maintenance and improve performance. It argues for automating boundary management and avoiding time-based partition keys that leak into application queries, highlighting the trade-offs and operational considerations of implementing a self-managing partitioning service. Practical guidance covers partition pruning behavior, automation patterns, and comparisons to existing tools.