Difference between "Partitioning Methods" and "Partitioning Criteria"

[Nick]

Aren’t these all in the same category of “ways to partition data”?

[Trevor_Stockert]

I agree – I do not understand the distinction. This is not clear

[Derek_Chung]

I think partitioning methods is more of a broader term view of partioning (how should we organize the tables) while partitioning criteria is more of how to split the tables into different servers.

[AmSh]

You are absolutely correct.