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Statically defined scheme

We can see that the above problem will happen with every statically defined scheme. It is not possible to calculate if each of our partitions will fit on one server statically.

What does above mean? What is a statically defined scheme? Why is it not possible to calculate if each of our partitions will fit on one server statically?

Hi @Dewey_Munoz

The statically defined scheme, over here, means partitioning based on the first letter – addition and removal of words from the partition do not directly impact the storage criteria of that server; it remains the same always, representing words starting from the same letter. Since such partitioning leads to unbalanced servers, it might not be a good idea for storing one partition on one server; there will be cases of under-consumption and over-demand for storing partitions with variables sizes.