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PlanetScale Blog

What are the disadvantages of database indexes?

If you've worked with databases for a while, you've probably learned that adding indexes can improve performance. This is especially true for large tables when you are querying with JOINs, GROUP BY, WHERE, or ORDER BY clauses. An index basically works by storing a copy of part of the data in a different order, so that it can be accessed more quickly — kind of like adding a table of contents to a book. For a more detailed explanation of how indexes work and how you can use them, check out this ar

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Vercel Blog

How Indent delivers secure access with Next.js and Vercel

is a security company that enables teams to perform critical business operations faster and more securely. They help organizations like HackerOne, Modern Treasury, and PlanetScale manage temporary access to cloud infrastructure for engineering teams and admin escalation for IT and security teams.Indent One of the key selling points for their customers is an easy-to-use experience for everyone at a company to request, approve, and revoke access from Slack or their web dashboard. Indent turned to

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