Explain 'Sharding' vs 'Partitioning'.

Explain 'Sharding' vs 'Partitioning'.

Approach: Compare logic vs physical location.

Partitioning is the logical division of data within a single database. Sharding is the physical distribution of data across multiple database instances or servers.

Follow-up: Which one helps with scaling storage capacity indefinitely?

Key concepts: horizontal scaling, single server vs multiple servers.