prttn s dvsn f lgcl dtbs r ts cnsttnt lmnts nt dstnct ndpndnt prts. Dtbs prttnng rfrs t ntntnlly brkng lrg dtbs nt smllr ns fr sclblty prpss, dstnct frm ntwrk prttns whch r typ f ntwrk flt btwn nds. n prttnd dtbs, ch pc f dt blngs t xctly n prttn, ffctvly mkng ch prttn smll dtbs f ts wn. Dtbs prttnng s nrmlly dn fr mngblty, prfrmnc r vlblty rsns, r fr ld blncng. t s pplr n dstrbtd dtbs mngmnt systms, whr ch prttn my b sprd vr mltpl nds, wth srs t th nd prfrmng lcl trnsctns n th prttn. Ths ncrss prfrmnc fr sts tht hv rglr trnsctns nvlvng crtn vws f dt, whlst mntnng vlblty nd scrty.
Prttnng nbls dstrbtn f dtsts crss mltpl dsks nd qry lds crss mltpl prcssrs. Fr qrs tht prt n sngl prttn, ch nd xcts qrs ndpndntly n ts lcl prttn, nblng lnr sclng f qry thrghpt wth ddtnl nds. Mr cmplx qrs cn b prlllzd crss mltpl nds, thgh ths prsnts ddtnl chllngs.