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I am in the process of building my data pipeline, but I am unsure of how to choose which fields in my data I should use for partitioning. What should I be considering when choosing a partitioning strategy?
The important factors deciding partition columns are:
Even distribution of data.
Choose the column that is commonly or widely accessed or queried.
Do not create multiple levels of partition, as you can end up with a large number of small files.
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