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Having a generic data type for a database table column, is it “good” practice?

I'm working on a PHP project where some object (class member) may contain different data type. For example : class Property { private $_id; // (PK) private $_ref_id; // the object ...
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Almost Realtime Data and Web application

I have a computer that is recording 100 different data points into an OPC server. I've written a simple OPC client that can read all of this data. I have a front-end website on a different network ...
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what is the benefit of using key/value stores with respect to database sharding?

What has key/value stores got to do with making database sharding easier? Because if I do not use a key/value store, I can easily shard my database too right? (Like say, I can easily say users with ...