 of partitions than with an <acronym class="acronym">OLTP</acronym> type workload.
    Generally, in data warehouses, query planning time is less of a concern as
    the majority of processing time is spent during query execution.  With
    either of these two types of workload, it is important to make the right
    decisions early, as re-partitioning large quantities of data can be
    painfully slow.  Simulations of the intended workload are often beneficial
    for optimizing the partitioning strategy.  