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Whilst a truncate table operation is underway a lock mutex around the table is created to ensure data consistency; if using innodb file per table the physical .ibd file must be removed which is a painfully slow operation under ext3.

via A quicker drop table within MySQL:

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Customer interactions create a wealth of timely data that marketing departments are eager to exploit. The customer status fact table provides a central switchboard for using this fast-moving data.

via IntelligentEnterprise : Kimball University: Extreme Status Tracking For Real Time Customer Analysis (printable version).

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