Table placement in distributed databases

A method comprising:

• dividing, based on table classification information for a table stored across a plurality of partitions in a distributed database, a first partition of the plurality of partitions into more than one partition by creating a new partition for the first partition, the distributed database comprising a plurality of tables located on a plurality of distributed nodes;
• and
• placing, based on the table classification information, the new partition onto at least one available distributed node of the plurality of distributed nodes.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

• dividing, based on table classification information for a table stored across a plurality of partitions in a distributed database, a first partition of the plurality of partitions into more than one partition by creating a new partition for the first partition, the distributed database comprising a plurality of tables located on a plurality of distributed nodes;
• and
• placing, based on the table classification information, the new partition onto at least one available distributed node of the plurality of distributed nodes.