Tie::DBI Quickie Question

[mooseshoes]

All:

Is an assignment to a Tie::DBI hash variable the equivalent to a database
connection (is there a 1:1 relationship?) or is there conservation of
server hits with its use? I can put up with a bit of lag by using it but
it wouldn't be worth it if the number of connections to the server was the
same.

Thanks for your thoughts in advance.

Best,

Moose