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Postgres FM

TOAST

Mar 3, 2023
Hussein Nasser talks about rows per page. Peter Zaitsev discusses Postgres TV. Topics include TOAST, data storage and limitations, LZ-Boys compression, toast limitations in PostgreSQL, optimizing column ordering, and exploring the impact of medium-size text in a database.
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Quick takeaways

  • Postgres allows storing large amounts of data in a single column, benefiting sorting and storage efficiency.
  • Toast in Postgres splits large values into smaller chunks and stores pointers, enabling efficient storage and performance optimization.

Deep dives

Storing Large Data in Postgres

Postgres provides the ability to store large amounts of data in a single column, allowing up to one gigabyte of data in a single cell. This feature is beneficial when working with large values and allows for efficient sorting and storage.

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