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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- 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.
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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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