Understanding TOAST

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Alex Scotti

from AWS
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PostgreSQL has 8k pages but allows columns to be 1GB is size. Thanks to The Oversized-Attribute Storage Technique (TAOST), POstgreSQL allows you to store values larger than what fits on a single page. In this talk, you will learn how TOAST works, what a TOAST table is and what to watch out for when your data is TOASTed.

Date:
2019 February 15 - 14:00
Duration:
45 min
Room:
Ballroom 3
Conference:
PGConf India, 2019
Language:
Track:
Database Engine Developer
Difficulty:
Expert

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