{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Postgres FM","title":"TOAST","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b2b9b7ec\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1691,"description":"Nikolay and Michael discuss TOAST (The Oversized-Attribute Storage Technique) — what it is, how it works, and some general things to be aware of. Here are links to a few things we mentioned: TOAST docsTOAST wikiHussein Nasser on rows per page (Twitter)Toasting in action (dbi services blog)Interview with Peter Zaitsev (Postgres TV)Building columnar compression in a row-oriented database (Timescale blog post)The Surprising Impact of Medium-Size Texts on PostgreSQL Performance (blog post by Haki Benita)PostgreSQL at Scale: Saving Space Basically for Free (blog post by Braintree on column Tetris)postgres_dba alignment padding query ------------------------What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know by tweeting us on @samokhvalov / @michristofides / @PostgresFM, or by commenting on our Google doc.If you would like to share this episode, here's a good link (and thank you!)Postgres FM is brought to you by:Nikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiMichael Christofides, founder of pgMustardWith special thanks to:Jessie Draws for the amazing artwork ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/NFbJlGhGV5mzIU1kM0iZ823A69pjZUNX40LszVO5LKI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMyMTQ3LzE3MTA3/OTEzODMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}