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Row vs Columnar Storage for Analytics: Why PostgreSQL Scans Are Slower Than They Should Be

59 · Timescale · June 5, 2026, 1:21 p.m.

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Summary

This blog post explores why PostgreSQL performs inefficiently in reading excessive data for queries and presents a solution through a hybrid row-columnar storage layout that improves performance without altering SQL commands.

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