What a Billion Database Rows Look Like in Real Life

Coding with Lewis · Advanced ·📊 Data Analytics & Business Intelligence ·3h ago
Try Supabase: https://supabase.plug.dev/ycAHRKC What if you could take every row in a database and make it physical? I stacked paper until it reached the Eiffel Tower and then I ran the numbers on Spotify, Uber, and Facebook. 🔗 Links: MY 12K+ DISCORD 💬 https://discord.gg/GkrFX4zT2C CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/lewismenelaws 🎚TikTok:https://tiktok.com/@lewismenelaws 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/LewisMenelaws My gear 💻 https://liinks.co/lewismenelaws ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 If a database was physical, how big would it be? 0:45 1,000 rows vs 10,000 rows on paper 2:15 100,000 rows (VFX saves my life) 3:32 Joins, indexes, and how Postgres stays fast 4:44 100 million rows = the Eiffel Tower 5:30 Sponsor: Supabase 6:15 A billion rows, and what real companies actually handle 8:14 Why this scale is completely insane
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Chapters (8)

If a database was physical, how big would it be?
0:45 1,000 rows vs 10,000 rows on paper
2:15 100,000 rows (VFX saves my life)
3:32 Joins, indexes, and how Postgres stays fast
4:44 100 million rows = the Eiffel Tower
5:30 Sponsor: Supabase
6:15 A billion rows, and what real companies actually handle
8:14 Why this scale is completely insane
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