NODES 2024 – Block Format: The Next Generation Graph-Native Storage Engine

Name: NODES 2024 – Block Format: The Next Generation Graph-Native Storage Engine
Uploaded: 2024-11-19T10:44:55-08:00
Duration: 22 min 6 s
Description: Block format is the new storage engine powering databases in Neo4j. It features better performance, hardware utilization and scalability over the previous engines. Let's explore how the graph data is stored on disk, why it is important and how it affects the performance of your queries. By…

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November 19, 2024
Length: 22 min

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Block format is the new storage engine powering databases in Neo4j. It features better performance, hardware utilization and scalability over the previous engines. Let's explore how the graph data is stored on disk, why it is important and how it affects the performance of your queries.

By Valdemar Roxling