This is quite similar to how large values get chunked inside the Venice server. If instead of appending a flag to the key, Venice used a separate table (column family) to store chunks, then it would essentially be the same. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-dicken-78797a73_postgres-uses-toast-to-store-large-variable-sized-activity-7396908837485727744-dG76?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAEk238BXlhz1s5hXc96bKIJJ-eWwXUnlas