SEE: Schema-Aware JSON Compression with Millisecond Lookups
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Summary
SEE (Searchable JSON Compression) is a schema-aware JSON compression tool that enables millisecond lookups while maintaining searchability. It reduces both storage/egress costs and CPU overhead by allowing queries on compressed data without full decompression. The tool offers better TCO/ROI for workloads requiring random access and search capabilities, with performance metrics showing 19.5% compression ratio and 0.18ms median lookup times.
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It may not always be smaller than Zstd, but searchability + low I/O + random access leads to better TCO/ROI for many workloads.
combined ≈ 19.5% • lookup p50 ≈ 0.18 ms • skip ≈ 99%
Schema-aware JSON compression with millisecond lookups — cut transfer/storage while enabling exists*/pos* queries.
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