The presentation discusses the challenges of managing large datasets in enterprise environments, emphasizing that while hardware has improved significantly over the decades, software performance lags behind due to layers of abstraction and inefficient memory handling. It highlights the limitations of Java for high-volume data processing and proposes using binary data structures for better performance, particularly in serialization and access times. The presenter suggests that moving towards binary formats can significantly enhance speed and efficiency in data handling while retaining compatibility with existing APIs.
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