Compression isn't just about sparse-ness, but optimizations one can make based on the dataset. E.g., Gorilla uses delta-delta-encoding for time-stamps, and a n

Compression isn't just about sparse-ness, but optimizations one can make based on the dataset. E.g., Gorilla uses delta-delta-encoding for time-stamps, and a novel XOR-based compression scheme for floats. For more, here is a primer on Gorilla and other leading time-series algorithms: https://blog.timescale.com/blog/time-series-compression-algorithms-explained/ https://blog.timescale.com/blog/time-series-compression-algo...