> The bytes are stored in the cloud, which is slightly slower to read from than it would be to read data out of the heap. Given latency and bandwidth differenc

> The bytes are stored in the cloud, which is slightly slower to read from than it would be to read data out of the heap. Given latency and bandwidth differences, that's like saying that it's slightly slower to transport water by driving standard, 1-gallon jugs between the US east and west coasts than it is to transport it a few miles using a tanker truck.