Neon introduces a revolutionary way to copy large Postgres databases instantly using database branching. This method uses a copy-on-write technique, making it both fast and resource-efficient. Traditional methods like physical file copies, logical backups, and logical replication are less efficient for large databases. With Neon branching, creating and managing separate database instances for development, testing, and migrations becomes much easier without significant additional storage requirements.
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