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Internal vs. External Storage: What's the Limit of External Tables?
Internal tables store and manage both data and metadata within the database system, while external tables only store metadata and reference data that lives outside the system, leaving the underlying data untouched. Internal tables enable tighter lifecycle management, whereas external tables decouple storage and compute, making it easier to scale, share, and access large datasets without moving or duplicating data.
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