Update scalability details in FAQ section - #1085
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Enhanced scalability section with performance comparison and reference to Icechunk's capability to handle over 7 billion virtual chunk references. Also mention somewhat suprising result that Icechunk 2's manifests format is ~3x less space-efficient than Kerchunk parquet.
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Enhanced scalability section with performance comparison and reference to Icechunk's capability to handle over 7 billion virtual chunk references.
Also mention somewhat suprising result that Icechunk 2's manifests format is ~3x less space-efficient than Kerchunk parquet.