Data objects are selectively stored across a plurality of differential data stores, where selection of the differential data stores for storing respective data objects is according to a criterion relating to compression of the data objects in each of the data stores, and where the differential data stores are stored in persistent storage media. Plural requests for accessing the differential data stores are batched, and one of the differential data stores is selected to page into temporary storage from the persistent storage media. The batched plural requests for accessing the selected differential data store that has been paged into the temporary storage are executed.