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DuckDB and the changing physics of analytics
The rise of analytics engines like DuckDB shows a shift in data processing, driven by advancements in hardware that allow for efficient single-host operations rather than relying solely on distributed systems. As data processing demands have evolved, DuckDB enables developers to perform complex analytics directly within their applications, blurring the lines between data processing and application development. This is part of the reason AWS acquired DuckLabs.
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