· 4 min read
The single-node renaissance is a correction, not a fad
DuckDB made one machine respectable again. A review of what the distributed decade got wrong about the size of actual data.
#duckdb#architecture#warehouse
The data platform, reviewed.
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· 4 min read
DuckDB made one machine respectable again. A review of what the distributed decade got wrong about the size of actual data.
#duckdb#architecture#warehouse
· 2 min read
The formats converged, the engines cross-read each other, and the real decision is about the team you have, not the architecture you admire.
#lakehouse#warehouse#architecture
· 2 min read
Syncing warehouse tables back into SaaS tools is sometimes necessary and often a symptom. How to tell which one you have.
#reverse-etl#pipelines#architecture
· 3 min read
Real-time pipelines cost real money and most dashboards are read weekly. A defense of batch, with the arithmetic that vendors skip.
#streaming#batch#architecture
New reviews and printed corrections, by email, no more than weekly. The verdicts do not soften in transit.