Ian Cook
@ian.columnar.tech
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I work on Apache Arrow and obsess about interoperability and performance in data analytics systems
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Bryce
13 days ago
Was anyone else like me, wondering if you can use ADBC with $5 Postgres from
@planetscale.com
? Well, you can! (No surprise) I wrote up my test at
brycemecum.com/2025/11/15/a...
#apachearrow
#adbc
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Columnar
15 days ago
ADBC drivers in
#Java
? Yes. The latest release of ADBC adds a JNI layer that lets Java apps load drivers, run queries, and fetch results fast in
@arrow.apache.org
format. Read the new blog post from
@ian.columnar.tech
and David Li for examples and perf comparisons vs. JDBC. Link in comments👇
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20 days ago
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The New Stack
26 days ago
A new startup,
@columnar.tech
, looks to streamline the copying of tabular data across systems, using
@arrow.apache.org
and the ADBC API. By
@joabj.bsky.social
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Apache Arrow's Final Frontier: Replacing Outdated Database Drivers
A new startup, Columnar, looks to streamline the copying of tabular data across systems, using Apache Arrow and the ADBC API.
https://bit.ly/4oPPJFu
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Greg Gates
about 1 month ago
At Row Zero we get amazing speeds ingesting data from Snowflake and other databases that can export column-oriented data. But there's a long tail of data stores that we're forced to slow down for, because they only allow row-oriented export. Here's hoping we can change that!
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The future of data connectivity is columnar. Today we launched
@columnar.tech
to accelerate the shift from slow, row-oriented APIs like ODBC and JDBC to >10x faster alternatives powered by
@arrow.apache.org
. Learn more 👇
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Announcing Columnar
Back to the future of data connectivity
https://columnar.tech/blog/announcing-columnar
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ODBC is getting tired. It just can't keep up with the fast new kids in the data world these days. The next generation is ready to take the torch. Meet ADBC, a fast, modern data connectivity standard built on
@arrow.apache.org
. Watch my new talk from the
@db.cs.cmu.edu
seminar:
youtu.be/TjlmNGNx77E
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Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Rows: Columnar Data Connectivity with Apache Arrow ADBC (Ian Cook)
YouTube video by CMU Database Group
https://youtu.be/TjlmNGNx77E
about 1 month ago
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CMU Database Group
about 1 month ago
Today's Future Data Systems Seminar Speaker: Ian Cook (
@ian.columnar.tech
) will present
@columnar.tech
's work on Apache Arrow's database connectivity API (ADBC). ADBC is available in modern DBMSs. Zoom talk open to public at 4:30pm ET. YouTube video available after:
db.cs.cmu.edu/events/futur...
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[Future Data] Where We're Going, We Don't Need Rows: Columnar Data Connectivity with ADBC - Carnegie Mellon Database Group
ADBC (Arrow Database Connectivity) is Apache Arrow’s answer to ODBC and JDBC:... Read More +
https://db.cs.cmu.edu/events/futuredata-where-were-going-we-dont-need-rows-columnar-data-connectivity-with-adbc/
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Apache Arrow
3 months ago
Register for the Apache Arrow Summit Paris 25 (October 2nd) at:
www.meetup.com/pydata-paris...
The event is hosted by
@pydataparis.bsky.social
We are looking forward to seeing you there and talking about all things Arrow.
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Apache Arrow Summit, Thu, Oct 2, 2025, 9:30 AM | Meetup
The day after the PyData Paris conference, we’re excited to host the first-ever Apache Arrow Summit - a gathering dedicated to fostering collaboration and innovation within
https://www.meetup.com/pydata-paris/events/310646396/
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Columnar
3 months ago
In September the
@columnar.tech
crew are headed to PyData Paris 2025 and the first ever Apache Arrow Summit. The organizer
@quantstack.bsky.social
is a dedicated supporter of
@arrow.apache.org
. We’re delighted to be sponsoring the event.
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Posit
5 months ago
Next Tuesday, get ready to meet the mind behind
#Pandas
&
#ApacheArrow
!
@wesmckinney.com
shares his origin story (Part 1) on
#TheTestSet
. From speedruns to shaping the data stack, this is one you won't want to miss. Mark your calendar for Tuesday & subscribe at
thetestset.co
!
#DataScience
#Python
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@duckdb.org
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@arrow.apache.org
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6 months ago
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bauplan
8 months ago
🚀 Introducing **Bauplan** A serverless, code-native platform for building data and AI pipelines — directly on your object store. No clusters. No notebooks. No GUI based workflows. Just Python + SQL + S3. 👉
www.bauplanlabs.com/blog/hello-b...
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2025 is shaping up to be a breakout year for fast query result transfer with Apache Arrow. But what exactly makes it so fast? David Li, Matt Topol, and I break it down in this new blog post:
arrow.apache.org/blog/2025/01...
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How the Apache Arrow Format Accelerates Query Result Transfer
Arrow speeds up query result transfer by slashing (de)serialization overheads. We outline five key attributes of the Arrow format that enable this.
https://arrow.apache.org/blog/2025/01/10/arrow-result-transfer/
11 months ago
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Apache Software Foundation (The ASF)
11 months ago
[🎥 Watch] Apache Arrow is a columnar format and multi-language toolbox for fast data interchange and in-memory analytics. Matt Topol, Arrow PMC member, talks about Arrow subprojects and how you can get involved with the project.
https://buff.ly/40qNPAL
#opensource
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The best illustration of how users and buyers of a product can have opposite priorities
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YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
https://youtu.be/e134NoLyTug?si=kdLkxhaI4HoTxbop
12 months ago
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Matthew Mullins
12 months ago
Would love to see more discussion of this. To Andy's point we have this wonderful Arrow eco system that's underdeveloped. In a world of columnar data we're still stuck using ODBC/JDBC for connectivity to most data systems. Hard to get some vendors to even talk about ADBC.
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Base64 decoding error on my Food Lion receipt today
about 1 year ago
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It's 2024 and there's still no way to download just one subdirectory of a Git repo without using a sketchy third-party website or tool? Wild.
about 1 year ago
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