Building the future of fast universal data connectivity.
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Columnar retweeted
Pulling a big result set from Snowflake into Tableau isn't network-bound. It's CPU-bound — burning cycles converting columns to rows and straight back to columns. @ianmcook of Columnar on ADBC, and the 10-100x you get by deleting that step. link below
Columnar retweeted
We just shipped our official ADBC driver, in partnership with @columnar_tech.
clickhou.se/4gx3nwq
One command installs a signed binary, and it speaks Apache Arrow natively, so results move from ClickHouse into your app with zero conversion.
Ruby, R, and C get real ClickHouse access for the first time.
Columnar retweeted
📣 Introducing databow: one command-line tool to query them all, built with Rust and ADBC.
Query any SQL source that has an ADBC driver (30+ and counting) right from your terminal with one simple CLI.
To install 👉 uv tool install databow
Link to announcement in the comments👇
ALT databow: a command-line tool for querying databases
Columnar retweeted
A new startup, @columnar_tech, looks to streamline the copying of tabular data across systems, using @ApacheArrow and the ADBC API.
By @Joab_Jackson thenewstack.io/apache-arrows…
Columnar retweeted
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 @ApacheArrow. Learn more 👉 columnar.tech/blog/announcin…⚡️
Columnar retweeted
Data and AI are evolving fast, but much of today’s infrastructure still runs on standards from the 90s.
@columnar_tech, from the team behind Apache Arrow, is bringing an Arrow-native protocol (ADBC) that moves data 10–100× faster across systems like Snowflake and DuckDB.
We're excited to lead Columnar's $4M seed round.
Read the full Q&A to learn more: bessemervp.team/47d8gWk
Columnar retweeted
ODBC is getting tired. It 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 @ApacheArrow. Watch my talk from the @CMUDB seminar: youtu.be/TjlmNGNx77E
Columnar retweeted
Today's Future Data Systems Seminar Speaker: Ian Cook (@ianmcook) will present @columnar_tech's work on @ApacheArrow 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/futured…
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Columnar retweeted
New post by Pedro Holanda, Ian Cook, Dewey Dunnington and Bryce Mecum:
Arrow IPC Support in DuckDB
This blog post introduces the new arrow community extension, which boosts interoperability by allowing to consume/produce data through the Arrow IPC Serialization Format.
duckdb.org/2025/05/23/arrow-…
