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Converging Database Architectures: DuckDB in PostgreSQL

Marco Slot Marco Slot | Software Imagineer | Crunchy Data

Traditionally divided between transactional and analytical systems, databases are converging through innovative architectural approaches. This talk explores the fusion of PostgreSQL and DuckDB, demonstrating how embedding an OLAP database into an OLTP system can simplify data platforms. Attendees will learn about the motivations, challenges, and substantial benefits of creating a unified system capable of high-throughput transactions, fast analytical queries, and seamless data processing across different paradigms.

Marco Slot
Marco Slot
Software Imagineer | Crunchy Data

Marco Slot is a Software Imagineer at Crunchy Data, where he's building Crunchy Data Warehouse, a modern PostgreSQL-based solution. He previously served as Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, architecting Citus for Azure Cosmos DB, and was Principal Engineer at Citus Data before its acquisition by Microsoft. Slot holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin and a Master's in Parallel and Distributed Computer Systems from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

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