CASD DATA TECH: DuckDB

The recording of the CASD DATA TECH webinar on DuckDB from 23 June 2026 is now online: https://www.casd.eu/webinaire-casd-data-tech/

The webinar covered:

  • A vectorized architecture for faster query execution
  • DuckDB syntax for SQL that makes life easier (from, negative select, Group all, …)
  • RAM and disk usage optimization
  • What DuckDB can and cannot do
  • Using the power of window functions for local subtotals, Rank, LAG, …
  • The complementarity of R and DuckDB
  • The ecosystem and extensions

This webinar follows on from the Parquet/DuckDB webinar (replay also available)