Practical AI: Machine Learning, Data Science, LLM

Big data is dead, analytics is alive

Oct 24, 2024

50:21

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Till Döhmen, a key contributor at MotherDuck, and Kurt Mackey, CEO of Fly.io, discuss the evolution of analytics beyond the big data hype. They highlight DuckDB's ability to execute rapid analytics queries on local machines, transforming data workflows. The conversation touches on AI's intersection with analytics, exploring topics like text-to-sql and vector search. They also emphasize DuckDB's role in enhancing workflows for data scientists and how it competes with traditional cloud services, offering simpler and more efficient solutions.

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Quick takeaways

DuckDB is revolutionizing analytics by providing a lightweight, efficient database that allows rapid local execution of complex queries, enhancing user workflows.

The integration of AI with DuckDB aims to streamline data interactions and empower users with advanced capabilities, transforming the future of data analytics.

Deep dives

Challenges with Public Clouds

Public cloud services often present complexities that hinder developer productivity, as highlighted by the frustrations of deploying applications like simple recipe generators on platforms such as AWS. Developers frequently encounter convoluted processes that require navigating many layers and permissions, making it appear more challenging than managing dedicated servers. This situation prompts the need for alternatives like Fly.io, which aims to provide a streamlined, developer-friendly approach. By allowing direct access to low-level primitives and simplifying multi-region app deployment, Fly.io promotes a more efficient development experience.

Intro

3min

Excitement Unveiled: A Dive into Innovative Solutions

2min

Revolutionizing Data Analytics with DuckDB

11min

Harnessing Memory Sharing for AI Development

5min

Harnessing DuckDB for Data Analytics

10min

Revolutionizing Workflow with Notion AI

2min

DuckDB and MotherDuck: Transforming Data Analytics

12min

Empowering Local AI Models

5min

We are on the other side of “big data” hype, but what is the future of analytics and how does AI fit in? Till and Adithya from MotherDuck join us to discuss why DuckDB is taking the analytics and AI world by storm. We dive into what makes DuckDB, a free, in-process SQL OLAP database management system, unique including its ability to execute lighting fast analytics queries against a variety of data sources, even on your laptop! Along the way we dig into the intersections with AI, such as text-to-sql, vector search, and AI-driven SQL query correction.

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Featuring:

Till Döhmen – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Adithya Krishnan – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Chris Benson – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Daniel Whitenack – Twitter, GitHub, Website

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