In this episode, we explore DuckDB, an open-source analytical database known for its speed and simplicity. Discover how DuckDB stands out in various applications and compare it to other tools like SQLite, Athena, Pandas, and Polars. We also demonstrate integrating DuckDB with AWS Lambda and Step Functions for serverless analytics.

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In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

Our `duck-query-lambda`, A Lambda runtime for DuckDB queries: https://github.com/fourTheorem/duck-query-lambda
DuckDB's official website: https://duckdb.org/
LibSQL: https://github.com/tursodatabase/libsql

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