DuckDB 2.0 with Async I/O shaping up to be the fastest data lake engine
josh_wills · x · 2026-08-18
Testing of DuckDB 2.0 reveals that its new Async I/O feature is a significant performance booster. The reviewer believes DuckDB is evolving into the fastest data lake query engine currently available.
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