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PostgreSQL and Ducks: The Perfect Analytical Pairing

2025/06/16 - Jacob Matson, Aditya Somani

PostgreSQL and Ducks: The Perfect Analytical Pairing

Learn how to integrate PostgreSQL with DuckDB and MotherDuck for faster analytics. Compare DuckDB Postgres Extension, pg_duckdb, and CDC approaches with practical examples and best practices for each method.

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Getting Started with DuckLake: A New Table Format for Your Lakehouse

2025/06/09 - Mehdi Ouazza

Getting Started with DuckLake: A New Table Format for Your Lakehouse

Learn how DuckLake simplifies metadata and brings fast, database-like features to your data lakehouse — with a hands-on example using DuckDB and PostgreSQL

DuckDB Ecosystem: June 2025

2025/06/06 - Simon Späti

DuckDB Ecosystem: June 2025

DuckDB Monthly #30: DuckDB's new table format, Radio extension and more!

DuckDB 1.3 Lands in MotherDuck: Performance Boosts, Even Faster Parquet, and Smarter SQL

2025/06/01 - Sheila Sitaram

DuckDB 1.3 Lands in MotherDuck: Performance Boosts, Even Faster Parquet, and Smarter SQL

DuckDB 1.3 has launched, with performance boosts, faster Parquet reads and writes, and new SQL syntax for ducking awesome analytics with full support in MotherDuck. Read on for highlights from this major release.

From BigQuery to DuckDB and MotherDuck : Efficient Local and Cloud Data Pipelines

2025/05/30 - Mehdi Ouazza

From BigQuery to DuckDB and MotherDuck : Efficient Local and Cloud Data Pipelines

Learn how to query load table from BigQuery to DuckDB and MotherDuck using SQL and Python!

A Duck Walks into a Lake

2025/05/28 - Jordan Tigani

A Duck Walks into a Lake

DuckDB introduces a new table format, what does it mean for the future of data lakes ?

Breaking the Excel-SQL Barrier: Leveraging DuckDB's Excel Extension

2025/05/27 - Jacob Matson

Breaking the Excel-SQL Barrier: Leveraging DuckDB's Excel Extension

Now in MotherDuck & DuckDB, its never been easier to join in your data from spreadsheet sources.

The Open Lakehouse Stack: DuckDB and the Rise of Table Formats

2025/05/23 - Simon Späti

The Open Lakehouse Stack: DuckDB and the Rise of Table Formats

Learn how DuckDB and open table formats like Iceberg power a fast, composable analytics stack on affordable cloud storage

Taming Wild CSVs: Advanced DuckDB Techniques for Data Engineers

2025/05/17 - Ryan Boyd

Taming Wild CSVs: Advanced DuckDB Techniques for Data Engineers

How to ingest and query CSV files in DuckDB using auto-detection, sniffing, manual configuration and more.

DuckDB Ecosystem: May 2025

2025/05/08 - Simon Späti

DuckDB Ecosystem: May 2025

DuckDB Monthly #29: From Metabase to Doom, DuckDB powers everything.