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# PyData NYC: A Duck in the hand is worth two in the Cloud: Data preparation and analytics on your laptop with DuckDB

In Person
Date & TimeNov 08, 2024 at 2:30 PM US, Eastern

Location11 Times Square, New York City, NY 🗽

## About This Event

Guen Prawiroatmodjo & Jacob Matson will showcase how DuckDB replaces Spark for 10GB-1TB tasks on laptops with fast, seamless Python integration, enabling efficient analytics and easy Cloud deployment via MotherDuck’s serverless support.

### Event Details

DateNov 08, 2024
Time2:30 PM US, Eastern
FormatIn Person
Location11 Times Square, New York City, NY 🗽
PriceFree
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