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alphalist.CTO Podcast - For CTOs and Technical Leaders#130 - From PhD Research to DuckDB: Building the Next Generation of Analytical DBs with Mark Raasveldt // CTO @ DuckDBHow single-node performance and embedded analytics are revolutionizing database architecture for modern applications
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In this episode, we dive deep into the world of analytical databases with Mark Raasveldt, the co-founder and CTO of DuckDB Labs. Mark takes us through his fascinating journey from academic research to building one of the most talked-about databases in the industry.
We explore:
How DuckDB emerged from academic research at CWI Amsterdam
The technical philosophy behind embedded analytical databases
Wh...
2025-10-1653 min
Data Engineering PodcastDuck Lake: Simplifying the Lakehouse EcosystemSummaryIn this episode of the Data Engineering Podcast Hannes Mühleisen and Mark Raasveldt, the creators of DuckDB, share their work on Duck Lake, a new entrant in the open lakehouse ecosystem. They discuss how Duck Lake, is focused on simplicity, flexibility, and offers a unified catalog and table format compared to other lakehouse formats like Iceberg and Delta. Hannes and Mark share insights into how Duck Lake revolutionizes data architecture by enabling local-first data processing, simplifying deployment of lakehouse solutions, and offering benefits such as encryption features, data inlining, and integration with existing ecosystems.A...
2025-09-101h 10
The GeekNarratorDuckdb Internals with Mark RaasveldtDeep Dive into DuckDB with CTO Mark Raasveldt
Decode the insights of databases with Geek Narrator podcast. In this episode, host Kaivalya Apte converses with Mark Raasveldt, the CTO of DuckDB labs, discussing his journey from being a database enthusiast to creating DuckDB. They delve into how DuckDB, an analytical database, differs from other databases, the design decisions, its internal mechanisms, and much more. The episode also highlights the advantages of DuckDB in analytics, the motivation behind its ACID compliance, and how DuckDB handles ingestion, transaction isolation, mutations, and queries. Join in to learn how your data workloads can...
2023-12-061h 04