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Columnar Current

Columnar-related news, posts, and talks from around the web

Recent posts

Data Wants to Be Free: Fast Data Exchange with Apache Arrow
Apache Arrow Blog - February 28, 2025
Examines how Apache Arrow improves data serialization efficiency compared to legacy formats like PostgreSQL's binary protocol, and presents various Arrow-based tools including Arrow IPC, Arrow HTTP, Arrow Flight SQL, and ADBC for building efficient data interchange protocols.
Where We're Going, We Don't Need Rows: Columnar Data Connectivity with ADBC
CMU Database Group - October 20, 2025
Seminar presenting ADBC (Arrow Database Connectivity), Apache Arrow's answer to ODBC and JDBC, exploring its architecture and adoption across major data systems including dbt, Databricks, DuckDB, and Snowflake.
How the Apache Arrow Format Accelerates Query Result Transfer
Apache Arrow Blog - January 10, 2025
Explains how Apache Arrow's columnar data format reduces serialization and deserialization bottlenecks in query result transfers, with real-world improvements ranging from 10x to several hundred times faster.
Apache Arrow's Final Frontier: Replacing Outdated Database Drivers
The New Stack - November 3, 2025
Columnar launches with $4M in seed funding to address the database communication bottleneck using ADBC, reducing query times by more than 90% in many applications compared to legacy standards like ODBC and JDBC.
Columnar launches to redefine data connectivity with Arrow-powered ADBC drivers
SiliconANGLE - October 29, 2025
Columnar, a startup founded by core Apache Arrow developers, secured $4 million in seed funding to accelerate data connectivity using Arrow-based drivers, particularly benefiting AI applications that require fast access to structured data.
Meet the founders of Columnar: Ian Cook, David Li, and Matt Topol
Bessemer Venture Partners - October 29, 2025
Bessemer Venture Partners leads a $4M seed round for Columnar, a startup founded by Apache Arrow contributors to modernize data connectivity, offering Arrow-native ADBC drivers that deliver 10-100x faster query retrieval.