DuckDB - Greybeam - Optimize Snowflake using DuckDB

DuckDB Internals: Why is DuckDB Fast? (Part 2 Vectorized Execution)

Jul 21, 2026 17 min read DuckDB

DuckDB has become one of those rare pieces of software whose greatness is difficult to capture in words. Part of that is its versatility. It is approachable enough for anyone to install, point

DuckDB Internals: Why is DuckDB Fast? (Part 1)

May 3, 2026 18 min read DuckDB

Walk through DuckDB's internals: how it skips serialization overhead, parses and optimizes SQL, and stores data in columnar row groups with zone maps.

Query Snowflake Directly from DuckDB

Feb 9, 2026 5 min read DuckDB

Query Snowflake tables directly from within DuckDB.

Cut Costs by Querying Snowflake Tables in DuckDB with Apache Arrow

Jan 30, 2025 5 min read How-To

Greybeam's multi-query-engine dream is slowly becoming a reality. Lately, we've been encountering more and more data teams who are looking to offload non-critical workloads to alternative

Querying Snowflake Managed Iceberg Tables with DuckDB

Dec 12, 2024 5 min read How-To

Welcome to part two in our series of working with Iceberg tables. If you haven't already setup your Snowflake managed Iceberg tables, be sure to check out part one in our