Announcing DuckDB Support for Delta Lake and a DuckDB Extension to Unity Catalog - Hannes Mühleisen
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Hannes Mühleisen of DuckDB Labs addressed an audience of thousands during his keynote address at Data + AI Summit 2024 in San Francisco. Mühleisen announced DuckDB support for Delta Lake, a new DuckDB Extension to Unity Catalog, and Community Extensions. Speaker: Hannes Mühleisen, Creator of DuckDB, DuckDB Labs @duckdb @duckdb3282
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