R2 Sql: a Deep Dive Into Our New Distributed Query Engine
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Cloudflare's blog post provides a technical deep dive into their new distributed query engine, R2 SQL, with HN commenters discussing its implications and potential applications.
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mrbluecoat
4 months ago
1 replyPerfect timing for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. https://archive.ph/gDHCQ
data_dersAuthor
4 months ago
astronomy data is so fascinating to me? do you have any intel about the architecture they're using? Cloudflare? Iceberg?
drchaim
4 months ago
It shows promise and is still in open beta, but it's missing many essential features (like aggregations, filters, etc.) to be truly useful.
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