DuckDB in the Media
14 mentions across press, blogs, and newsletters
September 2026
AWS embeds DuckDB in its PostgreSQL DBMS to speed queries of live and historical data
Amazon Web Services Inc. is adding the ability to query the popular Apache Iceberg data lake directly from its Aurora PostgreSQL database management system, allowing applications to combine live transactions with historical records without copying data or creating extract/transform/load pipelines
DuckDB stays open source while the team behind it goes to work for Amazon
Hannes Mühleisen and Mark Raasveldt started as AWS employees. The two built DuckDB, an analytical database that runs inside your process instead of on a server somebody has to administer. If you ship anything on top of DuckDB, your license does not change. Amazon did not buy the project. DuckDB,
August 2026
DuckDB stays open source as AWS agrees to buy its Amsterdam creator
Amsterdam engineers join AWS at closing, while a non-profit keeps the MIT license. Amazon disclosed no price, no date, no headcount. What it means for ad data.
Amazon acquires DuckLabs, team behind DuckDB
Amazon has announced its decision to acquire DuckLabs, the company behind DuckDB.
Amazon Acquires DuckLabs, Securing the Minds Behind Beloved Open-Source Analytics Engine DuckDB
Amazon is acquiring DuckLabs, the team behind the popular open-source analytical database DuckDB. The project itself stays independent under the DuckDB Foundation and MIT license wh
Amazon to acquire DuckLabs, the team behind open-source database DuckDB
Amazon is acquiring DuckLabs, bringing the team behind open-source DuckDB into AWS while keeping the database free and open source under the MIT license.
Amazon to acquire DuckLabs, adding the team behind DuckDB amid broader shakeup in cloud data
Amazon is acquiring DuckLabs, the Amsterdam company behind DuckDB, the fast-growing open-source datab
DuckDB and the changing physics of analytics
In this post, Andy Warfield explains how databases like DuckDB are enabling a new way to build with data, why they matter right now, and how they complement the work we’ve been doing in S3 (e.g., S3 Files, S3 Tables, S3 Vectors). And most importantly, why DuckLabs, the team behind DuckDB, is joining
AWS is acquiring DuckLabs, the company behind DuckDB
AWS acquires the team behind smash hit open-source database DuckDB.
AWS buys DuckLabs to bring DuckDB’s embeddable analytics to more enterprises
Amazon Web Services Inc. said today it has struck an agreement to buy DuckLabs B.V., the Amsterdam-based developer behind the popular open-source analytical database, DuckDB. The deal is expected to close as soon as next month, and will see DuckLabs’ team work with AWS to expand and scale up the
AWS to acquire DuckLabs, the Amsterdam-based company behind DuckDB
Amazon has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DuckLabs, the Amsterdam-based company behind the open source analytical database DuckDB.
Beyond Embedded: How DuckDB v2.0 Shifts Architecture Toward Distributed Network Capabilities
DuckDB Labs has previewed DuckDB v2.0, codenamed "Cyanoptera." This release includes over 10000 commits and introduces a client/server mode, enabling network connections. Improvements also encompass extension portability
Server mode, triggers, and SQL: DuckDB teases V2.0
"This release kicks off the year of DuckDB as a server."
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