Released this week: Version 22 of the ADBC libraries and drivers.
This release includes updates to the ADBC libraries for 8 languages, and improvements to the 4 ADBC drivers that are maintained in the apache/arrow-adbc repository. See the blog for more details: arrow.apache.org/blog/2026/01...
This release includes updates to the ADBC libraries for 8 languages, and improvements to the 4 ADBC drivers that are maintained in the apache/arrow-adbc repository. See the blog for more details: arrow.apache.org/blog/2026/01...
January 11, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Released this week: Version 22 of the ADBC libraries and drivers.
This release includes updates to the ADBC libraries for 8 languages, and improvements to the 4 ADBC drivers that are maintained in the apache/arrow-adbc repository. See the blog for more details: arrow.apache.org/blog/2026/01...
This release includes updates to the ADBC libraries for 8 languages, and improvements to the 4 ADBC drivers that are maintained in the apache/arrow-adbc repository. See the blog for more details: arrow.apache.org/blog/2026/01...
Europe can import disillusioned talent from Trump’s US, says Lagarde
https://www.ft.com/content/b6a5c06d-fa9c-4254-adbc-92b69719d8ee
https://www.ft.com/content/b6a5c06d-fa9c-4254-adbc-92b69719d8ee
Europe can import disillusioned talent from Trump’s US, says Lagarde
ECB president defends EU strengths and insists it is ‘not a basket case’
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January 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Europe can import disillusioned talent from Trump’s US, says Lagarde
https://www.ft.com/content/b6a5c06d-fa9c-4254-adbc-92b69719d8ee
https://www.ft.com/content/b6a5c06d-fa9c-4254-adbc-92b69719d8ee
Just released elixir-explorer/adbc v0.6.5 on hex.pm, which bumps to ADBC 15 and in ADBC 15 they finally included the ADBC Golang driver for Google BigQuery that I wrote from April to July 😀
#ElixirLang
The huge PR that added 9241 lines:
github.com/apache/arrow...
github.com/elixir-explo...
#ElixirLang
The huge PR that added 9241 lines:
github.com/apache/arrow...
github.com/elixir-explo...
November 21, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Just released elixir-explorer/adbc v0.6.5 on hex.pm, which bumps to ADBC 15 and in ADBC 15 they finally included the ADBC Golang driver for Google BigQuery that I wrote from April to July 😀
#ElixirLang
The huge PR that added 9241 lines:
github.com/apache/arrow...
github.com/elixir-explo...
#ElixirLang
The huge PR that added 9241 lines:
github.com/apache/arrow...
github.com/elixir-explo...
Today's Future Data Systems Seminar Speaker: Ian Cook (@ian.columnar.tech) will present @columnar.tech's work on Apache Arrow's database connectivity API (ADBC). ADBC is available in modern DBMSs. Zoom talk open to public at 4:30pm ET. YouTube video available after: db.cs.cmu.edu/events/futur...
[Future Data] Where We're Going, We Don't Need Rows: Columnar Data Connectivity with ADBC - Carnegie Mellon Database Group
ADBC (Arrow Database Connectivity) is Apache Arrow’s answer to ODBC and JDBC:... Read More +
db.cs.cmu.edu
October 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Today's Future Data Systems Seminar Speaker: Ian Cook (@ian.columnar.tech) will present @columnar.tech's work on Apache Arrow's database connectivity API (ADBC). ADBC is available in modern DBMSs. Zoom talk open to public at 4:30pm ET. YouTube video available after: db.cs.cmu.edu/events/futur...
dbplyr 2.6.0 is here! This release leaned on Claude Code to clear a TON of smaller issues, freeing up time for the big stuff: brand-new ADBC and JDBC backends, new translations, and a new sql_dialect() to cleanly decouple connection from SQL dialect. Read more: opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-06...
dbplyr 2.6.0
dbplyr 2.6.0 is now on CRAN, with new ADBC and JDBC backends, IBM DB2 support, more translations, and a bunch of minor fixes and improvements.
opensource.posit.co
June 17, 2026 at 10:17 PM
dbplyr 2.6.0 is here! This release leaned on Claude Code to clear a TON of smaller issues, freeing up time for the big stuff: brand-new ADBC and JDBC backends, new translations, and a new sql_dialect() to cleanly decouple connection from SQL dialect. Read more: opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-06...
ADBC outing, Dundee today - Pintail & Shelduck at Riverside Nature Park, House Sparrow & Tree Sparrow at Pitkerro Grove Cemetery, Bullfinch and Grey Wagtail at Clatto Reservoir. #BirdingScotland
April 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ADBC outing, Dundee today - Pintail & Shelduck at Riverside Nature Park, House Sparrow & Tree Sparrow at Pitkerro Grove Cemetery, Bullfinch and Grey Wagtail at Clatto Reservoir. #BirdingScotland
This week we released an ADBC driver for Quack, @duckdb.org’s new native client-server protocol.
Now you can query remote DuckDB servers using the same ADBC interface you already use for local DuckDB across 7+ languages—no third-party server extensions required.
columnar.tech/blog/quack-a...
Now you can query remote DuckDB servers using the same ADBC interface you already use for local DuckDB across 7+ languages—no third-party server extensions required.
columnar.tech/blog/quack-a...
Announcing an ADBC driver for Quack
A public preview of a driver for DuckDB’s new client-server protocol
columnar.tech
May 23, 2026 at 8:51 PM
This week we released an ADBC driver for Quack, @duckdb.org’s new native client-server protocol.
Now you can query remote DuckDB servers using the same ADBC interface you already use for local DuckDB across 7+ languages—no third-party server extensions required.
columnar.tech/blog/quack-a...
Now you can query remote DuckDB servers using the same ADBC interface you already use for local DuckDB across 7+ languages—no third-party server extensions required.
columnar.tech/blog/quack-a...
Was anyone else like me, wondering if you can use ADBC with $5 Postgres from @planetscale.com? Well, you can! (No surprise)
I wrote up my test at brycemecum.com/2025/11/15/a...
#apachearrow #adbc
I wrote up my test at brycemecum.com/2025/11/15/a...
#apachearrow #adbc
November 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Was anyone else like me, wondering if you can use ADBC with $5 Postgres from @planetscale.com? Well, you can! (No surprise)
I wrote up my test at brycemecum.com/2025/11/15/a...
#apachearrow #adbc
I wrote up my test at brycemecum.com/2025/11/15/a...
#apachearrow #adbc
This week we shipped 4 updated ADBC drivers with major performance gains:
⏱️ 3× faster queries (BigQuery, MSSQL)
⚡ >30× faster ingest (MySQL, Trino)
How we achieved it, what’s next, and what vendors can do to unlock even more speed:
columnar.tech/blog/adbc-dr...
⏱️ 3× faster queries (BigQuery, MSSQL)
⚡ >30× faster ingest (MySQL, Trino)
How we achieved it, what’s next, and what vendors can do to unlock even more speed:
columnar.tech/blog/adbc-dr...
A Deep Dive into ADBC Driver Optimization
What it takes to achieve good performance across different data systems
columnar.tech
February 21, 2026 at 9:41 PM
This week we shipped 4 updated ADBC drivers with major performance gains:
⏱️ 3× faster queries (BigQuery, MSSQL)
⚡ >30× faster ingest (MySQL, Trino)
How we achieved it, what’s next, and what vendors can do to unlock even more speed:
columnar.tech/blog/adbc-dr...
⏱️ 3× faster queries (BigQuery, MSSQL)
⚡ >30× faster ingest (MySQL, Trino)
How we achieved it, what’s next, and what vendors can do to unlock even more speed:
columnar.tech/blog/adbc-dr...
We heard you: ADBC is great, but you need it on mainframes.
Introducing ADBC for COBOL. The same connectors that work with Python, Rust, and Go now work with a language originally designed for punch cards.
columnar.tech/blog/adbc-co...
Introducing ADBC for COBOL. The same connectors that work with Python, Rust, and Go now work with a language originally designed for punch cards.
columnar.tech/blog/adbc-co...
We built an ADBC interface for COBOL
Modern database connectivity meets 1959. It fits better than it should.
columnar.tech
April 1, 2026 at 2:25 PM
We heard you: ADBC is great, but you need it on mainframes.
Introducing ADBC for COBOL. The same connectors that work with Python, Rust, and Go now work with a language originally designed for punch cards.
columnar.tech/blog/adbc-co...
Introducing ADBC for COBOL. The same connectors that work with Python, Rust, and Go now work with a language originally designed for punch cards.
columnar.tech/blog/adbc-co...
dbplyr 2.6.0 is out! 🎈 Streamline SQL generation for #RStats users.
New ADBC (Arrow buffers) and JDBC support, `bind_queries()` for UNION ALL, filter_out(), and 50+ fixes.
Learn more: opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-06...
New ADBC (Arrow buffers) and JDBC support, `bind_queries()` for UNION ALL, filter_out(), and 50+ fixes.
Learn more: opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-06...
dbplyr 2.6.0
dbplyr 2.6.0 is now on CRAN, with new ADBC and JDBC backends, IBM DB2 support, more translations, and a bunch of minor fixes and improvements.
opensource.posit.co
August 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
dbplyr 2.6.0 is out! 🎈 Streamline SQL generation for #RStats users.
New ADBC (Arrow buffers) and JDBC support, `bind_queries()` for UNION ALL, filter_out(), and 50+ fixes.
Learn more: opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-06...
New ADBC (Arrow buffers) and JDBC support, `bind_queries()` for UNION ALL, filter_out(), and 50+ fixes.
Learn more: opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-06...
Training XGBoost with DuckLake and ADBC
open.substack.com/pub/thefulld...
open.substack.com/pub/thefulld...
Training XGBoost with DuckLake and ADBC
Connecting the old and the new with Apache Arrow
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Training XGBoost with DuckLake and ADBC
open.substack.com/pub/thefulld...
open.substack.com/pub/thefulld...
📣 Introducing databow: one command-line tool to query them all, built with Rust and ADBC.
Query any SQL source that has an ADBC driver (30+ and counting) right from your terminal with one simple CLI.
To install 👉 uv tool install databow
More details at columnar.tech/blog/databow-cli
Query any SQL source that has an ADBC driver (30+ and counting) right from your terminal with one simple CLI.
To install 👉 uv tool install databow
More details at columnar.tech/blog/databow-cli
Introducing databow
One command-line tool to query them all, built with Rust and ADBC
columnar.tech
June 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
📣 Introducing databow: one command-line tool to query them all, built with Rust and ADBC.
Query any SQL source that has an ADBC driver (30+ and counting) right from your terminal with one simple CLI.
To install 👉 uv tool install databow
More details at columnar.tech/blog/databow-cli
Query any SQL source that has an ADBC driver (30+ and counting) right from your terminal with one simple CLI.
To install 👉 uv tool install databow
More details at columnar.tech/blog/databow-cli
