DeepSeek AI has introduced Smallpond, a lightweight data processing framework built on DuckDB and 3FS, designed to simplify modern data workflows. Smallpond extends DuckDB's SQL analytics i…
DeepSeek AI has introduced Smallpond, a lightweight data processing framework built on DuckDB and 3FS, designed to simplify modern data workflows. Smallpond extends DuckDB's SQL analytics into a distributed setting, pairing it with 3FS for high-performance distributed file system capabilities.
It supports Python versions 3.8-3.12 and allows for flexible data partitioning. By integrating DuckDB with Ray, Smallpond enables parallel processing across distributed compute nodes, reducing operational overhead. Performance tests using the GraySort benchmark demonstrated Smallpond's ability to sort 110.5TiB of data in just over 30 minutes.
As an open-source project, Smallpond offers a practical and accessible tool for data scientists and engineers managing large datasets.