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Snowflake, BigQuery, Firebolt, even Trino, offer a more-classic-DB-like interface to files hosted on classic cloud storage.
by willvarfar 3y ago
Snowflake, BigQuery, Firebolt, even Trino, offer a more-classic-DB-like interface to files hosted on classic cloud storage.
- datadrivenangel 3y agoYou don't have access to the underlying data storage for Snowflake BigQuery, and Firebolt. You can import files into those, but the data will be duplicated. If you have less than a terabyte of data, using one of those data warehouses is the smart move though.
- bunderbunder 3y agoBut they also kind of lock you into that classic DB-like interface. Which works great for many people - hence their overwhelming popularity - but not necessarily everyone.