Company
Date Published
Author
Nick Riasanovsky
Word count
1224
Language
English
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None

Summary

BodoSQL is a SQL engine that bridges the gap between Python and SQL, providing type checking, error checking, end-to-end optimization, and parallelization across both languages. It addresses the "two-language" problem in data applications, where developers often use native Python/Pandas for large-scale data processing without the need for SQL, but legacy code may still rely on SQL. BodoSQL is designed to eliminate the need for code rewrites or additional developer training, and it offers extreme performance and scalability, making it suitable for large-scale datasets and clusters. The engine uses a high-performance computing parallel architecture with MPI for execution, delivering better performance than other SQL engines like SparkSQL. It also provides cross-language optimization capabilities, eliminating unnecessary columns from computations and avoiding reading them from storage altogether. Additionally, BodoSQL offers end-to-end error checking at compilation time, improving robustness and reducing the risk of production jobs failing due to runtime errors.