MotherDuck has expanded its serverless data warehousing services, built on DuckDB, to Europe, ensuring operations and data remain within the EU, which is advantageous for companies seeking fast analytics without cross-Atlantic latency. This expansion is significant for European businesses like Trunkrs, which benefits from rapid query processing without the complexities of large systems. In conjunction with this, dlt has introduced native support for loading data into DuckLake, Ducklabs' open table format, through both managed and direct loading methods, allowing for flexible data management. Companies can either use MotherDuck’s engine for seamless data loading or opt for direct loading with dlt, which now supports multiple backends such as DuckDB, SQLite, and Postgres, with plans to add MotherDuck catalog support. The EU launch includes a waitlist as MotherDuck aims to be fully operational in the region by the end of October.