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Fundamentals: Tensors vs. Tables

Fundamentals: Tensors vs. Tables

Multidimensional array data about the physical world is fundamentally incompatible with the tabular data model. Benchmarks show that array-native tools like Xarray and Zarr outperform DuckDB and Parquet by up to 10x for common weather data queries.

Ryan Abernathey
Ryan Abernathey

CEO & Co-founder