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💻 We just shipped a version of our Web UI which works directly with Firebolt Core - our free forever, self-hosted, distributed query engine.

Just like Firebolt Core itself, the Web UI can be run as a #Docker container.

Details here: github.com/firebolt-db/...

#dataengineer #analytics #database

We're happy to announce the #opensource release of Firebolt Auror - our #Kubernetes Admission Controller.

Read more: bit.ly/4oki2fR
Get the source code: github.com/firebolt-db/...

#dataengineering #analytics

Firebolt automatically removes redundant JOINs from queries (even when other query engines struggle)

It's common for apps generating SQL to produce complex #SQL queries with lots of JOINs. Firebolt can see through them and eliminate redundant ones, even in complex cases.

Learn more: bit.ly/45sZJxr

Can you really get 10ms queries on Apache #Iceberg?
Yes - and we’ll show you how.

Join Benjamin Wagner as he explains how you can build low-latency, high-concurrency #analytics directly on open table formats like Iceberg.

📅 Aug 6, 11 AM PT
🔗 Save your seat: bit.ly/4mjSAFd

Tired of fake free? So are we.

Get our production-grade, distributed query engine - without the games.

Free forever here: bit.ly/4kqR1nJ

#dataengineering #datainfra #selfmanaged

Performance benchmarks don’t lie.

We ran 25 real-world queries across Firebolt, Snowflake, Redshift, and BigQuery.

Firebolt’s smallest engine outperformed every config tested - even Snowflake XL.

▶️Watch: bit.ly/4532RyN
📝Read: bit.ly/3IE5VtP

#dataengineering #benchmarks #cloudatawarehouse

🚀 From 2 million to 100 million users in just a few years

How did Notion scale their data stack to handle this explosive growth? Sumit Gupta, Lead BI Engineer at Notion, breaks it down.

Tune in: bit.ly/4527Xv0
Spotify: bit.ly/45is6z0

#datascaling #moderndatastack #analytics

New to Firebolt? Start here 🚩

Introducing Firebolt Workshops - a new hands-on video series to help you learn Firebolt fast.

Get started with “What is Firebolt," a quick intro to Firebolt’s #architecture and how it supports low-latency #analytics at scale.

🎥 bit.ly/4o1nHHj

The Future of Data Processing: PostgreSQL Evolution with YingJun Wu of Rising Wave Explore cutting-edge PostgreSQL innovations, distributed database architecture, and cloud-native data processing solutions with YingJun Wu of Rising Wave.

#Postgres, #S3, #Iceberg... and stream processing?

In this episode of The Data Engineering Show, Yingjun Wu, founder and CEO of RisingWave unpacks the architecture behind their SQL-native streaming system.

Tune in: bit.ly/46MRe1k
Spotify: bit.ly/44rnshC

This one’s for the “just let me build” crowd.

We’ve been expanding our client #ecosystem to make life easier for #developers who want to get things done—without glue code.

The focus is on clear #SDKs, solid #connectors, and #integrations that behave the way you’d expect.

✍️Read: bit.ly/3UcgF4V

*This isn’t a product demo*
It’s your cheat code for what’s coming next, and what to do about it now.

Tomorrow, join our talk with #AWS about how #AI is reshaping data infrastructure, and what engineering leaders are doing to stay fast, scalable, and cost-aware.

🗓️ Save your seat → bit.ly/3UaaSwJ

Fast just got free. Here are 5 things you can do with Firebolt Core.

1. Run millisecond queries at scale
2. Power dashboards/data apps at high concurrency
3. Query Iceberg tables from object storage
4. Build and test analytics workflows locally
5. Scale out across multiple nodes

bit.ly/4kqR1nJ

Live Engine Upgrades, Zero Downtime: The Firebolt Method Discover how Firebolt delivers seamless, no-downtime upgrades using shadow clusters and real-time performance verification to ensure peak reliability.

Upgrades shouldn’t mean downtime.

We handle upgrades by spinning up a shadow cluster with the new version, mirroring real read traffic, and warming caches in parallel.

Full breakdown: bit.ly/4lbubBH

#dataengineering #reliability

*This time on The Data Engineering Show*

DuckDB Labs CEO Hannes Mühleisen explores what happens when you don’t optimize for distributed compute—and instead focus on elegance, simplicity, and local analytical power.

Tune in: bit.ly/4l9EDKb
Spotify: spoti.fi/41C0wJx

Introducing Firescale -- New Benchmark from Firebolt | LinkedIn New episode of The Ravit Show drops soon — featuring a deep dive into Firebolt’s newly launched benchmark: FireScale. I sat down with Igor Stanko (Chief Product Officer) and Cole Bowden (Developer Ad...

🔥 Curious how Firebolt stacks up in real-world workloads? We’re breaking down the results from our new FireScale benchmark, where we proved 8x better price-performance over Snowflake, 18x over Redshift, 90x over BigQuery

Watch the upcoming Ravit Show 👉 www.linkedin.com/events/73139...

Firebolt just launched FireScale - our real benchmark that demonstrates performance on real queries and eavhily concurrent workloads. We showed that Firebolt runs better than the competition... but how'd we do it?

Cole Bowden wrote a blog exploring exactly that: www.firebolt.io/blog/firesca...

YouTube video by Firebolt Compute families in Firebolt

Watch Dev Advocate Cole Bowden explain how compute families work in Firebolt, and which compute family may be right for you: youtu.be/uu1cE83mhTA

AI applications demand more than traditional data platforms. Learn how Firebolt is powering next-gen workloads at #FireboltForward

🔗 Register Now: www.brighttalk.com/webcast/2075...

Inside Firebolt’s GEOGRAPHY Data Type: Architecture & Storage Explore how Firebolt processes & optimizes GEOGRAPHY data using S2 cells, shape indexes, and query pruning for peak performance.

In our geospatial blog series part-II, we cover:
📌 Input validation & normalization
📌 S2-based indexing for fast lookups
📌 Geospatial data pruning for efficient scans

Read the blog here: www.firebolt.io/blog/archite...

#GeospatialData #DataEngineering #Firebolt #CloudDataWarehouse

Firebolt Forward Q1: Data Warehousing in the Age of AI Data Warehousing in the Age of AI - Join us for an immersive exploration of modern data warehousing in the AI era. This comprehensive session begins with a visionary keynote examining the intersection...

Firebolt Forward is coming!
Learn how Firebolt is powering AI applications with low-latency, high-concurrency infrastructure.
🔗Register Now at- brighttalk.com/webcast/2075...
#FireboltForward #ai #data #datawarehouse #datainfra #cdw #ArtificialInteligence

🔒 Streamline Access with Firebolt’s RBAC 🔒

Simplify data security with Role-Based Access Control (#RBAC)—grant the right #permissions, manage #access at scale, and stay in control.

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3Dk2Lc2

#datasecurity #accesscontrol

Firebolt is expanding into #APAC 🌏🚀

We're bringing our high-performance, low-latency data warehouse to one of the most exciting and fast-growing markets. Sandeep Mathur will lead regional GTM and build global teams based in #India.

👉 Read more: bit.ly/4kbdO8e

🏗️ AI is transforming data movement, not just analysis.

Daniel Pálma from Estuary joins us to discuss AI-driven optimization, vector databases, and the future of #ApacheIceberg & #datalakehouses.

Tune in: bit.ly/4k8BHNt
Spotify: spoti.fi/42Ss5jQ

What does it take to build high-performance #geospatial #analytics?🌍⚙️

This blog covers:
🔹 GEOMETRY vs. GEOGRAPHY – key accuracy trade-offs
🔹 S2 Geometry for efficient spatial #indexing
🔹 Challenges of integrating geospatial data at scale

📖https://bit.ly/4bcTRd1

Location data just got Firebolt Fast 🌍⚡

Firebolt’s #GeospatialAnalytics brings #lowlatency spatial queries at scale.

🔹 Process massive datasets
🔹 Use #GEOGRAPHY for precise spherical calculations
🔹 Optimize queries with S2 #indexing (coming soon)

📖 bit.ly/4k5pGZw

#dataengineering

We were honored to host Magdalena Balazinska for our #SHEQL women’s group event!

She shared her journey from Poland to MIT to leading UW’s CS school, plus insights on #WomenInEngineering & #DataSystems.

Thank you, Magdalena!🔥

cs.washington.edu/people/faculty/magdalena-balazinska

Got #dataengineering questions? We’ve got answers.
Introducing The SQL Clinic 🩺

Join Firebolt’s open #officehours this Wednesday, where Connor Carreras & Guy Duer will tackle your toughest questions.

Drop in and leave with answers you can use.

📅
www.linkedin.com/events/7294744937873489920

🚀 Exciting news! Firebolt welcomes Hemanth Vedagarbha as our first-ever President.

Hemanth will drive our global GTM expansion as we push the limits of #AIapplications and high-performance #analytics.

Welcome, Hemanth!
📰 www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250206759260/en

Tomorrow! Join Cole Bowden & Demian Hespe for a LinkedIn Live on Scaling Geospatial Analytics with Firebolt 🌐

See how we built it, tackled snap rounding, and optimized for speed—plus a live demo!

🔗 linkedin.com/events/howfireboltwentgeospatial7291157020823445505/theater

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Simplify data loading with Firebolt's #Ingestion Wizard ✨

This tutorial walks through how to use the wizard to ingest data from various sources into your Firebolt tables.

▶️ Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=zNLJbhimbAU

#dataingestion #dataengineering #clouddata