Discover how DuckDB transforms analytics workflows by bridging SQL and R programming in this hands-on exploration. DuckDB is an embedded analytical database that runs queries blazingly fast on datasets too large for memory—without the overhead of traditional databases. Learn how to query CSV files, Parquet datasets, and R data frames using familiar SQL syntax directly within your R scripts.

The session will demonstrate concepts against solid use cases: analyzing multi-gigabyte files on a laptop, combining SQL's expressiveness with R's statistical power, and eliminating the "export-import-transform" workflow that slows analysis.

The session is helpful for programmers and analysts comfortable with SQL who want R's capabilities, or R users who need efficient large-data handling. Leave with practical strategies for using DuckDB in your analytics stack.