Neal Richardson

Vice President, Engineering at Posit, PBC

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Neal Richardson | Bigger Data With Ease Using Apache Arrow | RStudio

The Apache Arrow project enables data scientists using R, Python, and other languages to work with large datasets efficiently and with interactive speed. Arrow is so fast at some workflows that it seems to defy reality–or at least the limits of R’s capabilities. This talk examines the unique characteristics of the Arrow project that enable it to redefine what is possible in R. The talk also highlights some of the latest developments in the arrow R package, including how you can query and manipulate multi-file datasets, and it presents strategies for speeding up workflows by up to 100x. About Neal: Currently Director of Engineering at Ursa Labs / RStudio. Previously led product and engineering at Crunch.io. Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley

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Neal Richardson | Accelerating Analytics with Apache Arrow | RStudio (2020)

The Apache Arrow project is a cross-language development platform for in-memory data designed to improve system performance, memory use, and interoperability. This talk presents recent developments in the ‘arrow’ package, which provides an R interface to the Arrow C++ library. We’ll cover the goals of the broader Arrow project, how to get started with the ‘arrow’ package in R, some general concepts for working with data efficiently in Arrow, and a brief overview of upcoming features

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Neal Richardson | Bigger Data With Ease Using Apache Arrow | RStudio

Neal Richardson | Accelerating Analytics with Apache Arrow | RStudio (2020)