Technology
Amazon to acquire DuckLabs, bringing creators of DuckDB to AWS
The deal aims to boost Amazon's cloud storage analysis capabilities while keeping the underlying database open source.
The short version
- Amazon has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DuckLabs, the company behind the popular open-source DuckDB database.
- DuckLabs employees, including co-founders Hannes Muhleisen and Mark Raasveldt, will join Amazon Web Services (AWS) but remain based in Amsterdam.
- The DuckDB database project will remain free, open source, and managed by the independent DuckDB Foundation.
Key facts
- Amazon signed a definitive agreement to acquire DuckLabs, with the transaction expected to close in early September.[Slashdot]
- DuckLabs co-founders Hannes Muhleisen and Mark Raasveldt, along with their team, will join AWS to continue leading the technical direction of the project.[Slashdot]
- The DuckDB database project itself will remain free and open source under the MIT license, managed by the independent DuckDB Foundation.[Slashdot]
- Financial terms of the acquisition were not publicly disclosed.[Slashdot]