DuckDB Ducklake

DuckLake extends DuckDB with an integrated lakehouse format that keeps metadata in a catalog database while storing data in Parquet, giving teams SQL-native read/write access, time travel, schema evolution, and change data capture. For CIOs and technology leaders, the strategic implication is a simpler, more open analytics architecture that can reduce platform sprawl and improve developer productivity, but it also shifts some operational responsibility to IT for catalog management, governance, and integration with existing data platforms.