AWS Integrates DuckDB into Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL for Direct Data Lake Querying

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of direct data lake querying within Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. This new capability embeds DuckDB's vectorized query engine directly into Aurora PostgreSQL, enabling transactional applications to execute unified SQL queries across relational tables and external Apache Iceberg data lake files stored in Amazon S3. This integration eliminates the need for separate data movement pipelines, establishing a direct bridge for real-time applications and autonomous AI agents.