
Ian Cook
Longtime Apache Arrow contributor and co-founder of Columnar, focused on modernizing database connectivity (ADBC) and accelerating columnar data transfer for analytics and AI.
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Feb 17, 2026 • 50min
From ODBC to ADBC: Modernizing the Data Stack for AI and Analytics w/ Ian Cook
Ian Cook, co-founder of Columnar and longtime Apache Arrow contributor, modernizes database connectivity with ADBC. He explains why row-based protocols persist, the costs of converting columns to rows, and how keeping data columnar speeds analytics and AI. Ian also explores tabular data’s role in LLMs and the balance between rapid coding and stable open-source infrastructure.


