In this informative piece, Datanami explains how the new Apache Arrow Flight release aims to alleviate some of the pain associated with accessing large data sets over networks.
This is an interesting takeaway:
“One of the biggest features that sets apart Flight from other data transport frameworks is parallel transfers, allowing data to be streamed to or from a cluster of servers simultaneously. This enables developers to more easily create scalable data services that can serve a growing client base.”
