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Apache Kylin

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Apache Kylin is an open source distributed analytics engine that provides SQL query and multidimensional analysis on large datasets. It uses pre-calculation technology to support sub-second query performance for high-concurrency data analytics, with the aim of keeping hardware and development costs low.

Its capabilities include model and index recommendation based on SQL text and query history, internal tables with Apache Gluten as a native compute engine, and advanced multidimensional analysis with various data functions. It connects to BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and Excel, and supports streaming-batch fusion analysis that combines streaming and batch data. The web UI provides a single canvas for defining table relationships, dimensions, and measures.

Apache Kylin is distributed as open source software and is intended for teams building high-concurrency analytics and data warehouse workloads.

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