ClickHouse VLDB Debut: Why Compilers Trump Interpreters in the AI Era

ClickHouse's first VLDB paper reveals that native code generation via LLVM JIT is the secret to its 6x performance advantage, proving that foundational architectural choices outweigh late-stage optimizations. As AI agents demand sub-second analytical insights, the industry is shifting away from converged HTAP toward specialized, composable data platforms that prioritize extreme execution speed.