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Shovels EDL data can be delivered in various formats to meet your team’s needs.

Available Formats

Typical File Size

Shovels data is typically delivered as 15-20 GB of Parquet files, optimized for efficient data processing and analysis in modern data environments.

Delivery Destinations

Data can be pushed directly to:
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks
  • BigQuery
Or delivered as files for manual import.

Why Parquet?

Parquet is the preferred format because it:
  • Compresses efficiently
  • Supports columnar storage
  • Works well with modern data tools
  • Enables fast query performance

Choosing Your Format

The preferred format depends on your team’s:
  • Data infrastructure
  • Analysis tools
  • Processing requirements
Contact your account representative to discuss which format works best for your use case.