Convert Parquet to Excel

Apache Parquet is a columnar storage format optimized for use with big data processing frameworks. It offers efficient data compression and encoding schemes, which leads to significant storage savings and improved read performance.

Parquet is designed to support complex nested data structures and enables efficient querying and manipulation of specific columns without reading the entire dataset.

Compression

Parquet supports various compression algorithms such as Snappy, Gzip, and LZO. These compression techniques help in reducing the storage space and improving the performance of data processing tasks.

Microsoft Excel is a powerful spreadsheet application developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. It features calculation capabilities, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

Excel files can contain multiple sheets, and each sheet can contain multiple rows and columns of data. Excel supports various file formats, including XLS, XLSX, and CSV.

Key features of Microsoft Excel include:

• Data analysis tools like sorting, filtering, and conditional formatting
• Ability to create complex formulas and use built-in functions
• Charting and graphing capabilities for data visualization
• Pivot tables for summarizing and analyzing large datasets
• Macro recording and VBA programming for automation
• Collaboration features, including real-time co-authoring in newer versions

Excel is widely used in business, finance, and data analysis for tasks ranging from simple calculations to complex modeling and reporting.