From DataEngConf 2017 - Everybody wants to get to data faster. As we move from more general solution to specific optimization techniques, the level of performance impact grows. This talk will discuss how layering in-memory caching, columnar storage and relational caching can combine to provide a substantial improvement in overall data science and analytical workloads. It will include a detailed overview of how you can use Apache Arrow, Calcite and Parquet to achieve multiple magnitudes improvement in performance over what is currently possible.