US Patent 12079244 Query plans for analytic SQL constructs

A system and method for managing data storage and data access with querying data in a distributed system without buffering the results of intermediate operations in persistent storage. The method includes pushing, by a first operator, as a result of executing a query plan, an intermediate result to a plurality of secondary operators. Processing of the intermediate result by the plurality of secondary operators is delayed to coordinate generation of a plurality of second results based on beginning a final consumption operation of the plurality of second results.