Evaluate whether we should use Ibis for performing table operations

[daniel-thom]

Our current plan is to use sqlalchemy in order to support multiple SQL engines, either writing SQL strings for operations or using its expression API. We would have to write custom SQL strings for non-standard operations, such as reading Parquet and CSV files, pivot and unpivot, and time zone conversions.

Ibis may solve some of these problems.

• read_csv
• read_parquet
• pivot / unpivot
• time zone conversion