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# Compute Engine

C++ part of the Deep Lake codebase optimized for faster data fetching and computations

## Overview of Deep Lake's Optimized Compute Engine built in C++

In order to maximize performance of compute-heavy Deep Lake's features, such as distributed dataloading or large queries, it is necessary to move beyond their pure-Python OSS implementations and use the C++ codebase in the Deep Lake Compute Engine.

**The interface for the Compute Engine is still in Python**, and it is installed using `pip install "deeplake[enterprise]"`, which delivers the compiled C++ code from binaries. 

**In order to use the optimized Compute Engine, datasets can be stored in the user's cloud, but they must be connected to Deep Lake using** [**Managed Credentials**](/v3.4.1/storage-and-credentials/managed-credentials.md)**.** 

### Features in the Optimized Compute Engine

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[Querying Datasets](/v3.4.1/enterprise-features/compute-engine/querying-datasets.md)
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[Performant Dataloader](/v3.4.1/enterprise-features/compute-engine/performant-dataloader.md)
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