The document discusses Raven, an optimizer for machine learning prediction queries at Microsoft, focusing on its ability to improve the performance of SQL-based ML operations. It details how Raven integrates with Azure data engines, utilizing techniques like model projection pushdown and model-to-SQL translation to enhance query efficiency. Performance evaluations indicate that Raven significantly outperforms existing ML runtimes in various scenarios, achieving speed increases of up to 44 times compared to traditional approaches.