Tag: Data Lakehouse

2026-08-04 • Alex Merced

Autonomous Table Optimization When Your Query Workload Stops Being Predictable

Autonomous table optimization when query workloads stop being predictable: observing file layout and query patterns, sco...

2026-08-04 • Alex Merced

Reading the Apache Iceberg V4 Proposals Before They Land

A field guide to the Apache Iceberg V4 proposals: adaptive metadata trees, single-file commits, typed statistics, column...

2026-08-04 • Alex Merced

Building an Honest TCO Model for Open Lakehouses and Proprietary Warehouses

An honest TCO framework for open lakehouses versus proprietary warehouses: five cost categories, measured numbers, sensi...

2026-08-04 • Alex Merced

How the Iceberg REST Catalog Turned Into the Lakehouse Control Plane

How the Iceberg REST catalog became the lakehouse control plane: multi-table atomic commits, credential vending, capabil...

2026-08-04 • Alex Merced

A Migration Playbook for Moving Legacy Warehouses onto Apache Iceberg

A dependency-first playbook for migrating legacy warehouses onto Apache Iceberg: snapshot vs migrate vs add_files, four-...

2026-08-02 • Alex Merced

Apache Iceberg Support Across the Major Hyperscalers

How AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure actually support Apache Iceberg: storage, catalogs, maintenance, governance, ...

2025-11-12 • Alex Merced

Comprehensive Hands-on Walk Through of Dremio Cloud Next Gen (Hands-on with Free Trial)

Walkthrough with the new trial of the Dremio Cloud Platform...

2025-10-23 • Alex Merced

2025-2026 Guide to Learning about Apache Iceberg, Data Lakehouse & Agentic AI

A curated guide to mastering Apache Iceberg, data lakehouse architectures, and the emerging field of Agentic AI for data...

2025-10-21 • Alex Merced

An Exploration of the Commercial Iceberg Catalog Ecosystem

Dive into the world of commercial Iceberg catalogs and discover how they enhance data lakehouse architectures for modern...

2025-10-17 • Alex Merced

Building a Universal Lakehouse Catalog - Beyond Iceberg Tables

Exploring paths to a universal lakehouse catalog that supports multiple data formats and engines, building on Apache Ice...

2025-10-16 • Alex Merced

Intro to Apache Iceberg with Apache Polaris and Apache Spark

Learn how to leverage Apache Iceberg with Apache Polaris and Apache Spark to build scalable and efficient data lakehouse...

2025-10-14 • Alex Merced

The State of Apache Iceberg v4 - October 2025 Edition

What's Coming in Apache Iceberg v4: A Deep Dive into the Future of Open Table Formats...

2025-09-24 • Alex Merced

The Ultimate Guide to Open Table Formats - Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi, Paimon, and DuckLake

Understanding Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi, Paimon, and DuckLake...

2025-09-23 • Alex Merced

The 2025 & 2026 Ultimate Guide to the Data Lakehouse and the Data Lakehouse Ecosystem

What is the Data Lakehouse and the Data Lakehouse Ecosystem? This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know...

2025-09-05 • Alex Merced

Unlocking the Power of Agentic AI with Apache Iceberg and Dremio

Unlocking the Power of Agentic AI with Apache Iceberg and Dremio...

2025-07-15 • Alex Merced

The Cost of Neglect – How Apache Iceberg Tables Degrade Without Optimization

Learn how Apache Iceberg tables can degrade over time without optimization and what issues this causes for performance, ...

2025-07-03 • Alex Merced

How to Discover or Organize Lakehouse & Apache Iceberg Meetups

Guide on How to Be Part of the Lakehouse Community...

2024-06-26 • Alex Merced

Video Course - Basics of Lakehouse Engineering - Apache Iceberg, Nessie, Dremio

Introductory Course to Data Engineering for Apache Iceberg Lakehouses...

2024-05-29 • Alex Merced

Partitioning with Apache Iceberg - A Deep Dive

Benefits of Apache Iceberg Partition Evolution and Hidden Partitioning...

2024-05-15 • Alex Merced

3 Reasons Data Engineers Should Embrace Apache Iceberg

Benefits of Apache Iceberg...

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