Learn how to prevent and clean up metadata bloat in Apache Iceberg by expiring snapshots and rewriting manifests for better performance and manageability.

Avoiding Metadata Bloat with Snapshot Expiration and Rewriting Manifests

Learn how to design fast, incremental compaction strategies in Apache Iceberg to support high-throughput streaming pipelines without disrupting freshness or performance.

Optimizing Compaction for Streaming Workloads in Apache Iceberg

Learn how standard compaction works in Apache Iceberg and why bin packing your data files is essential for maintaining query performance and cost efficiency.

The Basics of Compaction — Bin Packing Your Data for Efficiency

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