Posts

All the articles I've posted.

• When Catalogs Are Embedded in Storage

  Published:Apr 29, 2026 |  at 12:07 PM

  S3 Tables and MinIO AI Stor embed the Iceberg catalog directly in the storage layer. Here is when embedded catalogs make sense and when they do not.

• Partitioning, Sharding, and Data Distribution Strategies

  Published:Apr 29, 2026 |  at 12:07 PM

  Hash partitioning distributes data evenly. Range partitioning enables fast range scans. Both create tradeoffs. Here is how databases divide data across storage and nodes.

• What Are Lakehouse Catalogs? The Role of Catalogs in Apache Iceberg

  Published:Apr 29, 2026 |  at 12:06 PM

  Lakehouse catalogs store metadata pointers, manage namespaces, and enforce access control. Here is the complete catalog landscape from Polaris to Glue.