Tag:architecture
Articles tagged "architecture".
- 30 MIN READ•Aug 24, 2026
Why Iceberg v4 Is Really About Making the Cost of Change Proportional to the Change
Iceberg v4 is really about making the cost of a change proportional to the change. The principle, the current tax, and what the redesign pays down.
Apache IcebergIceberg v4metadata - 31 MIN READ•Aug 19, 2026
The Five Layers of an Agentic Lakehouse
The five layers of an agentic lakehouse: Storage, Catalog, Semantic, Gateway, and Agent Surface, and how one question travels through all of them.
agentic lakehousearchitectureMCP - 29 MIN READ•Jul 6, 2026
Block vs. Object Storage: A Deep Dive Into the Foundation of Modern Data, and How the Lakehouse Made the Slow Option Fast
Why analytics moved to slower object storage and got faster: how Parquet, Iceberg, and modern engines hide S3 latency, plus a guide to placing each workload.
data lakehousestoragearchitecture - 15 MIN READ•Jul 6, 2026
Decoupled Catalogs vs. Managed Tables: Architectural Freedom in the Age of Table Format Convergence
A decision matrix for choosing between managed tables and decoupled catalogs for Iceberg, covering credentials, optimization, engine choice, and hybrid setups.
catalogstable formatsarchitecture - 5 MIN READ•Feb 18, 2026
How to Design Reliable Data Pipelines
Reliable pipelines come from architecture, not bug fixes. Covers the four pipeline layers, building DAGs instead of scripts, dependencies, and failure handling.
data engineeringbest practicespipelines - 5 MIN READ•Feb 18, 2026
How to Build a Semantic Layer: A Step-by-Step Guide
A step-by-step plan for building a semantic layer: start with metrics, map sources, use bronze, silver, and gold views, document, and enforce access policies.
semantic layerdata engineeringarchitecture