Tag:open table formats

All the articles with the tag "open table formats".

• 30 MIN READ•Jul 6, 2026

  The State of Apache Iceberg v4 in July 2026: What the Dev List Tells Us About the Format's Next Chapter

  What the Iceberg v4 dev list tells us about adaptive metadata trees, single-file commits, column updates, and the format's next chapter in mid-2026.

  Apache Icebergdata engineeringlakehouse architecture
• 28 MIN READ•Jul 6, 2026

  The State of Apache Parquet in 2026: The Quiet Format Enters Its Loudest Decade

  Apache Parquet in 2026 — variant types, geospatial, ALP encoding, footer redesign, the versioning debate, and how the decade-old format is renovating for AI workloads.

  Apache Parquetdata engineeringlakehouse architecture
• 29 MIN READ•Jul 6, 2026

  The State of Apache Polaris in July 2026: From Incubating Catalog to the Governance Layer of the Open Lakehouse

  Apache Polaris as a TLP — federation, credential vending, semantic layers, lineage, and how the open catalog became the governance plane of the multi-engine lakehouse.

  Apache Polarisdata engineeringlakehouse architecture
• 14 MIN READ•Jun 8, 2026

  Apache Iceberg v4 Roadmap: Adaptive Metadata Trees, Single-File Commits, and the Delta Convergence

  A deep technical breakdown of Apache Iceberg v4's proposed architecture: adaptive metadata trees, one-file commits, relative paths, column families, and what the Delta 5.0 convergence actually means for your data platform.

  apache-icebergopen-table-formatsdata-engineering
• 22 MIN READ•May 22, 2026

  Open Table Format Benchmarks: Why They Require Critical Evaluation

  An in-depth analysis of open table format benchmarks comparing Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, and Apache Hudi, detailing the pitfalls of standard benchmarks and how to choose a format.

  open table formatsapache icebergdelta lake