Tag:Table Maintenance
All the articles with the tag "Table Maintenance".
- 31 MIN READ•Jul 25, 2026
Table Maintenance Stopped Being a Product
Iceberg table maintenance commoditized when every platform started shipping it. What the six operations are, what they cost, and the observability you should keep even when the work is managed.
apache icebergcompactiontable maintenance - 4 MIN READ•Aug 12, 2025
Avoiding Metadata Bloat with Snapshot Expiration and Rewriting Manifests
Learn how to prevent and clean up metadata bloat in Apache Iceberg by expiring snapshots and rewriting manifests for better performance and manageability.
Apache IcebergMetadata OptimizationSnapshot Expiration - 3 MIN READ•Jul 29, 2025
Optimizing Compaction for Streaming Workloads in Apache Iceberg
Learn how to design fast, incremental compaction strategies in Apache Iceberg to support high-throughput streaming pipelines without disrupting freshness or performance.
Apache IcebergData OptimizationStreaming - 3 MIN READ•Jul 22, 2025
The Basics of Compaction – Bin Packing Your Data for Efficiency
Learn how standard compaction works in Apache Iceberg and why bin packing your data files is essential for maintaining query performance and cost efficiency.
Apache IcebergData OptimizationTable Maintenance - 3 MIN READ•Jul 15, 2025
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, cost, and governance.
Apache IcebergData LakehouseOptimization